Asclepiadaceae Asclepias fascicularis Dcne.
Mexican Whorled Milkweed
Paiute - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Steward, Julian H., 1933, Ethnography of the Owens Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 33(3):233-250, page 244
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Asclepias fascicularis Dcne.
Scientific name: Asclepias fascicularis Dcne.
USDA symbol: ASFA (
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Common names: Mexican Whorled Milkweed
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Family (APG): Apocynaceae
Native American Tribe: Paiute
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Species used for food.
RECRD: 7552 id: 6121