Abelmoschus esculentus (L - the University of Maine at Fort Kent

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NATURAL RANGE: South-central Texas
REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, FNAEC 1997, Mabberley 1987
Berberis trifoliolata Moricand [syn. Mahonia trifoliolata (Moricand)
Fedde]
FAMILY: Berberidaceae (barberry)
ENGLISH: agarita, currant-of-Texas, Laredo mahonia, Mexican barberry
SPANISH: agarita, agarito, agrito, algerita
USES/NOTES: Succulent red berries ripen in early summer and are eaten
fresh or made into jellies, preserves, or desserts.
NATURAL RANGE: Northern Mexico, western Texas, southern New Mexico, and
southeastern Arizona
REFERENCES: Bailey Hortorium 1976, Facciola 1990, FNAEC 1997, Martin
et al. 1987, Tull 1978
Berberis vulgaris L.
FAMILY: Berberidaceae (barberry)
ENGLISH: barberry, common barberry, European barberry, sourberry
PORTUGUESE: uva-espim
USES/NOTES: Red to purple, oblong, tart berries are consumed out of
hand, preserved, in baked goods, or as a refreshing beverage.
Leaves have been used for tea. Also a yellow dye source and a
common landscape shrub with many thorns.
NATURAL RANGE: Eurasia, widely naturalized and pestiferous in the
northeastern U.S. and adjacent Canada and the Great Lakes region
REFERENCES: Bailey Hortorium 1976, Fernald et al. 1958, FNAEC 1997,
Harris 1972, Peterson 1977
Berlandiera lyrata Benth.
FAMILY: Asteraceae or Compositae (aster, composite, or sunflower)
ENGLISH: chocolate flower
USES/NOTES: Flowers are used as a seasoning.
NATURAL RANGE: South-central to southwestern U.S.
REFERENCES: Bailey Hortorium 1976, Facciola 1990, Yanovsky 1936
Bertholletia excelsa Humb. & Bonpl. [syn. B. nobilis Miers]
FAMILY: Lecythidaceae (Brazil nut)
ENGLISH: Brazil nut, brazilnut, cream nut, Pará nut
PORTUGUESE: amêndoa-da-América, amendoeira da América, castanha,
castanha-do-Brasil, castanha-do-Pará, castanha-mansa, castanhamaranhense,
castanha-verdadeira, castanheira, castanheiro,
castanhais, tocari
SPANISH: almendra, almendro, almendra del Beni, castaña, castañas del
Brasil, castaño de Pará, coquito del Brasil, jubia, juvia, lubia,
nuez del Brasil, nuez de Pará, nuez del Pará, tocari, turury
USES/NOTES: Protein- and selenium-rich seed is the Brazil nut of world
commerce. Large, round, dark brown woody fruit pods (to over 2
kilograms) contain between 10 and 20 or more nuts and are harvested
after they fall from the huge (to 50 meters), wild growing trees.
Efforts to raise Brazil nut trees on plantations have met with
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