While hiking at a local park last weekend, I came across all kinds of milkweed plants. Most were spreading their seeds before the winter sets in.
The pods really are kind of alien looking. I wonder how far the wind will carry the seeds?
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Ah yes milkweed is a beautiful plant. It attracts monarch butterflies. They catepillers feed on the leaves and build a cocoon under the leaves and then emerge as butterflies. I let them grow wild in my yard. They are very attractive. Also parts of them are edible. I think it is the pod part before it gets seedy. I am not sure as I have never eaten any.
The bush on your last entry is not edible. Birds will eat the berries though. I am not sure what it is called. It is some kind of ornamental bush.
These belong to the nature items that are often over looked by the casual observer. Gorgeous close-ups. Thanks for seeing, photographing and for posting, so that all of us can enjoy.