Asclepias fascicularis - Mexican whorled milkweed

Mexican whorled milkweed (Asclepias fascicularis) is a perennial herb native to western North America, its young blossoms edible cooked but its raw foliage toxic in large quantities.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹
• Full sun¹
• Well drained soil¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹

Type

• Herb
• Perennial

Functions

• Fire resistance²

Footnotes

1. Asclepias fascicularis | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹

2. Leaf burn times of California native plants, Las Pilitas Nursery, 2005 propane-torch ignition trial, live-leaf ignition time >60 seconds ↩