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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
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