Asclepias involucrata
Asclepias involucrata, common name dwarf milkweed, is a plant found in the American southwest.
| Asclepias involucrata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Asclepias |
| Species: | A. involucrata |
| Binomial name | |
| Asclepias involucrata | |
Uses
The Zuni people mix the dry powdered root with saliva and use it for an unspecified illness.[1] The Zuni also note that this plant is favored by jackrabbits.[2]
References
- Camazine, Scott and Robert A. Bye 1980 A Study Of The Medical Ethnobotany Of The Zuni Indians of New Mexico. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2:365-388 (p. 373)
- Stevenson, Matilda Coxe 1915 Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #30 (p. 65)
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