Asclepias cryptoceras
| Asclepias cryptoceras | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
| Genus: | Asclepias |
| Species: | A. cryptoceras |
| Binomial name | |
| Asclepias cryptoceras S.Watson | |
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 western United States, where it grows in many types of habitat, especially dry areas. 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.
The Paiute people used the plant as a medicinal remedy, preparing the roots for headache and sores, and the latex for ringworm.[3]
References
- ↑ Payson, Edwin (January 1916). "The Pollination of Asclepias cryptoceras". Botanical Gazette (The University of Chicago Press) 61 (1): 72–74. doi:10.1086/331718.
- ↑ Asclepias cryptoceras. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
- ↑ Asclepias cryptoceras. Native American Ethnobotany. University of Michigan, Dearborn.