EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Asclepias tuberosa-Butterfly Weed. Butterfly Weed is a bushy, perennial herb, 1.5-2 ft tall, commonly grown for its large, flat-topped clusters of bright-orange flowers.

Detailed explanation-2: -Asclepias curassavica-Scarlet Milkweed. Scarlet milkweed is an erect, evergreen perennial subshrub, often grown as an annual. Like most milkweeds, it has opposite leaves and milky sap.

Detailed explanation-3: -milkweed in British English (ˈmɪlkˌwiːd ) noun. 1. Also called: silkweed. any plant of the mostly North American genus Asclepias, having milky sap and pointed pods that split open to release tufted seeds: family Asclepiadaceae.

Detailed explanation-4: -European Americans used Asclepias tuberosa, called “pleurisy root", to relieve inflammation of the lining of the lungs and thorax, and to relieve bronchial and pulmonary trouble. Pleurisy root is a stimulant to the vagus nerve, producing perspiration, expectoration, and bronchial dilation.

Detailed explanation-5: -Asclepias tuberosa, commonly known as butterfly weed, is a species of milkweed native to eastern and southwestern North America. It is commonly known as butterfly weed because of the butterflies that are attracted to the plant by its color and its copious production of nectar.