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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 />

USES/NOTES: Young leaves are used in salads, m<strong>at</strong>ure leaves are used<br />

for tea, and cooked roots, cooked stalks, fruits, and prickly<br />

flowers (thistles) are edible. Once a food source <strong>of</strong> Amerindians<br />

and early American settlers.<br />

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

REFERENCES: Harrington 1967, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968, USDA-NRCS 2004, Yanovsky<br />

1936<br />

Cirsium edule Nutt. [syn. Carduus edulis (Nutt.) E. Greene]<br />

FAMILY: Asteraceae or Compositae (aster, composite, or sunflower)<br />

ENGLISH: edible thistle, Indian thistle<br />

SPANSIH: thistle comestible<br />

USES/NOTES: The Cheyenne and o<strong>the</strong>r Amerindians peeled and <strong>at</strong>e <strong>the</strong><br />

s<strong>of</strong>t, sweet stems. Roots and young shoots are also edibe.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Northwestern U.S., western Canada, and sou<strong>the</strong>rn<br />

Alaska<br />

REFERENCES: Saunders 1976, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968, Yanovsky 1936<br />

Cirsium horridulum Michaux<br />

FAMILY: Asteraceae or Compositae (aster, composite, or sunflower)<br />

ENGLISH: bull thistle, purple thistle, spiny thistle, yellow<br />

thistle<br />

SPANISH: thistle amarillo<br />

USES/NOTES: Leaves are e<strong>at</strong>en as salad greens or cooked vegetables.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Eastern and sou<strong>the</strong>astern U.S. from <strong>Maine</strong> to Texas and<br />

into Mexico<br />

REFERENCES: Correll and Johnston 1970, Cronquist 1980, Tull 1978<br />

Cirsium ochocentrum Gray<br />

FAMILY: Asteraceae or Compositae (aster, composite, or sunflower)<br />

ENGLISH: yellow-spined thistle<br />

USES/NOTES: Stems and roots are edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Central and southwestern U.S.<br />

REFERENCES: Correll and Johnston 1970, Munz 1974, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Cirsium pallidum Wooton & Standley<br />

FAMILY: Asteraceae or Compositae (aster, composite, or sunflower)<br />

ENGLISH: pale thistle<br />

SPANSIH: thistle pálido<br />

USES/NOTES: Amerindians have e<strong>at</strong>en <strong>the</strong> seeds cooked or made into<br />

flour.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: New Mexico and Colorado<br />

REFERENCES: Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968, USDA-NRCS 2004<br />

Cirsium texanum Buckley<br />

FAMILY: Asteraceae or Compositae (aster, composite, or sunflower)<br />

ENGLISH: Texas thistle<br />

SPANSIH: thistle de Texas<br />

USES/NOTES: Greens are e<strong>at</strong>en in salads or as a cooked vegetable.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Texas, Oklahoma, and Missouri<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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