Native Plants

Short-Crown Milkweed

Asclepias brachystephana

Location

May not be native

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Type

Annuals/Per.

May Attract

Short-Crown Milkweed is thought to attract these families of birds

Adult. Photo: Jean Sebastien Guenette/Flickr (CC BY NC 2.0)

Family

Mockingbirds and Thrashers

Breeding adult female. Photo: Andy Reago and Chrissy McClarren/Flickr (CC-BY-2.0)

Family

Blackbirds and Orioles

Adult. Photo: Mike Charest

Family

New World Sparrows

Adult. Photo: Dominic Sherony/Flickr (CC BY-SA-2.0)

Family

Vireos

Adult. Photo: Jeannine St. Amour/Audubon Photography Awards

Family

Waxwings

Adult. Photo: Rick and Nora Bowers/Alamy

Family

Wood Warblers

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