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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 />

Rosa arkansana Porter<br />

FAMILY: Rosaceae (rose)<br />

ENGLISH: Arkansas rose, low prairie rose, prairie rose, prairie wild<br />

rose, wild prairie rose, wild rose<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit is e<strong>at</strong>en raw, stewed, or made into jelly. Young<br />

shoots and leaves are e<strong>at</strong>en cooked, flower petals are edible, and<br />

leaves, flowers, and fruits are made into tea.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Central North America from Manitoba to New Mexico and<br />

Texas east to New York<br />

REFERENCES: Bailey Hortorium 1976, Facciola 1990, Kindscher 1987<br />

Rosa blanda Aiton<br />

FAMILY: Rosaceae (rose)<br />

ENGLISH: Labrador rose, meadow rose, smooth rose, wild prairie rose,<br />

wild rose<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruits and flowers <strong>of</strong> North Dakota’s st<strong>at</strong>e flower are<br />

edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Nor<strong>the</strong>rn central and eastern U.S. and adjacent Canada,<br />

extending fur<strong>the</strong>r south in <strong>the</strong> east<br />

REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Gleason and Cronquist 1991, Turner and<br />

Szczawinski 1979<br />

Rosa californica Cham. & Schltdl.<br />

FAMILY: Rosaceae (rose)<br />

ENGLISH: California rose, California wild rose<br />

SPANISH: macu<strong>at</strong>a, rosa de California, rosa silvestre de California<br />

USES/NOTES: Ripe fruits, called macu<strong>at</strong>as in Spanish, are e<strong>at</strong>en raw or<br />

steamed.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Oregon to Baja California<br />

REFERENCES: Bailey Hortorium 1976, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968, Yanovsky 1936<br />

Rosa canina L.<br />

FAMILY: Rosaceae (rose)<br />

ENGLISH: brier rose, dog brier, doghip, dogrose, rose hips (fruit<br />

only)<br />

PORTUGUESE: rainha-das-flores, rosa, rosa-canina, rosa-de-cão, rosamosqueta,<br />

rosa-selvagem<br />

SPANISH: rosa, rosa-silvestre<br />

USES/NOTES: Leaves are used as tea, edible fruits, known as rose hips,<br />

are rich in vitamin C, and flowers are used in salads, candied, or<br />

as a flavoring agent.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Europe and North Africa, n<strong>at</strong>uralized in <strong>the</strong> Americas<br />

REFERENCES: Bailey Hortorium 1976, Duke and Vásquez 1994, Facciola<br />

1990, Mabberley 1987, Neumann n.d., Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Rosa carolina L.<br />

FAMILY: Rosaceae (rose)<br />

ENGLISH: Carolina rose, pasture rose<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruits and flowers are edible.<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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