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Balsamorhiza hookeri Nutt.
FAMILY: Asteraceae or Compositae (aster, composite, or sunflower)
ENGLISH: Hooker’s balsam root
USES/NOTES: Roots are eaten cooked and seeds are edible.
NATURAL RANGE: Western North America
REFERENCES: Munz and Keck 1959, Uphof 1968, Yanovsky 1936
Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt.
FAMILY: Asteraceae or Compositae (aster, composite, or sunflower)
ENGLISH: arrowleaf balsamroot, balsamroot, Oregon sunflower
USES/NOTES: Fleshy roots are eaten cooked, seeds are a flour source,
and young stems and leaves are eaten as vegetables.
NATURAL RANGE: Northwestern U.S. and adjacent Canada
REFERENCES: Bailey Hortorium 1976, Uphof 1968, Yanovsky 1936
Bambusa vulgaris Schrader ex Wendl. [syn. B. arundinaceae (Retz.)
Willd.] and Bambusa tuldoides Munro
FAMILY: Bambusaceae (bamboo) or Gramineae or Poaceae (grass)
ENGLISH: bamboo, bamboo shoots, spiny bamboo, thorny bamboo
PORTUGUESE: bambu, taboca, takenoto, taquara
SPANISH: bambú, bambú común, bambuc, cañaza, chogro, nala, otate,
patamba
USES/NOTES: Young, vitamin A-rich shoots, seeds, and sweet sap are
edible. Over 1,200 bamboo species throughout the tropics and
subtropics. Most economically-important species are from Asia.
NATURAL RANGE: Tropical Asia
REFERENCES: Bourke et al. 1987, Brücher 1989, Duke n.d., Guia Rural
1990, OAS 1973, Omawale 1973, Purseglove 1972, Mabberley 1987,
McClure 1955, Molina 1975, Rehm and Espig 1991, Ruberté 1984, Smith
et al. 1992
Banisteria crotonifolia A. Juss.
FAMILY: Malpighiaceae (malpighia)
USES/NOTES: Fruit pulp is edible.
NATURAL RANGE: Brazil and Paraguay
REFERENCES: Martin et al. 1987
Barbarea verna (Miller) Asch. [syn. B. praecox (Sm.) R. Br., Campe
verna (Miller) A. Heller]
FAMILY: Cruciferae (mustard) or Brassicaceae (brassica)
ENGLISH: American cress, Belle Isle cress, early water cress, early
wintercress, early yellow-rocket, land cress, Normandy cress,
scurvy grass, spring cress, upland cress, winter cress
PORTUGUESE: agrião-da-terra, agrião-dos-jardins
SPANISH: berro de jardín
USES/NOTES: Vitamin A rich leaves are added to salads.
NATURAL RANGE: Europe, widely naturalized in favorable environments
REFERENCES: Bailey Hortorium 1976, Gibbons 1971, Hickman 1993, IBGE
1980, Mabberley 1987, Marticorena and Quezada 1985, Yanovsky 1936
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