Asclepiadaceae Asclepias speciosa Torr.

Showy Milkweed

Shoshoni - Food, Candy

Use documented by:
Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 56

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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: Shoshoni
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Candy
Notes: Milk rolled in hand and used for gum.

RECRD: 21113 id: 6248

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