Asclepias syriaca (4817' N 1649' E)

Description:

2010-07-18 Lower Austria, district Gnserndorf (sand dunes of Marchfeld, 160 m AMSL).Flower.This plant is native to Northern America (not Syria, as the Latin name suggests!) and has been introduced as ornamental plant, but also for experimental natural rubber substitute and natural fiber production (given up as such again). It is growing wild on some places but needn't be described as invasive.German name: Seidenpflanze