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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: Flowers <strong>of</strong> this twining vine are e<strong>at</strong>en fresh in salads<br />

or fried in b<strong>at</strong>ter. Seeds, however, are poisonous.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Sou<strong>the</strong>astern coastal plain from Virginia and Florida<br />

to Missouri and Texas<br />

REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Fernald et al. 1958, Godfrey 1988,<br />

Peterson 1977<br />

Wulffia bacc<strong>at</strong>a (L.f.) Kuntze<br />

FAMILY: Asteraceae or Compositae (aster, composite, or sunflower)<br />

PORTUGUESE: acoci, margaridinha<br />

SPANISH: chirapa sacha, manzanilla sacha<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit reportadly is edible. Also medicinal.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Tropical South America<br />

REFERENCES: Berg 1984, Duke and Vásquez 1994, Rutter 1990<br />

Wulffia stenoglossa DC.<br />

FAMILY: Asteraceae or Compositae (aster, composite, or sunflower)<br />

PORTUGUESE: jambu<br />

USES/NOTES: Fleshy cypselas are edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Brazil<br />

REFERENCES: Mabberley 1987, Martin et al. 1987<br />

Wyethia amplexicaulis (Nutt.) Nutt.<br />

FAMILY: Asteraceae or Compositae (aster, composite, or sunflower)<br />

USES/NOTES: Roots are he<strong>at</strong>ed and allowed to ferment, <strong>the</strong>n e<strong>at</strong>en.<br />

Cypselas are also edible.<br />

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

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

Wyethia longicaulis Gray<br />

FAMILY: Asteraceae or Compositae (aster, composite, or sunflower)<br />

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

pinole.<br />

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

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

Xanthium strumarium var. canadense (Miller) Torrey & A. Gray [syn.<br />

X. pensylvancium Wallr.]<br />

FAMILY: Asteraceae or Compositae (aster, composite, or sunflower)<br />

ENGLISH: cocklebur<br />

USES/NOTES: Leaves and shoots are cooked as greens. Seeds should<br />

not be e<strong>at</strong>en.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: North America<br />

REFERENCES: Kartesz 1994, Tomikel 1986<br />

Xanthosoma <strong>at</strong>rovirens K. Koch & Bouché<br />

FAMILY: Araceae (arum or aroid)<br />

ENGLISH: dark-leaf malanga, tannia<br />

SPANISH: tampa taja, yautía amarilla, yautía vinola<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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