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Milkweed?

SETXsportsman6

SETXsportsman6

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Help a guy out, never used milkweed before, and thought I may have found some but wasn't 100% certain. Google does zero good if this is in fact milkweed.
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No, that isn't milkweed. Can't tell for sure from your pic what it is but it isnt milkweed.
You are from Texas? Its always a good idea to establish the general location when asking about certain things.
 
Looks like some kind of thistle maybe. Usually thistles are real spiny and thorny like that. If you’re wanting to use the fluff for checking wind direction though, who cares if it’s milkweed or not as long as the seeds float through the air.


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Please don't spread thistle!
I'm almost positive that's a thistle, and people spend a lot of time and money every year trying to eliminate them. I would assume there's a law against spreading that on public land and may get you kicked off private land if a farmer finds you doing that.
 
Westdesign03 said:
Looks like some kind of thistle maybe. Usually thistles are real spiny and thorny like that. If you’re wanting to use the fluff for checking wind direction though, who cares if it’s milkweed or not as long as the seeds float through the air.


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I'm just trying to be able to identify it in the wild. I've been told that it grows in my area but have never looked for it. I dropped down into a creek yesterday and seen the fluff hanging off and thought it was milkweed.

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jkwill5 said:
Please don't spread thistle!
I'm almost positive that's a thistle, and people spend a lot of time and money every year trying to eliminate them. I would assume there's a law against spreading that on public land and may get you kicked off private land if a farmer finds you doing that.
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Thanks for the info.

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I use the down feathers off duck and goose breasts. They float really well and are visible just like milkweed, and you're not potentially spreading a noxious weed. Also they're way more fun to "pick" than going out hunting for milkweed!
 
jkwill5 said:
I use the down feathers off duck and goose breasts. They float really well and are visible just like milkweed, and you're not potentially spreading a noxious weed. Also they're way more fun to "pick" than going out hunting for milkweed!
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They sure are! They just happen to interfere with my deer hunting trying to harvest them! Lol

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Milkweed is usually ready late in the fall,October here in NY. That being said,i found some last week that survived the winter.
 
I don’t know about Texas but no milkweed in FL. It’s easily and cheaply purchased. Also, if you happen to know a rabbit breeder their fur is a very close second to milkweed.


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There are a lot of plants that use milkweed-type seed distribution and we have some around here that work ok and I have tried a few. However, I have found true milkweed is the best as far as floatability and size of the filaments etc. A good place to look is along roadways or along the interstate. We have 20 miles highway in Tennesee that is stupid with the stuff.
 
jkwill5 said:
Please don't spread thistle!
I'm almost positive that's a thistle, and people spend a lot of time and money every year trying to eliminate them. I would assume there's a law against spreading that on public land and may get you kicked off private land if a farmer finds you doing that.
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You can count me as one of those landowners.
If I caught a guy spreading thistle on my place, he might have an "accident".
 
I found those close to my house while walking with my wife. She pointed it out and suggested to use those instead of milkweed. As a fan of Scotland, she likes thistles, but growing up as a farm boy, I had to share with her the pain thistles are in fields on a farm. There is no way I'm taking thistle seeds into the woods as a wind indicator.
 
I have a ziplock bag of dried I just found my garage
 
Bowmanmike said:
What,you dont want any more invasives? It would round out your collection nicely...
Cattails(the plant) also makes for a good wind indicator.
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I already have canada thistle, but I have been getting ahead of it over the last few years.
The fight will never completely end, but my property has way less thistle than it did 5 years ago.
 
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