Date: 02/22/2003

Number: 1

We found one of the native, wild milkweeds, Asclepias viridis, growing in the bar ditch along a farm road about six miles southwest of Port Lavaca in Calhoun County along the mid coast of Texas. The small plants were two to two and a half inches tall with six to eight red veined leaves. If there isn't a late freeze like last year there should be viridis and asperula awaiting the first of the monarchs in a couple of weeks. Too wet to do much walking in the ditches and along the fence lines to see what kind of stand there might be. Photos for ID purposes of sprouts viridis last year after the Mar 1 freeze: http://asclepias.homestead.com/viridis02.html

Port Lavaca, TX

Latitude: 28.5 Longitude: -96.7

Observed by: Harlen E.
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