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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 />

USES/NOTES: Rhizomes are e<strong>at</strong>en raw or as flour.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: North America<br />

REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Fernald et al. 1958, Harrington 1967,<br />

Harris 1972, Mabberley 1987, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Scirpus pterolepis (Nees) Kunth [syn. S. lacustris L.] and<br />

Schoenoplectus acutus (Muhlenb. ex Bigelow) Löve & D. Löve [syn.<br />

Scirpus acutus Muhlenb. ex Bigelow]<br />

FAMILY: Cyperaceae (sedge)<br />

ENGLISH: bulrush, common tule, gre<strong>at</strong> bulrush, hardstem bulrush (S.<br />

acutus), tule, tule rush<br />

USES/NOTES: Young shoots and potentially long rhizomes were once<br />

widely consumed (raw or cooked) by Amerindians. Pollen and seeds<br />

may be made into an edible meal.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Canada and <strong>the</strong> U.S., widespread<br />

REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Gibbons 1973, Gibbons and Tucker 1979,<br />

Harrington 1967, Mabberley 1987, Peterson 1977, Smith and<br />

Y<strong>at</strong>skievych 1996, Yanovsky 1936<br />

Scirpus nevadensis S. W<strong>at</strong>son<br />

FAMILY: Cyperaceae (sedge)<br />

ENGLISH: Nevada bulrush<br />

USES/NOTES: Cheyenne people <strong>at</strong>e <strong>the</strong> roots raw.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Western North America<br />

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

Scirpus tabernaemontani C. Gmelin [syn. S. validus Vahl]<br />

FAMILY: Cyperaceae (sedge)<br />

ENGLISH: gre<strong>at</strong> American bulrush, gre<strong>at</strong> bulrush, s<strong>of</strong>tstem bulrush,<br />

tall bulrush, tule<br />

USES/NOTES: Young shoots and rootstocks are e<strong>at</strong>en raw, cooked, or<br />

pounded. Pollen and seeds are made into a meal.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: North America<br />

REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Fernald et al. 1958, Harrington 1967,<br />

Harris 1972, Peterson 1977, Yanovsky 1936<br />

Sclerocactus uncin<strong>at</strong>us var. wrightii (Engelm.) N. Taylor [syn.<br />

Ancistrocactus uncin<strong>at</strong>us (Galeotti) L. Benson, Ferocactus<br />

uncin<strong>at</strong>us var. wrightii (Engelm.) N. Taylor, Ham<strong>at</strong>ocactus<br />

uncin<strong>at</strong>us (Galeotti) Borg]<br />

FAMILY: Cactaceae (cactus)<br />

USES/NOTES: Small oblong, brownish red to crimsen fruit is edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Western Texas to central Mexico<br />

REFERENCES: Bailey Hortorium 1976, Britton and Rose 1963, Kartesz<br />

1994, Mabberley 1987, Martin et al. 1987<br />

Scoparia dulcis L.<br />

FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae (figwort or snapdragon)<br />

ENGLISH: bitterbroom, broomweed, sweet broom<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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