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Butterfly Milkweed It grows 1 to 3 feet tall. Native Americans and pioneers used the roots to treat respiratory problems, which is how the common name "pleurisy root" originated. Source: Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses

Butterfly Milkweed

It grows 1 to 3 feet tall.

Native Americans and pioneers used the roots to treat respiratory problems, which is how the common name "pleurisy root" originated.

Source: Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses

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