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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: Grown as a forage crop and by beekeepers for honey<br />

production. Young sprouts are used occasionally as a po<strong>the</strong>rb.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Europe to West Asia, now nearly cosmopolitan<br />

REFERENCES: Carneiro Martins 1989, Mabberley 1987, Sturtevant 1972,<br />

Usher 1974<br />

Trifolium microcephalum Pursh<br />

FAMILY: Fabaceae <strong>of</strong> Leguminosae subfam. Papilionoideae (bean or<br />

pea)<br />

ENGLISH: pinhead clover<br />

USES/NOTES: Leaves and stems are e<strong>at</strong>en cooked.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Mexico to western Canada<br />

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

Trifolium pr<strong>at</strong>ense L.<br />

FAMILY: Fabaceae <strong>of</strong> Leguminosae subfam. Papilionoideae (bean or<br />

pea)<br />

ENGLISH: red clover<br />

USES/NOTES: Seeds are e<strong>at</strong>en in salads or as flour, leaves may be<br />

e<strong>at</strong>en cooked, and flowers are used for tea or flour.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Eurasia, now cosmopolitan<br />

REFERENCES: Medsger 1939, Peterson 1977<br />

Trifolium repens L.<br />

FAMILY: Fabaceae <strong>of</strong> Leguminosae subfam. Papilionoideae (bean or<br />

pea)<br />

ENGLISH: white clover<br />

USES/NOTES: Seeds are e<strong>at</strong>en in salads or as flour, leaves may be<br />

e<strong>at</strong>en cooked, and flowers are used for tea or flour.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Eurasia, now cosmopolitan<br />

REFERENCES: Fernald et al. 1958, Peterson 1977, Taylor 1998<br />

Trifolium stoloniferum Muhl. ex E<strong>at</strong>on<br />

FAMILY: Fabaceae <strong>of</strong> Leguminosae subfam. Papilionoideae (bean or<br />

pea)<br />

ENGLISH: buffalo clover, running buffalo clover<br />

USES/NOTES: Seeds <strong>of</strong> this endangered species are e<strong>at</strong>en in salads or<br />

as flour, leaves may be e<strong>at</strong>en cooked, and flowers are e<strong>at</strong>en<br />

cooked or as flour or may be used for tea.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Arkansas to Illinois, Ohio, and West Virginia<br />

REFERENCES: Brooks 1983, Fernald et al. 1958, Peterson 1977<br />

Trifolium willdenowii Sprengel [syn. T. trident<strong>at</strong>um Lindley]<br />

FAMILY: Fabaceae <strong>of</strong> Leguminosae subfam. Papilionoideae (bean or<br />

pea)<br />

ENGLISH: cow clover, seaside clover, springbank clover, tomc<strong>at</strong><br />

clover<br />

USES/NOTES: Leaves and stems are e<strong>at</strong>en raw or cooked, flowers are a<br />

honey source, and seeds are e<strong>at</strong>en as a grain or sprouted.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: California to British Columbia and Texas<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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