Date: 03/16/2002

Number: 1

Asclepias asperula (antelope horn milkweed) is alive and well in western DeWitt County, at least alive (75 miles east-southeast of San Antonio). Plants are small, show stress of freeze and/or dry conditions. Had to get out and walk to find, not near the number of plants or the size same time last year. We(Altus)walked about twenty acres: best square yard stand had sixty stems (only one location with sandier soil!), fifteen plants, longest stems ten inches with flower buds. Most plants were just breaking the surface with two and three stems and half a dozen leaves. Interesting that red veined and green veined grow side by side. What we assume to be fire ants were on many plants, no eggs. Saw monarch in Calhoun County and another in Victoria County moving between north and northeast. http://asclepias.homestead.com/

Westhoff, TX

Latitude: 29.1 Longitude: -97.4

Observed by: Harlen E.
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