Asclepias viridis (Green antelopehorn Milkweed) Pollinator Party Acer rubrum (Red Maple) has

Acer rubrum (Red Maple) has excellent fall color

You will cause this species to become locally extinct and in most cases

This native shrub is common in western and southern Illinois

the foliage will turn a deep rich red in autumn

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Asclepias viridis (Green antelopehorn Milkweed) Pollinator Party Acer rubrum (Red Maple) hasMonarch Butterflies are fully and exclusively dependent upon milkweeds for laying eggs and for larva food source and they can nectar. These plants were once so plentiful they were literally called weeds because they were problematic in agricultural fields. However, that's no longer the case with regular Glyphosate treatments to agricultural fields wiping out all "weeds". With fragmentation, global climate change, pollution, and other threats this is a