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Kerm<strong>at</strong>h, Bennett and Pulsipher - Food Plants in <strong>the</strong> Americs<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Western North America<br />

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

Lilium philadelphicum L. var. andinum (Nutt.) Ker-Gawler [syn. L.<br />

montanum Nelson, L. umbell<strong>at</strong>um Pursh]<br />

FAMILY: Liliaceae (lily)<br />

ENGLISH: orange-cup lily, western orange-cup lily, wood lily<br />

USES/NOTES: Bulbs <strong>of</strong> this rare and protected plant taste like<br />

chestnuts (Castanea spp.) and are used like pot<strong>at</strong>oes or to<br />

thicken soup.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Central and western North America,<br />

REFERENCES: Bailey Hortorium 1976, Harrington 1967, Marshall 1993,<br />

Yanovsky 1936<br />

Lilium superbum L.<br />

FAMILY: Liliaceae (lily)<br />

ENGLISH: American Turk’s-cap lily, lily-royal, swamp lily, Turk’s<br />

cap, Turk’s-cap lily<br />

USES/NOTES: Bulbs harvested from <strong>the</strong> wild are e<strong>at</strong>en cooked or used<br />

to thicken soups. Large orange-red flowers are <strong>at</strong>tractive.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Eastern Canada to Georgia and Alabama<br />

REFERENCES: Bailey Hortorium 1976, Facciola 1990, Harrington 1967,<br />

Mabberley 1987, Marshall 1993, Peterson 1977, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Limnophila arom<strong>at</strong>ica (Lam.) Merr.<br />

FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae (figwort or snapdragon)<br />

ENGLISH: finger grass, rice paddy herb, swamp leaf<br />

USES/NOTES: Stems are e<strong>at</strong>en raw or cooked.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Asia and Australia<br />

REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Tanaka 1976, Zarucchi 1998<br />

Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume [syn. L. aestivale var. pubescens<br />

(Palmer & Steyerm.) Rehder, Benzoin aestivale (L.) Nees]<br />

FAMILY: Lauraceae (laurel)<br />

ENGLISH: Benjamin bush, common spicebush, spicebush, wild allspice<br />

USES/NOTES: Red drupes, to about a cm long, may be e<strong>at</strong>en raw or more<br />

typically dried and ground as a spice in cooked foods, arom<strong>at</strong>ic<br />

young leaves, twigs, bark, and fruits are used for tea or as a<br />

spice like allspice (Pimenta dioica), and young bark may be<br />

chewed. Deciduous shrub to small tree adds interest to <strong>the</strong><br />

landscape for its aroma and edibility.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Eastern North America from Ontario to central Florida<br />

and eastern Texas<br />

REFERENCES: Duke 1997, FNAEC 1997, Gibbons and Tucker 1979, Harris<br />

1972, Kerm<strong>at</strong>h (notes), Mabberley 1987, Nelson 1994, Peterson<br />

1977, Tomikel 1986, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Linum bienne Miller<br />

FAMILY: Linaceae (flax)<br />

ENGLISH: blue flax<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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