Asclepiadaceae Asclepias speciosa Torr.

Showy Milkweed

Thompson - Fiber, Cordage

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 165

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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: Thompson
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Cordage
Notes: Inner bark used as a substitute for Indian hemp in making thread used for tying and binding.

RECRD: 32425 id: 6255

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