| Asclepias cryptoceras | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Apparently Secure (NatureServe) | |
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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Asclepias cryptoceras S.Watson | |
Asclepias cryptoceras is a species of milkweed known by the common names jewel milkweed, pallid milkweed, Humboldt Mountains milkweed, and cow-cabbage. It is native to the Great Basin of western North America, 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 Northern Paiute used the plant as a medicinal remedy, preparing the roots for headache and sores, and the latex for ringworm.
References
- Payson, Edwin (January 1916). "The Pollination of Asclepias cryptoceras" (PDF). Botanical Gazette. 61 (1). The University of Chicago Press: 72–74. doi:10.1086/331718. JSTOR 2468759.
- "Asclepias cryptoceras". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- "Range Map of A. cryptoceras".
- Asclepias cryptoceras. Native American Ethnobotany. University of Michigan, Dearborn.
- Asclepias cryptoceras S. Wats. Pallid Milkweed Paiute, Northern - Drug, Dermatological Aid
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