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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 />

Cymopterus purpureus S. W<strong>at</strong>son [syn. Aulospermum purpureum (S.<br />

W<strong>at</strong>son) Coulter & Rose]<br />

FAMILY: Umbelliferae or Apiaceae (carrot)<br />

ENGLISH: purple springparsley<br />

USES/NOTES: Navajo used <strong>the</strong> plant as a po<strong>the</strong>rb to flavor soups.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: North America<br />

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

Cynara cardunculus L.<br />

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

ENGLISH: artichoke thistle, cardon, cardoni, cardoon<br />

PORTUGUESE: alcach<strong>of</strong>ra-brava, cardo, cardo-santo, cardona<br />

SPANISH: cardo, cardón<br />

USES/NOTES: Leaf stalks and roots are e<strong>at</strong>en as a vegetable, and<br />

dried flowers are used in flower arrangements. Some consider <strong>the</strong><br />

artichoke <strong>of</strong> commerce (Cynara scolymus) as a variety <strong>of</strong> C.<br />

cardunculus.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Mediterranean region, widely n<strong>at</strong>uralized and invasive<br />

in <strong>the</strong> Americas from California to Chile<br />

REFERENCES: IBGE 1980, Leung 1961, Mabberley 1987, Usher 1974,<br />

Yamaguchi 1983<br />

Cynara scolymus L.<br />

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

ENGLISH: artichoke, French Artichoke, globe artichoke<br />

PORTUGUESE: alcach<strong>of</strong>ra<br />

SPANISH: alcach<strong>of</strong>a, alcach<strong>of</strong>era, arcacil, cardo alcoch<strong>of</strong>a, cardo de<br />

comer<br />

USES/NOTES: Imm<strong>at</strong>ure flower head is <strong>the</strong> artichoke <strong>of</strong> commerce. The<br />

scale-like bracts, known botanically as phyllaries, are steamed<br />

and dipped in butter as a delicacy, and <strong>the</strong> flower head base and<br />

heart are much appreci<strong>at</strong>ed, <strong>of</strong>ten pickled. Some consider C.<br />

scolymus to be a variety <strong>of</strong> artichoke thistle (Cynara<br />

cardunculus).<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Mediterranean Africa<br />

REFERENCES: Bourke et al. 1987, IBGE 1980, Jardim Botânico de<br />

Brasília 1990, Leung 1961, Rehm and Espig 1991, Yamaguchi 1983<br />

Cyperus <strong>esculentus</strong> L. var. s<strong>at</strong>ivus Boeck.<br />

FAMILY: Cyperaceae (sedge)<br />

ENGLISH: chufa, earth almond, ground almond, nut-grass, nut-sedge,<br />

rush nut, tiger nut, yellow nut-grass, yellow nut-sedge, zulu nut<br />

PORTUGUESE: chufa, juncinha-mansa, junça, junquinho<br />

SPANISH: chufa<br />

USES/NOTES: Sucrose- and starch-rich tubers are e<strong>at</strong>en as a<br />

vegetable, squeezed to produce a beverage, dried to make flour,<br />

and used as an additive for cocoa (Theobroma spp.) and c<strong>of</strong>fee<br />

(C<strong>of</strong>fea spp.). Tubers also are <strong>the</strong> source <strong>of</strong> chufa oil, a nondrying<br />

cooking oil. Young plant bases are used in salads.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Nile River basin, widely cultiv<strong>at</strong>ed and n<strong>at</strong>uralized<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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