Asclepiadaceae Asclepias syriaca L.

Common Milkweed

Ojibwa - Food, Vegetable

Use documented by:
Arnason, Thor, Richard J. Hebda and Timothy Johns, 1981, Use of Plants for Food and Medicine by Native Peoples of Eastern Canada, Canadian Journal of Botany 59(11):2189-2325, page 2205

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Scientific name: Asclepias syriaca L.
USDA symbol: ASSY (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Milkweed
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Family (APG): Apocynaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Young shoots and flower buds cooked like spinach.

RECRD: 6050 id: 6313

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