Asclepias cryptoceras

Asclepias cryptoceras is a species of milkweed known by the common names jewel milkweed,[1] pallid milkweed, Humboldt Mountains milkweed, and cow-cabbage.[2] It is native to the Great Basin of western North America, where it grows in many types of habitat, especially dry areas.[3] This is a perennial herb growing low against the ground or drooping. It arises from a fleshy, woody rhizome-like root. The thick leaves are round to heart-shaped and arranged oppositely on the short stem. The inflorescence is a cluster of small flowers with centers of bright to dull pink hoods surrounded by pale-colored reflexed corollas. The fruit is a follicle held erect on a small stalk.

Asclepias cryptoceras

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Asclepias
Species:
A. cryptoceras
Binomial name
Asclepias cryptoceras

The Northern Paiute used the plant as a medicinal remedy, preparing the roots for headache and sores, and the latex for ringworm.[4][5]

References
  1. Payson, Edwin (January 1916). "The Pollination of Asclepias cryptoceras" (PDF). Botanical Gazette. The University of Chicago Press. 61 (1): 72–74. doi:10.1086/331718. JSTOR 2468759.
  2. "Asclepias cryptoceras". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  3. "Range Map of A. cryptoceras".
  4. Asclepias cryptoceras. Native American Ethnobotany. University of Michigan, Dearborn.
  5. Asclepias cryptoceras S. Wats. Pallid Milkweed Paiute, Northern - Drug, Dermatological Aid
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