Abelmoschus esculentus (L - the University of Maine at Fort Kent

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REFERENCES: Bailey Hortorium 1976, Britton and Rose 1963, Facciola
1990, Leung 1961, Martin et al. 1987, Tull 1978, Vigueras and
Portillo 2001, Yanovsky 1936
Opuntia jaliscana Bravo
FAMILY: Cactaceae (cactus)
SPANISH: azucar
USES/NOTES: Stem joints are edible.
NATURAL RANGE: Guanajuato, Jalisco, and Michoacán, Mexico
REFERENCES: Bravo 1978, CITES-PC 2002, Espejo Serna et al. n.d,
Vigueras and Portillo 2001
Opuntia joconostle F.A.C. Weber
FAMILY: Cactaceae (cactus)
ENGLISH: sour prickly pear
SPANISH: joconoxtle, nopal hediondo, tempranilla, tuna blanca,
xoconostle
USES/NOTES: Stem joints are eaten as nopales and sour fruits are
edible as jelly, a vegetable, or as a flavoring agent.
NATURAL RANGE: Mexican states of Hidalgo, Jalisco, México,
Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, and Zacatecas
REFERENCES: Bravo 1978, Espejo Serna et al. n.d, Vigueras and
Portillo 2001, Zavaleta-Beckler et al. 2001
Opuntia leucotricha DC.
FAMILY: Cactaceae (cactus)
ENGLISH: arborescent prickly pear
SPANISH: duraznillo blanco, nopal blanco, nopal duraznillo,
xoconostle
USES/NOTES: Aromatic, sour pulp of the white to red fruit is
edible, but difficult to remove from the rind. As the English
name suggests, the plant is a tree-like cactus, growing to 5
meters.
NATURAL RANGE: Central Mexico
REFERENCES: Britton and Rose 1963, Faucon 1998, Flores and Gallegos
1993, Martin et al. 1987, Vigueras and Portillo 2001
Opuntia littoralis (Engelm.) Cockerell
FAMILY: Cactaceae (cactus)
ENGLISH: coast pricklypear, coastal pricklypear, western prickly
pear
SPANISH: nopal del litoral
USES/NOTES: Juicy, deeply pigmented dark reddish fruit is edible,
though with abundant flattened hard seeds.
NATURAL RANGE: Southern coastal California and northern Baja
California
REFERENCES: Clarke et al. 2006, Elias and Dykeman 1982, Harrington
1967, ITIS n.d., Saunders 1976
Opuntia macrorhiza Engelm.
DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE
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