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

Kermath, Bennett and Pulsipher - Food Plants in the Americs
USES/NOTES: Powdered leaves are made into a refreshing beverage. Young
shoots and leaves are eaten raw or cooked. Also medicinal.
NATURAL RANGE: Eurasia, widely naturalized in the Americas
REFERENCES: Bourke et al. 1987, Breedlove 1986, Facciola 1990, Kirk
1970, Marticorena and Quezada 1985, Radford et al. 1968
Prunus alabamensis Mohr
FAMILY: Rosaceae (rose)
ENGLISH: Alabama cherry, Alabama chokecherry
SPANISH: cereza
USES/NOTES: Juicy, dark red to black fruits occasionally are eaten
preserved or rarely out of hand.
NATURAL RANGE: Southeastern U.S. coastal plain, North Carolina to
northern Florida and Alabama
REFERENCES: Godfrey 1988, Mabberley 1987, Nelson 1994
Prunus americana Marshall
FAMILY: Rosaceae (rose)
ENGLISH: American plum, American wild plum, August plum, goose plum,
North American plum, river plum, wild plum
USES/NOTES: Often tart, though sometimes sweet fruits, occasionally
sold in markets, are eaten preserved, cooked, or rarely dried or
out of hand. Kernel is said to be edible. Small tree, with
exfoliating bark, also is grown for its abundant, sweetly fragrant,
white flowers.
NATURAL RANGE: Eastern North America, widespread from north-central
Florida to southeastern Canada
REFERENCES: Bailey Hortorium 1976, Godfrey 1988, Harrington 1967,
Kermath (notes), Kindscher 1987, Mabberley 1987, Nelson 1994, Sauer
1993, Yanovsky 1936
Prunus angustifolia Marshall [syn. P. chicasa nomen illegit.]
FAMILY: Rosaceae (rose)
ENGLISH: chickasaw plum, Indian cherry, mountain cherry, wild plum
USES/NOTES: Crimson to pink or yellow fruits, of wild and cultivated
varieties, vary in quality and degree of tartness from very tart to
sweet and are eaten out of hand, or more typically cooked or
preserved. Thicket forming, small trees are used sparingly in urban
landscaping for their abundant, though insipid smelling, white
flowers.
NATURAL RANGE: Southeastern North America
REFERENCES: Crowhurst 1972, Godfrey 1988, Kermath (notes), Mabberley
1987, Nelson 1994, Sturtevant 1972, Uphof 1968
Prunus angustifolia Marshall var. watsonii
FAMILY: Rosaceae (rose)
ENGLISH: sand chickasaw plum, sand plum, sandhill plum
USES/NOTES: Tart fruits are eaten cooked or preserved.
NATURAL RANGE: Western North America
REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Fernald 1950, Medsger 1939, Kindscher 1987
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