Asclepiadaceae Asclepias asperula ssp. capricornu (Woods.) Woods.

Antelopehorns

Gosiute - Food, Candy

Use documented by:
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 363

View all documented uses for Asclepias asperula ssp. capricornu (Woods.) Woods.

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Scientific name: Asclepias asperula ssp. capricornu (Woods.) Woods.
USDA symbol: ASASC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Antelopehorns
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Family (APG): Apocynaceae
Native American Tribe: Gosiute
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Candy
Notes: Latex used as a chewing gum.

RECRD: 4572 id: 6074

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