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protect North American species from the fungus. Wild rice is also grown as an ornamental plant in garden ponds. Several Native American cultures, such...

(Phaseolus acutifolius, Fabaceae) is native to the southwestern United States and Mexico and has been grown there by the native peoples since pre-Columbian times...

occurs as a spontaneous mutation in field corn and was grown by several Native American tribes. The Iroquois gave the first recorded sweet corn (called "Papoon")...

ugni, Eugenia ugni) is a shrub native to Chile and adjacent regions of southern Argentina. The Mapuche Native American name is "Uñi", and Spanish names...

are the smallest species of the onion family Alliaceae, native to Europe, Asia and North America. They are referred to only in the plural, because they...

(French Provencal Cuisine) Escalivada (Catalan cuisine) Moussaka (Greek cuisine) Mutabal (Lebanese cuisine) Salată de vinete (Romanian cuisine) Thai eggplant...

little commercial liquorice is grown in North America, where it is replaced by a related native species, American Licorice (G. lepidota), which has similar...

apparently is native from Florida and southern Alabama through the West Indies and from Mexico through Central America and South America through Brazil...

The small, shiny black turtle bean is especially popular in Latin American cuisine. It is often called simply the black bean, although this can cause...

family is used in Thai cuisine. Galangal is also called Thai ginger. Asarum canadense, a native species of eastern North America, is also known as "wild...

As a nightshade, it is closely related to the tomato and potato and is native to Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. It is a delicate perennial...

Siraitia grosvenorii is an herbaceous perennial vine native to southern People's Republic of China and Northern Thailand and best known for its fruit,...

Cantonese cuisine, a popular variation adds preserved beancurd - a method known in the Mandarin language as furu (pickled tofu). In Hakka cuisine, yellow...

ventricosum - Enset or "false banana", sometimes used in Ethiopian cuisine (particularly Gurage cuisine). Asia Ensete glaucum - widespread in Asia from India to...

accidentally further north of its native range into southern North America, is causing serious damage to some native species in that area. Other animals...

or nine species of small trees with large leaves and fruit, native to eastern North America. The genus includes the largest edible fruit indigenous to the...

Argentina Basic guide to yerba mate. The New Oxford American Dictionary The Oxford English Dictionary American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language Chambers...

tropical perennial and annual herb in the family Apiaceae. It is native to Mexico and South America, but is cultivated worldwide. In the United States, where...

Eastern North America. J. cinerea L. — Butternut The best-known member of the genus is the Persian walnut (J. regia, literally "royal walnut"), native from the...

Middle Eastern cuisine, nutmeg powder is often used as a spice for savoury dishes. In Arabic, nutmeg is called Jawz at-Tiyb. In European cuisine, nutmeg and...