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Asclepias syriaca |
Asclepias incarnata |
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plant with a single stem, wide leaves |
plant with clump-forming stems, narrow leaves |
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inflorescence with pink, white and purple flowers |
inflorescence with white flowers (cultivar), wild species with pink flowers |
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corona filaments as long as corona |
corona filaments longer than corona |
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warty seed pod, never upright |
pod upright and smooth |
 Photos A. syriaca flowers: J. Schaminée-Sluis |