Asclepiadaceae Asclepias syriaca L.
Common Milkweed
Menominee - Fiber, Cordage
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 74
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Asclepias syriaca L.
Scientific name: Asclepias syriaca L.
USDA symbol: ASSY (
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Common names: Common Milkweed
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Family (APG): Apocynaceae
Native American Tribe: Menominee
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Cordage
Notes: Outer bark used for making cords.
RECRD: 1164 id: 6302