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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 />

REFERENCES: Leung 1961, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968, Usher 1974<br />

Lobelia berlandieri A. DC.<br />

FAMILY: Campanulaceae (bellflower)<br />

SPANISH: ithim pal<strong>at</strong>s<br />

USES/NOTES: Leaves are cooked and e<strong>at</strong>en as greens.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Neotropics<br />

REFERENCES: Alcorn 1984<br />

Lom<strong>at</strong>ium ambiguum (Nutt.) Coulter & Rose [syn. Cogswellia ambigua<br />

(Nutt.) Jones], also L. canbyi (Coulter & Rose) Coulter & Rose<br />

[syn. Cogswellia canbyi (Coulter & Rose) Jones], L. cous (S.<br />

W<strong>at</strong>son) Coulter & Rose [syn. Cogswellia cous (S. W<strong>at</strong>son) Jones],<br />

and L. farinosum (Hook.) Coulter & Rose [syn. Cogswellia farinosa<br />

(Hook.) Jones]<br />

FAMILY: Umbelliferae or Apiaceae (carrot)<br />

ENGLISH: cous root, wild parsnip<br />

USES/NOTES: Roots are e<strong>at</strong>en raw or pounded and made into cakes or<br />

biscuits.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Western North America<br />

REFERENCES: Mabberley 1987, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968, Yanovsky 1936<br />

Lom<strong>at</strong>ium californicum (Nutt.) M<strong>at</strong>hias & Constance<br />

FAMILY: Umbelliferae or Apiaceae (carrot)<br />

ENGLISH: wild celery-parsley<br />

USES/NOTES: Roots and tops are edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Western North America<br />

REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Munz 1974<br />

Lom<strong>at</strong>ium dissectum var. multifidum (Nutt.) M<strong>at</strong>hias & Constance<br />

[syn. Leptotaenia multifida Nutt.]<br />

FAMILY: Umbelliferae or Apiaceae (carrot)<br />

ENGLISH: cough root, Indian balsam, fern-leaved biscuit root<br />

USES/NOTES: Roots are edible and made into a medicinal tea. Seeds<br />

and spouts have been used for food, though also to be poisonous.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Western North America<br />

REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Mabberley 1987, Kartesz 1994, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968,<br />

Yanovsky 1936<br />

Lom<strong>at</strong>ium foeniculaceum (Nutt.) Coulter & Rose [syn. Cogswellia<br />

foeniculacea (Nutt.) Coulter and Rose]<br />

FAMILY: Umbelliferae or Apiaceae (carrot)<br />

ENGLISH: carrot-leaved lom<strong>at</strong>ium, prairie parsley<br />

USES/NOTES: Leaves are added to salads and dried roots are made into<br />

flour.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: North America<br />

REFERENCES: Kindscher 1987, Yanovsky 1936<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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