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"Flower of Asclepias Cornuti. A, entire flower; B, vertical section; C, diagram; D, details of pollen-masses and glands. ca, calyx; c, corolla; hd, hood; hn, horn; a, anther; s, stigma; o, ovary; g, gland; p, pollen-mass." -Bergen, 1896

Milkweed

"Flower of Asclepias Cornuti. A, entire flower; B, vertical section; C, diagram; D, details of pollen-masses…

Pictured is a milkweed flower showing pollination. The pollen coheres into a waxy mass. The pollen-masses are usually twin (as at b), and the handle or caudicle lies in a chink on the side of the stigma.

Milkweed Flower

Pictured is a milkweed flower showing pollination. The pollen coheres into a waxy mass. The pollen-masses…