Asclepiadaceae Asclepias sp.

Milkweed

Tewa - Fiber, Cordage

Use documented by:
Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 54

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Scientific name: Asclepias sp.
Common names: Milkweed
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Family (APG): Apocynaceae
Native American Tribe: Tewa
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Cordage
Notes: Mature plants used to make string and rope.

RECRD: 41924 id: 6193

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