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The monarch butterfly or simply monarch Danaus plexippus is a milkweed butterfly subfamily Danainae in the family Nymphalidae. It may be the most familiar North American butterfly, and is considered an iconic pollinator species. Asclepias tuberosa is a species of milkweed native to eastern North America. It is commonly known as butterfly weed because of the butterflies that are attracted to the plant by its color and its copious production of nectar.