Asclepiadaceae Asclepias cordifolia (Benth.) Jepson

Heartleaf Milkweed

Miwok - Drug, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 167

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Scientific name: Asclepias cordifolia (Benth.) Jepson
USDA symbol: ASCO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Heartleaf Milkweed
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Family (APG): Apocynaceae
Native American Tribe: Miwok
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Root used as a medicine.

RECRD: 20174 id: 6083

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