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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: prickly pear<br />

SPANISH: cardón, nopal cardón, tuna cardona<br />

USES/NOTES: Edible dull red to yellow fruits are important in<br />

Mexican markets, pads are e<strong>at</strong>en as a vegetable (nopalitos), and<br />

<strong>the</strong> plant is a cochineal dye source.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Central Mexico<br />

REFERENCES: Bravo-Hollis 1978, Britton and Rose 1963, De la Rosa<br />

and Santamaría 1998, Flores and Gallegos 1993, Steinkraus 1983,<br />

T<strong>at</strong>e 1976, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968, Vigueras and Portillo 2001<br />

Opuntia stricta (Haw.) Haw.<br />

FAMILY: Cactaceae (cactus)<br />

ENGLISH: prickly pear<br />

SPANISH: tuna<br />

USES/NOTES: Juicy, red to purple, pear-shaped fruits (to 6 cm long)<br />

are edible. Green pads (nopalitos in Spanish) are e<strong>at</strong>en like<br />

vegetables.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Florida to Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Texas and western Cuba<br />

REFERENCES: Britton and Rose 1963, Correll and Johnston 1970,<br />

Taylor 1998, Wunderlin 1998<br />

Opuntia stricta (Haw.) Haw. var. dillenii (Ker-Gawler) L. Benson<br />

[syn. O. dillenii (Ker-Gawler) Haw.]<br />

FAMILY: Cactaceae (cactus)<br />

ENGLISH: Dillen prickly pear, Dillen’s prickly pear, erect prickly<br />

pear, prickly pear, seaside tuna<br />

SPANISH: tuna<br />

USES/NOTES: Juicy, red to purple, pear-shaped fruits (to 8 cm<br />

long), though not as good as <strong>the</strong> common prickly pear (O. ficusindicus)<br />

are consumed raw, in jams and jellies, or fermented into<br />

wine. Green pads (nopalitos in Spanish) are e<strong>at</strong>en like vegetables<br />

or fed to c<strong>at</strong>tle.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Sou<strong>the</strong>astern coast <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> U.S., east coast <strong>of</strong> Mexico,<br />

Central America, north coast <strong>of</strong> South America, <strong>the</strong> West Indies,<br />

and Bermuba, n<strong>at</strong>uralized and pestiferous in some regions<br />

REFERENCES: Adams 1972, Britton and Rose 1963, Bush and Morton<br />

n.d., Facciola 1990, Kerm<strong>at</strong>h (notes), Martin et al. 1987, Nellis<br />

1994, Nobel 1994<br />

Opuntia tenuispina Engelm. & Bigelow<br />

FAMILY: Cactaceae (cactus)<br />

ENGLISH: prickly pear<br />

USES/NOTES: Small fruits (to 4 cm) are e<strong>at</strong>en or made into wine.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Texas to Arizona and adjacent Mexico<br />

REFERENCES: Britton and Rose 1963, T<strong>at</strong>e 1976<br />

Opuntia tomentosa Salm-Dyck<br />

FAMILY: Cactaceae (cactus)<br />

ENGLISH: tree pear, woollyjoint prickly pear<br />

SPANISH: nopal chamacuerito, San Gabriel<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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