[Illustration: Asclepias subulata
Asclepias erosa]
Common names: DESERT MILKWEED, BEDSTRAW MILKWEED, (_AJAMENTE_)
Arizona desert: (_Asclepias subulata_). Green-yellow. April-October.
California desert: (_Asclepias erosa_). Green-white.
September-October.
Texas desert: (_Asclepias texana_). Green-white. Autumn.
Milkweed family. Size: Perennials, up to 5 feet.
Readily recognizable because of their milky sap and the pods filled with
silky-winged seeds, the Milkweeds are generally considered as poisonous
to livestock, although rarely eaten. Appreciable quantities of rubber
are found in the sap of some species.