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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: blue w<strong>at</strong>er lily, lotus lily<br />

PORTUGUESE: nenufar<br />

SPANISH: cabeza de negro<br />

USES/NOTES: Greens and seeds are edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Sou<strong>the</strong>astern U.S., nor<strong>the</strong>rn Mexico, and <strong>the</strong> West<br />

Indies<br />

REFERENCES: FNAEC 1997, Leung 1961, Omawale 1973, Terra 1966<br />

Nymphaea odor<strong>at</strong>a Aiton subsp. odor<strong>at</strong>a [syn. Castalia odor<strong>at</strong>a<br />

(Aiton) Woodville & Wood]<br />

FAMILY: Nymphaeaceae (w<strong>at</strong>er-lily)<br />

ENGLISH: American w<strong>at</strong>erlily, fragrant w<strong>at</strong>er-lily, pond lily, w<strong>at</strong>erlily,<br />

w<strong>at</strong>er-nymph, white w<strong>at</strong>er-lily<br />

SPANISH: ninfa aquática<br />

USES/NOTES: Bitter roots are baked, peeled, and e<strong>at</strong>en like sweet<br />

pot<strong>at</strong>oes (Ipomoea b<strong>at</strong><strong>at</strong>as), seeds are edible raw, boiled,<br />

roasted, or ground into flour, young flower buds and leaves<br />

(purplish below) are e<strong>at</strong>en as cooked vegetables, and flower buds<br />

may be e<strong>at</strong>en pickled.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Eastern North America to <strong>the</strong> Neotropics<br />

REFERENCES: Bailey Hortorium 1976, FNAEC 1997, Harris 1972,<br />

Peterson 1977, Tull 1978, Yanovsky 1936<br />

Nymphaea odor<strong>at</strong>a subsp. tuberosa (Paine) Wiersema & Hellq. [syn.<br />

N. tuberosa Paine]<br />

FAMILY: Nymphaeaceae (w<strong>at</strong>er-lily)<br />

ENGLISH: tuberous w<strong>at</strong>er-lily, white w<strong>at</strong>er-lily<br />

USES/NOTES: Seeds are edible cooked or popped. Brown, bitter tubers<br />

are e<strong>at</strong>en occasionally.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Sou<strong>the</strong>astern Canada and nor<strong>the</strong>astern U.S.<br />

REFERENCES: Fernald et al. 1958, FNAEC 1997, Gibbons and Tucker<br />

1979, Peterson 1977<br />

Nyssa aqu<strong>at</strong>ica L.<br />

FAMILY: Nyssaceae (nyssa, sour-gum, or tupelo)<br />

ENGLISH: swamp tupelo, w<strong>at</strong>er gum, w<strong>at</strong>er tupelo<br />

USES/NOTES: Dark, golf-ball sized, fleshy drupes are occasionally<br />

e<strong>at</strong>en, typically preserved.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Sou<strong>the</strong>astern U.S., Virginia to Texas<br />

REFERENCES: Fernald et al. 1958, Godfrey 1988<br />

Nyssa ogeche Bartram ex J. Marsh<br />

FAMILY: Nyssaceae (nyssa, sour-gum, or tupelo)<br />

ENGLISH: ogeechee lime, ogeechee plum, ogeechee tupelo, sour<br />

tupelo, tupelo gum<br />

USES/NOTES: Golf ball-sized, fleshy, reddish drupes occasionally<br />

are e<strong>at</strong>en preserved and were previously marketed locally.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Sou<strong>the</strong>astern U.S., South Carolina to Florida<br />

REFERENCES: Couplan 1998, Fernald et al. 1958, Mabberley 1987,<br />

Nelson 1994, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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