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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 />

NATURAL RANGE: North America<br />

REFERENCES: Crowhurst 1972, Fernald et al. 1958, Harris 1972,<br />

Hickman 1993, Peterson 1977, Radford et al. 1968<br />

Lycopus virginicus L.<br />

FAMILY: Labi<strong>at</strong>ae or Lamiaceae (mint)<br />

ENGLISH: Virginia bugleweed, Virginia w<strong>at</strong>er horehound<br />

USES/NOTES: Roots are e<strong>at</strong>en cooked.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Eastern and Central North America<br />

REFERENCES: Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968, USDA-NRCS 2004<br />

Lygodesmia grandiflora (Nutt.) Torrey & A. Gray<br />

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

ENGLISH: large-flower skeletonplant, skeleton plant<br />

USES/NOTES: Leaves are e<strong>at</strong>en cooked with me<strong>at</strong>.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Western North America<br />

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

Lysimachia clethroides Duby<br />

FAMILY: Primulaceae (primrose)<br />

ENGLISH: gooseneck loosestrife<br />

USES/NOTES: Leaves, fruits, and flowers are edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: China, perhaps elsewhere in Asia, n<strong>at</strong>uraled in <strong>the</strong><br />

U.S.<br />

REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Lythrum salicaria L.<br />

FAMILY: Lythraceae (loosestrife)<br />

ENGLISH: purple loosestrife, rainbow weed, salicaire, spiked<br />

loosestrife<br />

USES/NOTES: Young leaf shoots are edible. Also widely cultiv<strong>at</strong>ed as<br />

an ornamental for its purple flowering spikes, but now considered<br />

to be one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> most invasive exotic plants in North America.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Europe, widely n<strong>at</strong>uralized and invasive in North<br />

America and beyond<br />

REFERENCES: Bailey Hortorium 1976, Thompson et al. 1987, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Mabea longifolia (Britton) Pax & H<strong>of</strong>fm.<br />

FAMILY: Euphorbiaceae (spurge)<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit is e<strong>at</strong>en by <strong>the</strong> Chácobo <strong>of</strong> Bolivia.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonian and sub-Andean Bolivia<br />

REFERENCES: Boom 1989<br />

Macadamia integrifolia Maiden & Betche<br />

FAMILY: Proteaceae (protea)<br />

ENGLISH: Australian nut, macadamia, macadamia nut, Queensland nut,<br />

smooth-shelled macadamia nut, smooth-shelled Queensland nut<br />

PORTUGUESE: macadâmia, nogueira-do-Havaí<br />

SPANISH: macadamia, nuez australiana, nuez de Queensland, nogal de<br />

Australia, nuez de Australia<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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