Asclepiadaceae Asclepias sp.

Milkweed

Tewa - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 54

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Scientific name: Asclepias sp.
Common names: Milkweed
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Family (APG): Apocynaceae
Native American Tribe: Tewa
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Roots and immature pods eaten.

RECRD: 41923 id: 6194

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