Asclepiadaceae Asclepias speciosa Torr.

Showy Milkweed

Montana Indian - Other, Tools

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

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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: Montana Indian
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Tools
Notes: 'Milk' from the broken stems used in cases of emergency for branding stock temporarily.

RECRD: 60528 id: 6226

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