Asclepiadaceae Asclepias fascicularis Dcne.

Mexican Whorled Milkweed

Costanoan - Fiber, Cordage

Use documented by:
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 252

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Scientific name: Asclepias fascicularis Dcne.
USDA symbol: ASFA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Mexican Whorled Milkweed
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Family (APG): Apocynaceae
Native American Tribe: Costanoan
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Cordage
Notes: Stem fiber used as cordage.

RECRD: 20798 id: 6116

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