It has
yellowish-green
stalks and light
green, oval-shaped leaves, that are covered with tiny,
whitish, down-like hairs, as well as clusters of waxy
flowers, with five pointed petals and a small,
quadrangular, bell-shaped crown at its center. The
flowers can be either white (fig.) or purple in colour.
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Giant Indian
Milkweed |
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