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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 />

NATURAL RANGE: Mexico to Nicaragua<br />

REFERENCES: MBG n.d., Pankhurst 2001<br />

Rubus sax<strong>at</strong>ilis L.<br />

FAMILY: Rosaceae (rose)<br />

ENGLISH: roebuck berry, stone bramble<br />

USES/NOTES: Large fruits are edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: North temper<strong>at</strong>e to Arctic regions<br />

REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Sturtevant 1972<br />

Rubus shankii Standley & L.O. Williams<br />

FAMILY: Rosaceae (rose)<br />

ENGLISH: Shank’s blackberry<br />

USES/NOTES: Large fruits are edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Honduras and perhaps Gu<strong>at</strong>emala<br />

REFERENCES: Facciola 1990<br />

Rubus spectabilis Pursh<br />

FAMILY: Rosaceae (rose)<br />

ENGLISH: salmonberry<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruits are e<strong>at</strong>en fresh or mixed with seal oil.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Western U.S. and Canada<br />

REFERENCES: Jennings 1995, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968, Yanovsky 1936<br />

Rubus trivialis Michaux [syn. R. rubrisetus Rydb. ex Britton]<br />

FAMILY: Rosaceae (rose)<br />

ENGLISH: dewberry, low-bush raspberry, sou<strong>the</strong>rn dewberry<br />

SPANISH: planta preciosisima<br />

USES/NOTES: Potentially large (to 3 cm), juicy, black (when m<strong>at</strong>ure)<br />

fruits are <strong>of</strong> good quality, e<strong>at</strong>en fresh or preserved.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Virginia through sou<strong>the</strong>rn Illinois, Florida, and Texas<br />

REFERENCES: Godfrey 1988, Nelson 1996, Sturtevant 1972, Taylor 1998,<br />

Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968, von Reis Altschul 1973<br />

Rubus ulmifolius Schott<br />

FAMILY: Rosaceae (rose)<br />

ENGLISH: elm-leaved bramble, elmleaf blackberry, Himalaya blackberry,<br />

Himalayan blackberry<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit is edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Britain, n<strong>at</strong>uralized in <strong>the</strong> U.S., Argentina, Bolivia,<br />

and Peru<br />

REFERENCES: Troncoso 1987, Marticorena and Quezada 1985<br />

Rubus ursinus Cham. & Schltdl.<br />

FAMILY: Rosaceae (rose)<br />

ENGLISH: California dewberry, Pacific dewberry, salmonberry, western<br />

blackberry, western dewberry<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruits and shoots are edible, and leaves are made into<br />

tea.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Northwestern North America<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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