Asclepiadaceae Asclepias speciosa Torr.

Showy Milkweed

Paiute - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Steward, Julian H., 1933, Ethnography of the Owens Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 33(3):233-250, page 242

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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: Paiute
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Species used for food.

RECRD: 7529 id: 6240

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