Asclepiadaceae Asclepias erosa Torr.

Desert Milkweed

Coahuilla - Food, Candy

Use documented by:
Barrows, David Prescott, 1967, The Ethno-Botany of the Coahuilla Indians of Southern California, Banning CA. Malki Museum Press. Originally Published 1900, page 75

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Scientific name: Asclepias erosa Torr.
USDA symbol: ASER2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Desert Milkweed
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Family (APG): Apocynaceae
Native American Tribe: Coahuilla
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Candy
Notes: Sap collected, set aside to solidify, heated over the fire and used as a chewing gum.

RECRD: 3208 id: 6111

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