Asclepiadaceae Asclepias eriocarpa Benth.

Woollypod Milkweed

Luiseno - Fiber, Clothing

Use documented by:
Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 201

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Scientific name: Asclepias eriocarpa Benth.
USDA symbol: ASER (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Woollypod Milkweed
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Family (APG): Apocynaceae
Native American Tribe: Luiseno
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Clothing
Notes: Plant used to make aprons.

RECRD: 30823 id: 6096