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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 />

FAMILY: Gramineae or Poaceae (grass)<br />

ENGLISH: sand dropseed<br />

USES/NOTES: Tiny seeds were e<strong>at</strong>en by Amerindians.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: North America<br />

REFERENCES: Crowhurst 1972, Kindscher 1987, Mabberley 1987, Uph<strong>of</strong><br />

1968, Yanovsky 1936<br />

Sporobolus flexuosus (Thunb. ex Vasey) Rydb.<br />

FAMILY: Gramineae or Poaceae (grass)<br />

ENGLISH: mesa dropseed<br />

USES/NOTES: Amerindians <strong>at</strong>e <strong>the</strong> seeds.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Southwestern U.S. and adjacent Mexico<br />

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

Stachys floridana Shuttlew. ex Benth.<br />

FAMILY: Labi<strong>at</strong>ae or Lamiaceae (mint)<br />

ENGLISH: betony, Florida betony, hedge nettle<br />

USES/NOTES: White tubers are edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Sou<strong>the</strong>astern U.S. to Texas<br />

REFERENCES: Black and Ruppert 1995, Correll and Johnston 1970,<br />

Radford et al. 1968, Taylor 1998<br />

Stachys hyssopifolia Michaux<br />

FAMILY: Labi<strong>at</strong>ae or Lamiaceae (mint)<br />

ENGLISH: hyssop hedge nettle<br />

USES/NOTES: Crisp white tubers are edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Eastern U.S. from Massachusetts to nor<strong>the</strong>rn Florida<br />

and Missouri<br />

REFERENCES: Fernald 1950, Peterson 1977<br />

Stachys palustris L.<br />

FAMILY: Labi<strong>at</strong>ae or Lamiaceae (mint)<br />

ENGLISH: marsh betony, marsh woundwort, woundwort<br />

USES/NOTES: White tubers and young shoots are e<strong>at</strong>en cooked in <strong>the</strong><br />

western U.S. and Europe.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Europe, widely n<strong>at</strong>uralized<br />

REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Fernald et al. 1958, Kirk 1970,<br />

Mabberley 1987, Peterson 1977, Zarucchi 1998<br />

Stachytarpheta cayennensis (Rich.) Vahl<br />

FAMILY: Verbenaceae (verbena)<br />

PORTUGUESE: erva-do-sumidouro, gervão, gervão-roxo, rincão,<br />

rinchão, urgebão<br />

SPANISH: alacrán, ocollucuy sacha, sacha verbena, verbena regional<br />

USES/NOTES: Stem tips are used like tea or as a spice. Also used to<br />

tre<strong>at</strong> diabetes and o<strong>the</strong>r ailments.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Neotropics from Honduras through tropical Brazil<br />

REFERENCES: Ayala Flores 1984, Duke and Vásquez 1994, Facciola<br />

1990, Jørgensen and León-Yánez 1999, Molina 1975, Pérez-Arbeláez<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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