Balloon milkwood (Gomphocarpus physocarpus = Asclepias physocarpa) leaves used as snuff for headaches Kirstenbosch Cape

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Common names: balloon cottonbush, bladderbush, wild cotton or paina-de-sada. Native to Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, South Africa and Swaziland. Balloon milkwood (Gomphocarpus physocarpus=Asclepias physocarpa) leaves used as snuff for headaches.

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Location: Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Rhodes Drive Newlands Cape Town Western Cape South Africa
Photo credit: © Krystyna Szulecka / Alamy / Afripics
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