Biology:Asclepias cryptoceras
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Asclepias |
| Species: | A. cryptoceras
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| Binomial name | |
| Asclepias cryptoceras S.Watson
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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.
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
- ↑ Payson, Edwin (January 1916). "The Pollination of Asclepias cryptoceras". Botanical Gazette (The University of Chicago Press) 61 (1): 72–74. doi:10.1086/331718. https://zenodo.org/record/1431397/files/article.pdf.
- ↑ {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Asclepias cryptoceras | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 21 January 2018 }}
- ↑ "Range Map of A. cryptoceras". http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Asclepias%20cryptoceras.png.
- ↑ Asclepias cryptoceras. Native American Ethnobotany. University of Michigan, Dearborn.
- ↑ Asclepias cryptoceras S. Wats. Pallid Milkweed Paiute, Northern - Drug, Dermatological Aid[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q309693 entry
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