Common Milkweed with a seed pod (26bf0b03-de2a-429f-bd45-913e2b57662c)

Description:

Common Milkweed seed pods are about 4 inches long, inflated looking and covered in little bumpy projections. They are green initially, turning brown as they mature. They split open revealing 50-100 seeds each with a white, fluffy coma ("parachute") that allows wind dispersal. Common Milkweed and a seed pod and tiny yellow aphids on it. Keywords: pictured rocks national lakeshore; pictured rocks; piro; milkweed; common milkweed; seed pod; aphid