Common Milkweed
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Common Milkweed, has white liquid in it’s leaves and flowers. Purported to have been used by Native Americans as gum.
Monarch butterflies also lay their eggs on milkweed, but since there was only a small patch, no Monarch eggs or larvae were found.
Shot June 27, 2010 ::Â On the Winchell Trail @ Mississippi Gorge Regional park (from 36th to 44th Streets), Minneapolis, MN
Taken with a Canon Rebel XSi 12.2 MP D-SLR Camera
About the trail:
More info on the National Park we will be walking through: http://www.nps.gov/mi…
More info on the restoration work that’s been done in this area: http://www.nps.gov/mi…
Winchell Trail / Mississippi Gorge Regional park
“The trail is located along the only true gorge on the Mississippi River, formed as Saint Anthony Falls retreated to the north. There are many unusual geologic formations in this area such as Hajduk Spring and Bridal Veil Falls. A bronze plaque on a boulder from the Mesabi Iron Range commemorates the scientific work and other contributions of Newton Horace Winchell. The boulder is near the beginning of the trail at the F. W. Cappelen Memorial (Franklin Avenue) Bridge.”
