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Milk weed
Asclepias schlechteri

Family: Apocynaceae


What it is like

A shrub. It grows 1.5 m tall. The leaves are long and tapering. they are 20 cm long by 1 cm wide.

It is very rare.


Where it is found

It is a subtropical plant.

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

Gomphocarpus schlechteri K. Schum.;