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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 />

NATURAL RANGE: Arizona, California, and Baja California<br />

REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Hickman 1993, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968, Yanovsky 1936<br />

Cleome lutea Hook.<br />

FAMILY: Brassicaceae (brassica) or Capparidaceae (caper)<br />

ENGLISH: golden cleome, yellow bee plant, yellow cleome, yellow<br />

spider-flower<br />

USES/NOTES: Greens are used as a po<strong>the</strong>rb and seeds are ground into<br />

meal.<br />

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

REFERENCES: Bailey Hortorium 1976, Harrington 1967<br />

Cleome serrul<strong>at</strong>a Pursh [syn. C. integrifolia (Nutt.) Torrey & A.<br />

Gray]<br />

FAMILY: Brassicaceae (brassica) or Capparidaceae (caper)<br />

ENGLISH: clammy weed, Rocky Mountain bee plant, spiderflower,<br />

stinking clover<br />

USES/NOTES: Shoots, leaves, and flowers are used as po<strong>the</strong>rbs after<br />

boiling with several changes <strong>of</strong> w<strong>at</strong>er. Blackish residue from <strong>the</strong><br />

w<strong>at</strong>er is used as a dye. Seeds are ground into an edible meal.<br />

Amerindians in New Mexico <strong>at</strong>e <strong>the</strong> plant with cornmeal porridge,<br />

after removing its alkaline taste. Once cultiv<strong>at</strong>ed or encouraged<br />

around dwellings by Amerindians <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> American West.<br />

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

REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Gibbons and Tucker 1979, Harrington<br />

1967, Kindscher 1987, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968, Yanovsky 1936<br />

Cleome speciosa Raf. [syn. Gynandropsis speciosa (Kunth) DC.]<br />

FAMILY: Brassicaceae (brassica) or Capparidaceae (caper)<br />

ENGLISH: spider plant<br />

USES/NOTES: Leaves are edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Neotropics<br />

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

Cleome viscosa L. [syn. Polanisia viscosa (L.) DC.]<br />

FAMILY: Brassicaceae (brassica) or Capparidaceae (caper)<br />

ENGLISH: spiderflower<br />

USES/NOTES: Young shoots and leaves are e<strong>at</strong>en cooked, seeds and<br />

juice are used as spices, and pods are e<strong>at</strong>en pickled.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Tropics<br />

REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Lawesson et al. 1987<br />

Clerodendrum ligustrinum (Jacq.) W.T. Aiton [syn. Clerodendron<br />

ligustrinum (Jacq.) E.Br. nomen illegit.]<br />

FAMILY: Verbenaceae (verbena)<br />

SPANISH: icimte, itzimte, mosqueta, musté, muzte<br />

USES/NOTES: The Maya once used <strong>the</strong> plant to flavor sweet pot<strong>at</strong>oes.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Mexico and Gu<strong>at</strong>emala to Panama<br />

REFERENCES: Breedlove 1986, Coe 1994, Cowan 1983, Molina 1975,<br />

Sousa and Cabrera 1983<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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