Asclepiadaceae Asclepias involucrata Engelm. ex Torr.

Dwarf Milkweed

Zuni - Food, Forage

Use documented by:
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 65

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Scientific name: Asclepias involucrata Engelm. ex Torr.
USDA symbol: ASIN14 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Dwarf Milkweed
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Family (APG): Apocynaceae
Native American Tribe: Zuni
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Forage
Notes: Plant favored by jackrabbits.

RECRD: 32846 id: 6149

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