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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 />

Pediomelum mephiteum (S. W<strong>at</strong>son) Rydb. [syn. Psoralea mephitica S.<br />

W<strong>at</strong>son]<br />

FAMILY: Fabaceae or Leguminosae subfam. Papilionoideae (bean or<br />

pea)<br />

ENGLISH: scurfpea<br />

USES/NOTES: Starchy roots were once an important food source, e<strong>at</strong>en<br />

raw, cooked, or as flour.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Southwestern Rocky Mountains<br />

REFERENCES: Harrington 1967<br />

Pellaea mucron<strong>at</strong>a (D. E<strong>at</strong>on) D. E<strong>at</strong>on<br />

FAMILY: Pteridophyta (fern)<br />

ENGLISH: bird foot’s fern, bird’s-foot cliff-brake, tea fern<br />

USES/NOTES: Fronds are made into tea.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Western North America<br />

REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Kirk 1970<br />

Peltandra sagittifolia (Michaux) Morong<br />

FAMILY: Araceae (arum or aroid)<br />

ENGLISH: arrow arum, red-fruited arrow arum, spoonflower<br />

USES/NOTES: Corms, dried and roasted and generally made into flour,<br />

were an important food for Amerindians in <strong>the</strong> American Sou<strong>the</strong>ast.<br />

Cooked, dried fruits have been e<strong>at</strong>en as a vegetable.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Sou<strong>the</strong>astern U.S.<br />

REFERENCES: Peterson 1977, Plowman 1969, Yanovsky 1936<br />

Peltandra virginica (L.) Schott & Endl.<br />

FAMILY: Araceae (arum or aroid)<br />

ENGLISH: arrow arum, green arrow arum, green arum, tuckahoe,<br />

Virginia arrow-arum<br />

USES/NOTES: Seeds, berries, boiled spadix, roasted, and pot<strong>at</strong><strong>of</strong>lavored,<br />

starchy rhizomes and corms were important Amerindian<br />

foods.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Eastern North America from Florida to Louisiana<br />

through Missouri, Michigan, and Ontario to <strong>Maine</strong><br />

REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Fernald et al. 1958, Peterson 1977,<br />

Plowman 1969, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968, Yanovsky 1936<br />

Peltiphyllum pelt<strong>at</strong>um (Torrey) Engl.<br />

FAMILY: Saxifragaceae (saxifrage)<br />

ENGLISH: Indian rhubarb, umbrella plant<br />

USES/NOTES: Leaf stalks are e<strong>at</strong>en raw, added to salads, or cooked.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Pacific coast <strong>of</strong> North America<br />

REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Kirk 1970<br />

Peniocereus greggii (Engelm.) Britton & Rose<br />

FAMILY: Cactaceae (cactus)<br />

ENGLISH: deerhorn cactus, night-blooming cereus<br />

USES/NOTES: Long fruits and tuberous roots are edible. Also<br />

cultiv<strong>at</strong>ed for its showy, fragrant flowers.<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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