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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 />

USES/NOTES: Ovoid fruits are sweet. The plant is also a cochineal<br />

dye source.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Central Mexico, widely cultiv<strong>at</strong>ed and n<strong>at</strong>uralized<br />

elsewhere including Australia<br />

REFERENCES: Britton and Rose 1963, Munz 1974, T<strong>at</strong>e 1976, Vigueras<br />

and Portillo 2001<br />

Opuntia versicolor Engelm. ex Coulter<br />

FAMILY: Cactaceae (cactus)<br />

ENGLISH: pencil cholla<br />

SPANISH: cholla<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit <strong>of</strong> this sprawling shrub or small tree is edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Mexico and adjacent Arizona<br />

REFERENCES: Britton and Rose 1963, Martin et al. 1987, Nobel 1994,<br />

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

Opuntia whipplei Engelm. & Bigelow<br />

FAMILY: Cactaceae (cactus)<br />

ENGLISH: prickly pear<br />

USES/NOTES: Pads are e<strong>at</strong>en as a vegetable fresh or dried, spineless<br />

fruits are e<strong>at</strong>en raw, stewed, or dried, and seeds are e<strong>at</strong>en dried<br />

and parched.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Utah, southwestern Colorado, Arizona, and<br />

New Mexico<br />

REFERENCES: Bailey Hortorium 1976, Britton and Rose 1963,<br />

Harrington 1967, Yanovsky 1936<br />

Oreocereus leucotrichus (Phil.) Wagenknecht [syn. O.<br />

hendriksenianus Backeb.]<br />

FAMILY: Cactaceae (cactus)<br />

SPANISH: chica-chica<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit pulp is edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Chile<br />

REFERENCES: Aldun<strong>at</strong>e et al. 1983, Brako and Zarucchi 1993, Facciola<br />

1990<br />

Origanum majorana L.<br />

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

ENGLISH: marjoram, sweet marjoram<br />

PORTUGUESE: manjerona, manjerona-inglesa, manjerona-verdadeira,<br />

oregão-vulgar<br />

SPANISH: majorana, mejorana, orégano, sarilla<br />

USES/NOTES: Leaf is used as a condiment, a medicinal, and for its<br />

essential oil.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Nor<strong>the</strong>astern Africa, Middle East, or India<br />

REFERENCES: Bourke et al. 1987, Guia Rural n.d., IBGE 1980,<br />

Schneider 1987<br />

Origanum vulgare L.<br />

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

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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