Asclepiadaceae Asclepias incarnata L.

Swamp Milkweed

Menominee - Food, Winter Use Food

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 62

View all documented uses for Asclepias incarnata L.

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Scientific name: Asclepias incarnata L.
USDA symbol: ASINI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Swamp Milkweed
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Family (APG): Apocynaceae
Native American Tribe: Menominee
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Winter Use Food
Notes: Cut, dried heads stored for winter use.

RECRD: 1095 id: 6140

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