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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 />

Polygonum douglasii E. Greene<br />

FAMILY: Polygonaceae<br />

ENGLISH: Douglas knotweed<br />

USES/NOTES: Seeds are made into flour.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Western North America<br />

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

Polygonum persicaria L. [syn. Persicaria vulgaris Webb & Moq.]<br />

FAMILY: Polygonaceae (buckwhe<strong>at</strong>)<br />

ENGLISH: heartweed, lady’s thumb, red leg, smartweed<br />

PORTUGUESE: persicária<br />

USES/NOTES: Tender greens are added to salads.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Eurasia, n<strong>at</strong>uralized in North America<br />

REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Harrington 1967, Peterson 1977, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Polygonum viviparum L. [syn. P. fugax Small, Bistorta vivipara (L.)<br />

S.F. Gray]<br />

FAMILY: Polygonaceae (buckwhe<strong>at</strong>)<br />

ENGLISH: alpine bistort, alpine smartweed, serpent grass, viviparous<br />

bistort<br />

USES/NOTES: Leaves are e<strong>at</strong>en as a po<strong>the</strong>rb, small flower buds are<br />

nibbled, and small starchy rhizomes are e<strong>at</strong>en raw or cooked.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Arctic and high alpine areas <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> north<br />

REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Harrington 1967, Peterson 1977, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968,<br />

Yanovsky 1936<br />

Polymnia sonchifolia Poeppig & Endl. [syn. P. edulis Wedd.]<br />

FAMILY: Asteraceae or Compositae (aster, composite, or sunflower)<br />

ENGLISH: jiquima, yacon, yacon strawberry<br />

SPANISH: ajipa, arboloco, aricoma, aricona, asipa, jacón, llacjón,<br />

llacón, llakuma, llamón, jícama, jíkima, jíquima, jíquimilla, puhe,<br />

yacón, yacuma<br />

USES/NOTES: Cultiv<strong>at</strong>ed in Andean home gardens from Colombia to<br />

northwestern Argentina for its crisp, white tubers, e<strong>at</strong>en cooked or<br />

uncooked. Stems are e<strong>at</strong>en as a vegetable and are an alcohol source.<br />

Much potential for expansion.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: North-central Andes from nor<strong>the</strong>rn Peru and Ecuador<br />

REFERENCES: Cárdenas 1969, Estrella 1991, Mabberley 1987, N<strong>at</strong>ional<br />

Research Council 1989, Rehm and Espig 1991, Soukup 1970, Vietmeyer<br />

1992<br />

Polypodium aureum [syn. P. areol<strong>at</strong>um Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd., P.<br />

leuc<strong>at</strong>omos Poir., Phlebodium aureum (L.) J.Sm.] also P.<br />

polypodioides (L.) W<strong>at</strong>t<br />

FAMILY: Polypodiaceae (polypody)<br />

SPANISH: canahuala, helecho, palmita, polipodio<br />

USES/NOTES: An unidentified plant part is added to tesgüino.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Neotropics<br />

REFERENCES: MBG n.d., Stolze 1981, Torres n.d., Trujano 1990<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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