Milkweed seeds in a pod

Photo By/Credit

Hagerty, Ryan/USFWS

Date Shot/Created
10/16/2014
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Seeds inside of a milkweed pod. Common Milkweed is an important plant because so many species of insects depend on it. Monarch Butterflies, Milkweed Bugs, and Milkweed Leaf Beetles only eat milkweed, and could not survive without it. Many other species of insects use milkweed as their primary food source, or as a major food source.
Subject tags
Plants
Invasive species
Insects
Flowering plants