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20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Flowering Showy Milkweed (Asclepias speciosa)

Different stages of flowering in the showy milkweed from bud to open flower on one plant

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2019
Date Uploaded: 11.2022
Photo Location: Wheat Ridge, Colorado, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D7100
Copyright: © Merrimon Crawford