Asclepiadaceae Asclepias speciosa Torr.
Showy Milkweed
Lakota - Drug, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 34
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Asclepias speciosa Torr.
Scientific name: Asclepias speciosa Torr.
USDA symbol: ASSP (
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Common names: Showy Milkweed
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Family (APG): Apocynaceae
Native American Tribe: Lakota
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Used as a medicine.
RECRD: 4798 id: 6220