Asclepiadaceae Asclepias speciosa Torr.

Showy Milkweed

Lakota - Food, Cooking Agent

Use documented by:
Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 34

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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: Lakota
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Cooking Agent
Notes: Floral bud clusters used to thicken soup.

RECRD: 4800 id: 6221

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