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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 />

Amaranthus hypochondriacus L. [syn. A. leucocarpus S. W<strong>at</strong>son]<br />

FAMILY: Amaranthaceae (amaranth or pigweed)<br />

ENGLISH: burgundy amaranth, mercado grain amaranth, prince’s<br />

fea<strong>the</strong>r<br />

SPANISH: chith, guegui bledo, huauhtli, kiwicha, sith<br />

USES/NOTES: Once an important food source in Mesoamerica especially<br />

among <strong>the</strong> Aztecs, <strong>the</strong> eaves are cooked as greens and seeds are<br />

toasted and ground for <strong>at</strong>ole or e<strong>at</strong>en popped. Possibly a hybrid<br />

<strong>of</strong> A. cruentus x A. powellii.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Mesoamerica<br />

REFERENCES: Alcorn 1984, Early 1992, Facciola 1990, Mabberley 1987,<br />

Sauer 1993, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968, Wea<strong>the</strong>rford 1988<br />

Amaranthus palmeri S. W<strong>at</strong>son<br />

FAMILY: Amaranthaceae (amaranth or pigweed)<br />

ENGLISH: pigweed<br />

USES/NOTES: Seeds, leaves, and tender young plants are edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: North America<br />

REFERENCES: Harrington 1967, Yanovsky 1936<br />

Amaranthus powellii S. W<strong>at</strong>son [syn. A. retr<strong>of</strong>lexus var. powellii<br />

(S. W<strong>at</strong>son) Boivin]<br />

FAMILY: Amaranthaceae (amaranth or pigweed)<br />

ENGLISH: amaranth pigweed, careless weed, pigweed, Powell’s<br />

amaranth, Powell’s pigweed<br />

USES/NOTES: Parched seeds are e<strong>at</strong>en whole or ground into meal.<br />

Young shoots and leaves are e<strong>at</strong>en as greens. Once cultiv<strong>at</strong>ed or<br />

encouraged by Amerindians <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Rocky Mountains.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: North America, widely n<strong>at</strong>uralized annual weed <strong>of</strong><br />

disturbed sites<br />

REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Harrington 1967, ITIS n.d., Tomikel 1986<br />

Amaranthus retr<strong>of</strong>lexus L. [syn. A. retr<strong>of</strong>lexus var. salicifolius<br />

I.M. Johnston]<br />

FAMILY: Amaranthaceae (amaranth or pigweed)<br />

ENGLISH: green amaranth, pigweed, redroot, redroot pigweed, redwood<br />

amaranth, wild beet<br />

SPANISH: quintonil<br />

USES/NOTES: Seeds are e<strong>at</strong>en parched, and young shoots and leaves<br />

are e<strong>at</strong>en as greens.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Temper<strong>at</strong>e North America, now a cosmopolitan weed<br />

REFERENCES: Bailey Hortorium 1976, Foster and Cordell 1992,<br />

Facciola 1990, Harrington 1967, Tomikel 1986<br />

Amaranthus spinosus L. [syn. A. caracasanus Kunth]<br />

FAMILY: Amaranthaceae (amaranth or pigweed)<br />

ENGLISH: prickly amaranth, prickly calalu, red-root amaranth, spiny<br />

pigweed<br />

PORTUGUESE: bredo-de-espinhas, caruru-bravo<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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