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Tropical Milkweed

Asclepias curassavica
L.
Flor De Sangre
Family: Apocynaceae
Order: Gentianales
Class: Magnoliopsida
Phylum / Division: Magnoliophyta
Kingdom: Plantae
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Other common names: Bandera Española, Algodoncito, Burladora, Calderona, Hierba María, Platanillo, Mataganado, Rompe Muelas, Saca Espinas, Venenillo, Contrayerba.


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Latest feeding records
Is consumed, preyed upon or captured by
GroupSpeciesDateUser
InsectsMonarca del Sur (Danaus erippus)02/02/2025Gabriela Sosa
InsectsEspejitos (Dione vanillae)12/02/2023Gustavo Pascuas
BirdsPicaflor Común (Chlorostilbon lucidus)21/12/2022Pablo Capovilla
InsectsMonarca del Sur (Danaus erippus)14/02/2022Hork Fell



Number of Photography: 25

Foto
Photography ID: 675219
♂ ♀  Adult
Ecoparque San Fernando
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/21/2026
Marcos Garberoglio
Foto
Photography ID: 668896
♂ ♀  Adult
Reserva Eco Educativa Las Corzuelas
Catamarca
Argentina
01/09/2026
Ramón Vera
Foto
Photography ID: 629801
♂ ♀  Adult
Salta (Capital)
Salta
Argentina
04/08/2025
Eduardo Vicente Fumarola
Foto
Photography ID: 629800
♂ ♀  Adult
Salta (Capital)
Salta
Argentina
04/08/2025
Eduardo Vicente Fumarola
Foto
Photography ID: 629799
♂ ♀  Adult
Salta (Capital)
Salta
Argentina
04/08/2025
Eduardo Vicente Fumarola
Foto
Photography ID: 602371
  Adult
Santo Tomé
Corrientes
Argentina
12/30/2021
Maria Belén Dri
Foto
Photography ID: 574488
♂ ♀  Adult
Salta (Capital)
Salta
Argentina
03/07/2024
Eduardo Vicente Fumarola
Foto
Photography ID: 574487
♂ ♀  Adult
Salta (Capital)
Salta
Argentina
03/07/2024
Eduardo Vicente Fumarola
Foto
Photography ID: 574486
♂ ♀  Adult
Salta (Capital)
Salta
Argentina
03/07/2024
Eduardo Vicente Fumarola
Foto
Photography ID: 567409
 Santa Ana
Misiones
Argentina
01/23/2024
Hugo Caverzasi



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Number of Records: 25



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
243918721/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresEcoparque San FernandoMarcos Garberoglio
244117210/02/2026ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria - Costanera Norte (RECU-CN)Marcos Garberoglio
241966409/01/2026ArgentinaCatamarcaSan José / Sierra de Ancasti, Reserva Eco Educativa Las CorzuelasRamón Vera
227126608/04/2025ArgentinaSaltaCentro de la Ciudad de Salta, Salta (Capital)Eduardo Vicente Fumarola
200751107/03/2024ArgentinaSaltaCentro de la Ciudad de Salta (calle Pueyrredón al 900), Salta (Capital)Eduardo Vicente Fumarola
196282123/01/2024ArgentinaMisionesEl monte de los Abuelos, Santa AnaMiguel Ansenuza
196108323/01/2024ArgentinaMisionesEl monte de los Abuelos, Santa AnaPablo Capovilla
195871423/01/2024ArgentinaMisionesEl monte de los Abuelos, Santa AnaHugo Caverzasi
180834105/08/2023ArgentinaMisionesSelva Iryapú (600 hectáreas), Puerto IguazúGustavo Fernando Durán
168815917/12/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresLujánSilvia Sokolovsky
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Tropical Milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 16/03/2026.