Asclepias cryptoceras
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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]
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- ↑ Asclepias cryptoceras. Native American Ethnobotany. University of Michigan, Dearborn.
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