Asclepiadaceae Asclepias speciosa Torr.
Showy Milkweed
Cheyenne - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 14
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Asclepias speciosa Torr.
Scientific name: Asclepias speciosa Torr.
USDA symbol: ASSP (
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Common names: Showy Milkweed
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Family (APG): Apocynaceae
Native American Tribe: Cheyenne
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Tender stalks cooked, sweetened and used for food.
RECRD: 44686 id: 6208