Asclepiadaceae Asclepias eriocarpa Benth.
Woollypod Milkweed
Luiseno - Other, Containers
Use documented by:
Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 202
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Asclepias eriocarpa Benth.
Scientific name: Asclepias eriocarpa Benth.
USDA symbol: ASER (
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Common names: Woollypod Milkweed
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Family (APG): Apocynaceae
Native American Tribe: Luiseno
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Containers
Notes: Stem fiber made into twine and used to make network sacks for carrying acorns and other small seeds.
RECRD: 0 id: 6101