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

Kermath, Bennett and Pulsipher - Food Plants in the Americs
NATURAL RANGE: Southwestern U.S. from southern California to
southern Texas and northern Mexico from Baja California to
Veracruz
REFERENCES: Bourke et al. 1987, Farjon and Styles 1997, FNAEC 1993,
Foster and Cordell 1992, Kermath (notes), Lauri 2000, Leung 1961,
Mabberley 1987, Menninger 1987, OAS 1973, Perry 1991, Styles
1993, Woodroof 1979
Pinus clausa (Chapman ex Engelm.) Vasey ex Sarg.
FAMILY: Pinaceae (pine)
ENGLISH: sand pine
USES/NOTES: Seeds are eaten raw or roasted, needles can be made
into tea, and the inner bark (cambium) can be used as an
emergency flour source.
NATURAL RANGE: Alabama and Florida
REFERENCES: Kermath (notes), Nelson 1994, Stamps and Satterthwaite
1994
Pinus coulteri D. Don
FAMILY: Pinaceae (pine)
ENGLISH: big-cone pine, Coulter(’s) pine, nut pine, pitch pine
USES/NOTES: Seeds were once eaten regularly by Amerindians, but are
eaten less often today.
NATURAL RANGE: Contra Costa County, California to northern Baja
California del Norte
REFERENCES: Bornstein et al. 2005, Facciola 1990, FNAEC 1993,
Gibbons 1973, Menninger 1987, Uphof 1968, Yanovsky 1936
Pinus edulis Engelm.
FAMILY: Pinaceae (pine)
ENGLISH: Colorado piñon, nut pine, pine nut, piñon, piñon pine nut,
pinyon pine, Rocky Mountain nut pine
SPANISH: pino manco, piñón
USES/NOTES: Seeds have long been eaten locally and now are becoming
popular gourmet items.
NATURAL RANGE: Southwestern U.S. to Chihuahua, Mexico
REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, FNAEC 1993, Harrington 1967, Mabberley
1987, Medsger 1939
Pinus elliottii Engelm.
FAMILY: Pinaceae (pine)
ENGLISH: slash pine
USES/NOTES: The towering (to 40 meters) slash pine, once a dominant
feature of the landscape in the southeastern U.S., has been an
important source of lumber and pulp. Seeds are eaten raw or
roasted, needles can be made into tea, and the inner bark
(cambium) can be used as an emergency flour source.
NATURAL RANGE: South Carolina to southern Florida
REFERENCES: Kermath (notes), Nelson 1994, Stamps and Satterthwaite
1994
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