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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 />

FAMILY: Gramineae <strong>of</strong> Poaceae (grass)<br />

ENGLISH: Canada wild rye<br />

USES/NOTES: Wild seeds were e<strong>at</strong>en by Amerindians <strong>of</strong> Nevada and<br />

Utah.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Temper<strong>at</strong>e North America<br />

REFERENCES: Bailey Hortorium 1976, Doebley 1984, Kindscher 1987<br />

Elymus repens (L.) Gould [syn. Agropyron repens (L.) Beauv.,<br />

Elytrigia repens (L.) Desv. ex B.D. Jackson var. repens]<br />

FAMILY: Gramineae <strong>of</strong> Poaceae (grass)<br />

ENGLISH: couch grass, quackgrass, twitch grass, whe<strong>at</strong>grass, witch<br />

grass<br />

SPANISH: hierba estañera<br />

USES/NOTES: Tough rhizomes are dried and ground into flour, and<br />

seeds are edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Eurasia, widely n<strong>at</strong>uralized<br />

REFERENCES: Bourke et al. 1987, Harrington 1967, Mabberley 1987,<br />

Tomikel 1986, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968, Yanovsky 1936<br />

Emmotum fagifolium Desv. ex Hamilton [also E. nitens (Benth.)<br />

Miers]<br />

FAMILY: Icacinaceae (icacina)<br />

ENGLISH: manobodin<br />

PORTUGUESE: mariana-da-m<strong>at</strong>a, muiraximbé<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit pulp is edible. Also medicinal.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonia to <strong>the</strong> Guianas<br />

REFERENCES: Anderson and Posey 1989, Johnston and Colquhoun 1996,<br />

Silva et al. 1977<br />

Empetrum nigrum L.<br />

FAMILY: Empetraceae (crowberry)<br />

ENGLISH: crowberry, curlew berry<br />

USES/NOTES: Berries are consumed out <strong>of</strong> hand, dried, or added to<br />

sour milk.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Temper<strong>at</strong>e North America, perhaps to o<strong>the</strong>r north<br />

temper<strong>at</strong>e regions<br />

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

Encelia farinosa Gray ex Torrey<br />

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

ENGLISH: brittlebush, white brittlebush<br />

SPANISH: incienso<br />

USES/NOTES: Resin is used as chewing gum or incense.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Southwestern U.S. to Mexico<br />

REFERENCES: Bailey Hortorium 1976, Mabberley 1987, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968,<br />

Yanovsky 1936<br />

Encyclia cochle<strong>at</strong>a (L.) Lemée [syn. Epidendrum cochle<strong>at</strong>um L.]<br />

FAMILY: Orchidaceae (orchid)<br />

ENGLISH: tree orchis<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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