Asclepiadaceae Asclepias sp.

Milkweed

Cahuilla - Food, Vegetable

Use documented by:
Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 43

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Scientific name: Asclepias sp.
Common names: Milkweed
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Family (APG): Apocynaceae
Native American Tribe: Cahuilla
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Parboiled leaves used as greens from May until June.

RECRD: 11283 id: 6174

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