Asclepiadaceae Asclepias fascicularis Dcne.

Mexican Whorled Milkweed

Kawaiisu - Fiber, Cordage

Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 14

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Scientific name: Asclepias fascicularis Dcne.
USDA symbol: ASFA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Mexican Whorled Milkweed
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Family (APG): Apocynaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Cordage
Notes: Stems used as the principal source of cordage.

RECRD: 4164 id: 6117

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