Asclepiadaceae Asclepias sp.

Milkweed

Navajo - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 69

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Scientific name: Asclepias sp.
Common names: Milkweed
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Family (APG): Apocynaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Plant eaten raw or boiled.

RECRD: 2998 id: 6189

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