Pleurisy Root (Asclepias tuberosa)

Family: Asclepiadaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Bloom Color: Orange, Red, Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Late summer, Mid summer. Form: Upright or erect.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Leaves, Shoots, Roots/Tubers, Flowers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

taste somewhat like peas. — Whilst most parts of this plant have been used as food, some caution is advised since large doses can cause diarrhoea and vomiting - see the notes above on toxicity.; Flower buds - cooked.; They taste somewhat like peas.; Young shoots - cooked.

Habitat & North American Range

Dry open sandy and gravelly soils and grassy places by the sides of roads. (Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)