Antelope Horn Milkweed - Asclepias Viridis

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Antelope Horn Milkweed - Asclepias Viridis

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Connie Fox

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Photograph - Outdoor Color Photo

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Antelope horn milkweed growing along the side of a road in Austin County, Texas, USA. Milkweed is important if for no other reason than the fact that the monarch butterfly only lays its eggs on milkweed plants, and the monarch caterpillar only eats the leaves of the milkweed plant.

The yellow, purple, and white asclepias viridis species shown in this image is a fairly widespread species, found in prairies, fields, and other dry open places in 18 states, from Ohio and West Virginia south to Florida and west to Texas and Nebraska. The common name, antelope-horn milkweed, refers to the horn-like appearance of the seedpod. Unlike most milkweeds, the flowers of antelope-horn milkweed do not have horns. The white crab spider lives on the plant, giving it another of its names.

Photographed in April 2018 near Nelsonville, Texas, in the Prairies and Lakes region of Texas as its rolling hills gently escort you into the Texas Hill Country. (Texas has five regions.) “Antelope Horns” has a companion image, “Blue-eyed Grass,” found on the same stretch of road outside of Bellville, Texas. Both have been cropped to the equivalent of an 8x10 horizontal and feature a unique Texas wildflower against a grassy background. I hope you will consider this pair for individual prints or products—maybe for your Texas ranch. It costs nothing to dream!

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A Texas wildflower close-up photograph by Connie Fox of a uniquely beautiful oddity along the road between Bellville and Nelsonville, Texas. Crucial to monarch butterflies.

Antelope Horn Milkweed - asclepias viridis
Botanical color macro photograph by Connie Fox

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June 14th, 2019

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