Asclepias asperula  Antelope Horns, Spider Milkweed, Inmortal
PERENNIAL.  Creeping stems with narrow, pointed leaves have balls of fleshy green and maroon flowers followed by narrow, pointed, curved pods.  Rare in the Empires on disturbed ground, silty gravel flats, small washes in desertscrub.
FAMILY:  Apocynaceae (Dogbane or Milkweed Family)