milkweed vs silkweed

milkweed

noun
  • Principally of the genus Asclepias in order Gentianales, family Apocynaceae 

  • A monarch butterfly (Danaus spp). 

  • Euphorbia peplus and Euphorbia heterophylla, in order Malpighiales. 

  • Also of the genus Calotropis in order Gentianales, family Apocynaceae 

silkweed

noun
  • Any plant of the genus Asclepias whose seed vessels contain a long, silky down; milkweed. 

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