Asclepiadaceae Asclepias verticillata L.
Whorled Milkweed
Hopi - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Fewkes, J. Walter, 1896, A Contribution to Ethnobotany, American Anthropologist 9:14-21, page 18
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Asclepias verticillata L.
Scientific name: Asclepias verticillata L.
USDA symbol: ASVE (
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Common names: Whorled Milkweed
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Family (APG): Apocynaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Leaves and young shoots boiled with meat and eaten.
RECRD: 4731 id: 6366