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

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REFERENCES: Luteyn 1987, Luteyn 1996, Luteyn 2002, Martin et al.
1987, MBG n.d., Uphof 1968, Wilbur 1992
Distichlis palmeri (Vasey) Fassett ex I.M. Johnston [syn. Uniola
palmeri Vasey]
FAMILY: Gramineae or Poaceae (grass)
ENGLISH: Palmer’s saltgrass, wild wheat
SPANISH: trigo gentil
USES/NOTES: Seeds are eaten as a nut or a cereal grain.
NATURAL RANGE: Southwestern U.S. and adjacent Mexico
REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Foster and Cordell 1992, Gould and Moran
1981, Yensen 1987
Ditaxis heterantha Zucc. [syn. Argythamnia heterantha Müll.]
FAMILY: Euphorbiaceae(spurge)
SPANISH: azafrán de bolita
USES/NOTES: Extract from the protein and oil-rich seed is used to
color and flavor other foods.
NATURAL RANGE: Semi-arid regions of central Mexico
REFERENCES: Méndez-Robles et al. 2004, Webster 1994
Dodonaea viscosa (L.) Jacq.
FAMILY: Sapindaceae (soapberry or soapwort)
ENGLISH: Florida hopbush, hopbush, hopseed bush, hopwood, native
hops, native hopseed, purple hopseed bush (purpurea cultivar),
sticky hopbush, varnish-leaf
PORTUGUESE: erva-de-veado, faxina-vermelha, vassoura-vermelha
SPANISH: cachoveano, candelas, canelillo, chacatca, chacatía,
chamalo, chamana, chanchillo, chapulixctli, chapulixtle, chirca,
chirca de monte, chivo, crestona, jarilla, jarilla de día,
matagusano, ocotillo, pirumu
USES/NOTES: Although little used as food plant, the three-winged
fruit capsules have been used as a substitute for hops (Humulus
lupulus), though perhaps not in the Americas, and the seeds
reportedly may be used as a spice, though they are also described
as astringent and bitter. The shrub to medium-sized tree is
cultivated primarily as a specimen tree or hedge. The purpurea
cultivar, with its purplish fruits, is especially popular as a
landscape plant. Most plant parts also have medicinal
applications and poisonous leaves are high in tannin.
NATURAL RANGE: Tropical and warm temperate regions of all continents
and most archipelagos with disjunct populations in the U.S.
including peninsular Florida, southern California and southern
Arizona, and perhaps southern Louisiana and along the Texas
coast, and from the Bahamas through the Antilles and from Mexico
through Central America to Uruguay and Bolivia
REFERENCES: Espejo Serna et al. n.d., Facciola 1991, Foster 1958,
MBG n.d., Mentz et al. 1997, Niembro Rocas 1986, Pesman 1962,
Torres n.d.
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