In this month's installment of Field Notes, Scott Bowe of Kemp Station discusses Milkweed in Wisconsin. In the past few years, milkweed has taken root at Kemp Station. If I had to guess, we have more than a few acres of milkweed along our roads and in our open areas. Milkweed plants are an American genus, Asclepias L., a herbaceous perennial consisting of more than 140 different species, most of which are toxic. Wisconsin has 14 native milkweed species including the common milkweed (Asclepias