Asclepiadaceae Asclepias speciosa Torr.

Showy Milkweed

Laguna - Food, Candy

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 31

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Scientific name: Asclepias speciosa Torr.
USDA symbol: ASSP (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Showy Milkweed
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Family (APG): Apocynaceae
Native American Tribe: Laguna
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Candy
Notes: Milky latex allowed to harden and used as chewing gum.

RECRD: 41129 id: 6219

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