Asclepiadaceae Asclepias californica Greene
California Milkweed
Kawaiisu - Drug, Dermatological Aid
Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 13
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Asclepias californica Greene
Scientific name: Asclepias californica Greene
USDA symbol: ASCAC3 (
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Common names: California Milkweed
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Family (APG): Apocynaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Dried, powdered plant applied to spider bites.
RECRD: 82569 id: 6079