Agave (Agave species)Description: These plants have large clusters of thick, fleshy leaves borne close to the ground and surrounding a central stalk. The plants flower only once, then die. They produce a massive flower stalk. Habitat and Distribution: Agaves prefer dry, open areas. They are found throughout Central America, the Caribbean, and parts of the western deserts of the United States and Mexico. Edible Parts: Its flowers and flower buds are edible. Boil them before eating. Caution: The juice of some species causes dermatitis in some individuals. Other Uses: Cut the huge flower stalk and collect the juice for drinking. Some species have very fibrous leaves. Pound the leaves and remove the fibers for weaving and making ropes. Most species have thick, sharp needles at the tips of the leaves. Use them for sewing or making hooks. The sap of some species contains a chemical that makes the sap suitable for use as a soap. | Bearberry or kinnikinnick (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)Description: This plant is a common evergreen shrub with reddish, scaly bark and thick, leathery leaves 4 centimeters long and 1 centimeter wide. It has white flowers and bright red fruits. Habitat and Distribution: This plant is found in arctic, subarctic, and temperate regions, most often in sandy or rocky soil. Edible Parts: Its berries are edible raw or cooked. You can make a refreshing tea from its young leaves. | Fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium)Description: This plant grows up to 1.8 meters tall. It has large, showy, pink flowers and lance-shaped leaves. Its relative, the dwarf fireweed (Epilobium latifolium), grows 30 to 60 centimeters tall. Habitat and Distribution: Tall fireweed is found in open woods, on hillsides, on stream banks, and near seashores in arctic region. It is especially abundant in burned-over areas. Dwarf fireweed is found along streams, sandbars, and lakeshores and on alpine and arctic slopes. Edible Parts: The leaves, stems, and flowers are edible in the spring but become tough in summer. You can split open the stems of old plants and eat the pith raw. |
Oleander (Nerium oleander, Dogbane (Apocynaceae) Family)Description: This shrub or small tree grows to about 9 meters, with alternate, very straight, dark green leaves. Its flowers may be white, yellow, red, pink, or intermediate colors. Its fruit is a brown, podlike structure with many small seeds. Caution: All parts of the plant are very poisonous. Do not use the wood for cooking; it gives off poisonous fumes that can poison food. Habitat and Distribution: This native of the Mediterranean area is now grown as an ornamental in tropical and temperate regions. | Poison sumac (Toxicodendron vernix, Cashew (Anacardiaceae) Family)Description: Poison sumac is a shrub that grows to 8.5 meters tall. It has alternate, pinnately compound leafstalks with 7 to 13 leaflets. Flowers are greenish-yellow and inconspicuous and are followed by white or pale yellow berries. Caution: All parts can cause serious contact dermatitis at all times of the year. Habitat and Distribution: Poison sumac grows only in wet, acid swamps in North America. | Trumpet vine or trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans, Trumpet creeper (Bignoniaceae) Family)Description: This woody vine may climb to 15 meters high. It has pealike fruit capsules. The leaves are pinnately compound, 7 to 11 toothed leaves per leaf stock. The trumpet-shaped flowers are orange to scarlet in color. Caution: This plant causes contact dermatitis. Habitat and Distribution: This vine is found in wet woods and thickets throughout eastern and central North America. |
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