Asclepiadaceae Funastrum cynanchoides ssp. heterophyllum (Vail) Kartesz

Hartweg's Twinevine

Pima - Food, Candy

Use documented by:
Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 82

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Scientific name: Funastrum cynanchoides ssp. heterophyllum (Vail) Kartesz
USDA symbol: FUCYH (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Hartweg's Twinevine
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Family (APG): Apocynaceae
Native American Tribe: Pima
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Candy
Notes: Milk extracted from main stem, baked or boiled and used as chewing gum.

RECRD: 44879 id: 15407

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