J20170706-0075—Asclepias eriocarpa w Apis mellifera—RPBG—DxO

            Asclepias eriocarpa—Kotolo milkweed.  When I was a child during World War II, I, like many farm children,  collected milkweed pods for life vests.  The milkweed floss was a replacement for kapok that was no longer available from what were then called the Dutch East Indies occupied by the Japanese.  The milkweed was forgotten after the war and returned to being just a weed until a few years ago when it once again stepped into the spotlight as the host plants for monarch butterflies.  Thus, the plant has gone from being a savior of sailors to a savior of butterflies.  What will happen once the current craze has passed and the butterfly gardens go to waste? Photographed at Regional Parks Botanic Garden located in Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, CA.   
   

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Taken in: United States / California / Orinda / El Toyonal (show map)

Taken on: July 6, 2017

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taxonomy:kingdom=Plantae

Plantae

taxonomy:subkingdom=Tracheophyta

Tracheophyta

taxonomy:phylum=Magnoliophyta

Magnoliophyta

taxonomy:class=Magnoliopsida

Magnoliopsida

taxonomy:order=Gentianales

Gentianales

taxonomy:family=Apocynaceae

Apocynaceae

taxonomy:subfamily=Asclepiadoideae

Asclepiadoideae

taxonomy:genus=Asclepias

Asclepias

taxonomy:species=eriocarpa

taxonomy:binomial=Asclepias eriocarpa

Asclepias eriocarpa

kotolo

Indian Milkweed

Woollypod Milkweed

taxonomy:common=kotolo

taxonomy:common=Indian Milkweed

taxonomy:common=Woollypod Milkweed

Pollination

Apis mellifera

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Camera: Canon PowerShot G7 X, f/4.5, 1/2000 sec, 36.8mm, ISO 125 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon PowerShot G7 X
Aperture:	f/4.5
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/2000)
Focal Length:	36.8mm
ISO:	125
Exposure Bias:	-2/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Picture Window Pro 64 v7.0.20
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