Asclepiadaceae Asclepias californica Greene

California Milkweed

Kawaiisu - Food, Candy

Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 13

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Scientific name: Asclepias californica Greene
USDA symbol: ASCAC3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: California Milkweed
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Family (APG): Apocynaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Candy
Notes: Milky juice boiled until thick and chewed like chewing gum.

RECRD: 4162 id: 6081

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