The Milkweed Community
Feb 24, 2016
The Milkweed Community
There are over 100 different types of milkweed. Here are four that can grow in Colts Neck.
swamp
There are over 100 different types of milkweed. Here are four that can grow in Colts Neck.
common
swamp
There are over 100 different types of milkweed. Here are four that can grow in Colts Neck.
common
swamp
tropical
There are over 100 different types of milkweed. Here are four that can grow in Colts Neck.
common
swamp
white swamp
tropical
There are over 100 different types of milkweed. Here are four that can grow in Colts Neck.
common
swamp
butterfly weed
white swamp
tropical
What is a community?
Turn and talk.
An ecological community is a place where plants and animals live together. They also depend upon each other for food, shelter, or safety. Another way to say this…these plants and animals are
interdependent.
Let us see some members of a milkweed community.
Uses Milkweed as a Food
Source
Uses Milkweed for Shelter
Plants Found Near Milkweed
Other Uses
Monarch American Goldfinch
Silver Maple Eastern Yellow Jacket
Milkweed Bug
Eastern Mole
Queen Anne’s Lace
American Dog Tick
Aphids White-footed Mouse
Black-Eyed Susan
Clouded Sulphur
Tiger Swallowtail
Goldenrod Spider
Pokeweed Pipevine Swallowtail
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Green Lacewing
Common Ragweed
Organ-pipe Mud Dauber
Honey Bee Carolina Chickadee
Bushy Aster
Black Carpenter Ant
Cicada Killer
Black and Yellow Argiope
Lamb’s Quarters
Praying Mantis
monarch
aphids
tiger swallowtail
ruby-throated hummingbird
honey bee
black carpenter ant
American goldfinch
Eastern mole
white-footed mouse
goldenrod spider
green lacewing
Carolina chickadee
yellow and black argiope
Silver maple
Queen Anne’s lace
black-eyed Susans
pokeweed
common ragweed
bushy asters
lamb’s quarters
Eastern yellow jacket
American dog tick
clouded sulphur
pipeline swallowtail
organ-pipe mud dauber
praying mantis