Asclepias incarnata L.

This is a reasonably common plant along lake shores and other low, wet areas in the eastern United States. In the southwest, it is uncommon, limited to low-elevation cienegas & similar habitats.

Inflorescences at Wagon Mound Cienega, Mora County, New Mexico, 7 Aug 2011.

Flowers at Wagon Mound Cienega, 7 Aug 2011.

A cauline leaf at Wagon Mound Cienega, 7 Aug 2011.

Immature fruits at Wagon Mound Cienega, 7 Aug 2011.

Inflorescences at Wagon Mound Cienega, 7 Aug 2011.