Asclepiadaceae Asclepias erosa Torr.

Desert Milkweed

Tubatulabal - Food, Candy

Use documented by:
Voegelin, Ermine W., 1938, Tubatulabal Ethnography, Anthropological Records 2(1):1-84, page 19

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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: Tubatulabal
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Candy
Notes: Juice roasted until congealed and used as chewing gum.

RECRD: 44369 id: 6112

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