Asclepiadaceae Asclepias speciosa Torr.

Showy Milkweed

Crow - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 7

View all documented uses for Asclepias speciosa Torr.

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Scientific name: Asclepias speciosa Torr.
USDA symbol: ASSP (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Showy Milkweed
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Family (APG): Apocynaceae
Native American Tribe: Crow
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Flowers boiled for food.

RECRD: 10028 id: 6213

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