Butterfly Weed Vintage Botanical Specimen - Notecard Set of 8 fall from what they eat to

from what they eat to what eats them

of initiation

Leefers is Associate Professor in the Department of Forestry at Michigan State University

Dimensions: Large - 4 1/2" W x 6 3/4" L

Butterfly Weed Vintage Botanical Specimen - Notecard Set of 8 fall from what they eat toThis card features butterfly weed, a wildflower native to the Midwestern US and one of several varieties of milkweed, a favorite of butterflies and other pollinators and a critical, native host plant for Monarch butterfly caterpillars. In the 19th century, amateur naturalists preserved their botanical specimens in herbarium collections. Pressed flat and carefully labeled, they served as aids in identifying different species and cultivars. Product