Milk weed
Asclepias compressidens

Family: Apocynaceae

What it is like

A herb. It has a swollen deep-seated underground organ. The plant keeps growing from year to year. The leaves are narrow and spreading. They are 15-85 mm long by 2-4.5 mm wide. There is one flowering shoot at the end of the plant with 4-9 flowers.

Where it is found

It is a subtropical plant. It grows in grassland.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Eswatini, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Leaves

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Asclepias navicularis var. compressidens N. E. Br.;