Abelmoschus esculentus (L - the University of Maine at Fort Kent

Kermath, Bennett and Pulsipher - Food Plants in the Americs
USES/NOTES: Young leaves are eaten as vegetables, cooked or fresh,
flowers are candied, and leaves are made into tea.
NATURAL RANGE: Eastern North America
REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Peterson 1977
Viola pedatifida G. Don f.
FAMILY: Violaceae (violet)
ENGLISH: larkspur violet, prairie violet, purple prairie violet
USES/NOTES: Leaves are eaten fresh or cooked in soups and flowers
are added to salads.
NATURAL RANGE: Oklahoma and Arkansas of the U.S.
REFERENCES: Bailey Hortorium 1976, Kindscher 1987
Viola sororia Willd. [syn. V. papilionacea Pursh]
FAMILY: Violaceae (violet)
ENGLISH: blue violet, butterfly violet, common blue violet, common
violet, door-yard violet, hairy wood violet, hooded blue violet,
sand violet, sisterly violet, wooly blue violet
USES/NOTES: Thick, somewhat pubescent, dark green leaves, rich in
vitamins A and C, are eaten like spinach, added to salads when
still young, or used for tea. Showy, violet flowers and buds,
rich in vitamin C, may be eaten raw, preserved, in cooked dishes,
or candied. Some authors consider V. papilionacea a distinct
species with a smaller range in the northern range of V. sororia.
NATURAL RANGE: Eastern and central U.S. from the Dakotas and Maine
to Texas and central Florida
REFERENCES: Bailey Hortorium 1976, Crowhurst 1972, Facciola 1990,
Fernald 1950, Gibbons 1966, Harrington 1967, Kartesz 1994,
Kermath (notes), Kindscher 1987, Peterson 1977, Taylor 1998,
Uphof 1968
Viola tricolor L.
FAMILY: Violaceae (violet)
ENGLISH: bird’s eye, bouncing bet, bullweed, garden pansy, heart’sease,
johnny-jump-up, jump-up, pansy, pink-eyed-john, three-color
violet, three-faces-under-a-hood, trinitaria, trinity violet,
violet, wild pansy
PORTUGUESE: amor-perfeito
USES/NOTES: Leaves are eaten fresh, cooked in soups, or made into
tea, and flowers are added to salads.
NATURAL RANGE: Europe, widely naturalized
REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Harrington 1967, McPherson and Mcpherson
1977
Virola guatemalensis (Hemsley) Warb. [syn. Myristica guatemalensis
Hemsley]
FAMILY: Myristicaceae (nutmeg)
SPANISH: cacao volador, sangre
USES/NOTES: Dried seeds have been used to flavor chocolate.
NATURAL RANGE: Neotropics
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