G77-384 Common Milkweed (Revised July 1984)

Authors

Alex Martin, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
O.C. Burnside, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Date of this Version

1977

Comments

© 1977, The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska on behalf of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension. All rights reserved.

Abstract

This NebGuide discusses milkweed and how to control it in farmland.

Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca L.) is a perennial, broadleaf weed native to North America. It is most common in eastern and central Nebraska, but is occasionally found farther west in moist sites.