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

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USES/NOTES: Young shoots of this deciduous shrub to small tree have
been eaten like asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) and sap may be
used for syrup, though with a lower sugar content than some Acer
species.
NATURAL RANGE: Western North America from New Mexico to Nebraska,
North Dakota, Montana, and Alberta west to the coast to Alaska
REFERENCES: Bailey Hortorium 1976, Harrington 1967, Koelling and
Heiligmann 1996
Acer grandidentatum Nutt. in Torrey & A. Gray
FAMILY: Aceraceae (maple)
ENGLISH: big-tooth maple, canyon maple, sugar maple, uvalde bigtooth
maple
USES/NOTES: Sap is used for syrup typically by hobbyists and not
for commercial production.
NATURAL RANGE: Northern Mexico through western Texas and the Rockies
to Washington and adjacent Canada
REFERENCES: Correll and Johnston 1970, Facciola 1990, Kirk 1970,
Koelling and Heiligmann 1996
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
FAMILY: Aceraceae (maple)
ENGLISH: big-leaved maple, Oregon maple
USES/NOTES: Sap is a source of maple syrup of some commercial
consequence and may be boiled down further to sugar. Seed sprouts
and inner bark are also edible. Leaves may be wrapped around food
like grape leaves.
NATURAL RANGE: Pacific coast of North America from California to
British Columbia
REFERENCES: Bailey Hortorium 1976, Facciola 1990, Gibbons and
Tucker 1979, Gunther 1981, Koelling and Heiligmann 1996, Kunkel
1984, Moerman 1998, Munz 1974
Acer negundo L. [syn. Negundo aceroides (L.) Moench, N. mexicanum
DC., N. negundo (L.) H. Karsten nomen illegit.] and including A.
negundo L. var. arizonicum Sarg., var. californicum (Torrey & A.
Gray) Sarg., var. interius (Britton) Sarg. [syn. A. interius
Britt.], var. mexicanum (DC.) Standley & Steyerm. [syn. A.
mexicanum (DC.) Pax, Negundo mexicanum DC.], var. negundo, var.
orizabense (Rydb.) Standley & Steyerm., var. texanum Pax, var.
violaceum (Kirchn.) Jaeger
FAMILY: Aceraceae (maple)
ENGLISH: Arizona boxelder (var. arizonicum), ash-leaved maple,
ashleaf maple, box elder, box-elder maple, California boxelder
(var. californicum), Manitoba maple, western boxelder
PORTUGUESE: acer-negundo, bôrdo-negundo
SPANISH: abundio, acer, acezintle, arce, arce maple, arce negundo,
negundo, negundo mexicano, palo blanco, sácere, zapoxihul
USES/NOTES: Trunk is a minor source of syrup and sugar and the
cambium (inner bark) has been eaten as an emergency food.
DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE
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