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.
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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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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
edit- ^ 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[permanent dead link]
