Asclepiadaceae Asclepias speciosa Torr.

Showy Milkweed

Keres, Western - Food, Candy

Use documented by:
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 30

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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: Keres, Western
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Candy
Notes: Milky juice used as chewing gum.

RECRD: 30056 id: 6218

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