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

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Kerm<strong>at</strong>h, Bennett and Pulsipher - Food Plants in <strong>the</strong> Americs<br />

REFERENCES: Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Camassia leichtlinii (Baker) S. W<strong>at</strong>son [seen as Quamasia]<br />

FAMILY: Liliaceae (lily)<br />

ENGLISH: Atlantic camass, eastern camass, Leichtlin’s camass, wild<br />

hyacinth<br />

SPANISH: camasia<br />

USES/NOTES: Bulbs, once an important food source in North America, are<br />

e<strong>at</strong>en raw, boiled, baked, fried, cooked in pies, or dried.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: North America<br />

REFERENCES: Clarke 1977, Facciola 1990, Harrington 1967, Kindscher<br />

1987, Yanovski 1936<br />

Camassia quamash (Pursh) E. Greene [seen as Quamasia]<br />

FAMILY: Liliaceae (lily)<br />

ENGLISH: blue camass, camas, camash, camass, camass lily, meadow<br />

hyacinth, meadow quill, quamash, wild camass<br />

SPANISH: camasia<br />

USES/NOTES: Bulbs, once an important food source for Amerindians and<br />

early European settlers, were e<strong>at</strong>en raw, fried, baked, steamed, in<br />

camass pie, or ground and made into bread.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Western North America<br />

REFERENCES: Bourke et al. 1987, Facciola 1990, Gibbons and Tucker<br />

1979, Harrington 1967, Heiser 1993, Mabberley 1987<br />

Camassia scilloides (Raf.) Cory [syn. C. esculenta (Raf.) Cory, C.<br />

hyacinthina (Raf.) Britton]<br />

FAMILY: Liliaceae (lily)<br />

ENGLISH: camass<br />

SPANISH: camasia<br />

USES/NOTES: Bulbs are edible, though primarily cultiv<strong>at</strong>ed as an<br />

ornamental.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Eastern U.S.<br />

REFERENCES: Kartesz 1994, Kindscher 1987, Mabberley 1987, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Camellia japonica L.<br />

FAMILY: Theaceae (tea) or Camelliaceae (camellia)<br />

ENGLISH: camellia, camillia, garden camellia<br />

PORTUGUESE: camélia<br />

SPANISH: camelia, camelio<br />

USES/NOTES: Dried flowers can be e<strong>at</strong>en as a vegetable, seeds are an<br />

edible oil source, and leaves can be brewed into tea, though<br />

primarily a popular flowering ornamental in warm regions <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Americas.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: East Asia<br />

REFERENCES: Brouk 1975, Facciola 1990, W<strong>at</strong>kins and Sheehan 1975, Zeven<br />

and de Wet 1982<br />

Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze [syn. C. <strong>the</strong>a Link, Thea sinensis L.]<br />

FAMILY: Theaceae (tea) or Camelliaceae (camellia)<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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