Asclepiadaceae Asclepias syriaca L.

Common Milkweed

Ponca - Other, Toys & Games

Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 109

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Scientific name: Asclepias syriaca L.
USDA symbol: ASSY (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Milkweed
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Family (APG): Apocynaceae
Native American Tribe: Ponca
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Toys & Games
Notes: Mature stalk fiber chewed and used for popgun wadding by little boys.

RECRD: 31725 id: 6324

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