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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 />

ENGLISH: American ash, Canadian ash, green ash, red ash<br />

PORTUGUESE: freixo<br />

SPANISH: ceniza, crucecilla (applied to o<strong>the</strong>r Fraxinus sp. in Baja<br />

California, not necessarily to F. pennsylvanica), fresno<br />

USES/NOTES: Ojibwa Indians <strong>at</strong>e <strong>the</strong> cooked cambium <strong>of</strong> this<br />

potentially large, <strong>at</strong>tractive, deciduus tree, which has been<br />

over-planted in <strong>the</strong> eastern U.S. as a shade tree.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Eastern North America from Quebec and Manitoba to<br />

Florida and Texas, perhaps to portions <strong>of</strong> Arizona<br />

REFERENCES: Hunter 1997, Yanovsky 1936<br />

Fritillaria camsch<strong>at</strong>censis (L.) Ker-Gawler<br />

FAMILY: Liliaceae (lily)<br />

ENGLISH: black sarana, kamch<strong>at</strong>ka lily, rice-<strong>of</strong>-<strong>the</strong>-earth<br />

USES/NOTES: Small bulbs have been e<strong>at</strong>en raw, dried, or cooked in<br />

Alaska and British Columbia and are said to be similar to rice.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Eastern Asia to coastal northwestern North America<br />

REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Heller 1981, Lovelock 1973, Mabberley<br />

1987, Turner and Szczawinski 1979, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968, Yanovsky 1936<br />

Fritillaria pudica (Pursh) Sprengel<br />

FAMILY: Liliaceae (lily)<br />

ENGLISH: yellow fritillaria, yellow fritillary<br />

USES/NOTES: Bulbs are e<strong>at</strong>en raw or boiled.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: British Columbia and Montana to California and Utah<br />

REFERENCES: Hickman 1993, Munz 1974, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968, Yanovsky 1936<br />

Fuchsia arborescens Sims<br />

FAMILY: Onagraceae (evening primrose)<br />

SPANISH: flor de verano, pipilito<br />

USES/NOTES: Sweet fruits are edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Central America<br />

REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Hazlett 1979, Molina 1975, von Reis<br />

Altschul and Lipp 1982, Williams 1981<br />

Fuchsia boliviana Carrière<br />

FAMILY: Onagraceae (evening primrose)<br />

SPANISH: coralina, fuchsia<br />

USES/NOTES: Sweet, oblong (2 cm long) fruits are e<strong>at</strong>en out <strong>of</strong> hand<br />

or preserved.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Gu<strong>at</strong>emala to Venezuela and Bolivia, n<strong>at</strong>uralized<br />

elsewhere<br />

REFERENCES: Adams 1972, Hoyas 1989, von Reis Altschul 1973<br />

Fuchsia corymbifolia Ruiz & Pavón<br />

FAMILY: Onagraceae (evening primrose)<br />

ENGLISH: fuchsia<br />

PORTUGUESE: brinco-de-princesa, fúchsia, fúcsia<br />

SPANISH: fuchsia, sarcillos, zarcillo, zarcillos<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit is edible.<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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