Asclepias subverticillata
Asclepias subverticillata, is a plant found in the southwestern United States and Mexico. Asclepias subverticillata is indigenous to New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado and Utah and parts of some nearby states[1]. Common names include horsetail milkweed and whorled milkweed.
horsetail milkweed
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Asclepias |
| Species: | A. subverticillata |
| Binomial name | |
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Uses
Among the Zuni people the buds are eaten by little boys.[2] The pods are also gathered when two-thirds ripe and the fibers are used for weaving clothing.[3] The coma is made into cords and used for fastening plumes to the prayer sticks.[4]
References
- "Plants Profile for Asclepias subverticillata (horsetail milkweed)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
- Stevenson, Matilda Coxe 1915 Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #30 p.65
- Stevenson p.77
- Stevenson p.85
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