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Lathyrus sativus, also known as grass pea, cicerchia, blue sweet pea, chickling pea, chickling vetch, Indian pea, [2] white pea [3] and white vetch, [4] is a legume (family Fabaceae) commonly grown for human consumption and livestock feed in Asia and East Africa. [5]
The sweet pea, Lathyrus odoratus, is a flowering plant in the genus Lathyrus in the family Fabaceae , native to Sicily, southern Italy and the Aegean Islands. [ 2 ] It is an annual climbing plant, growing to a height of 1–2 metres (3 ft 3 in – 6 ft 7 in), where suitable support is available.
Berries (from July), edible raw, dried as a spice or cooked as a jelly [3] Sweet chestnut: Castanea sativa: Throughout Europe and parts of Asia; common in woods and parks: Nuts (October to November). Chestnuts are edible raw or in any other preparation, such as roasted, boiled, stewed or baked. [4] Hazel: Corylus avellana
Peas also contain nearly 7% of your daily amount of iron, Derocha adds, which is a good reminder "because often people think (iron has to come from) liver, organ meats or a steak, but it doesn't ...
The Inupiat people call the plant wild potato and obtain dietary fiber from the roots. Alpine sweetvetch is the most important food source for the Dena'ina people after wild fruit species. [ 1 ] The Eskimo train dogs to locate stores of roots that have been cached by mice.
People were probably dead set on making the root vegetables where they ended up edible. Eating root vegetables as a staple might be the most engrained human tradition. Image credits: BonerSoupAndSalad
Oca - specific species of Oxalis, or Wood Sorrel with large edible root. Tobacco Root (species of Velerian, not actual tobacco) Wapato- several species of Sagittaria; Wild Onion- several native species, such as Ramps and Meadow Garlic; Wild Sweet Potato- roots of several native species of Ipomoea, also known as Morning Glory
Hedysarum species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera (moth and butterfly) species including Coleophora accordella.Some species, such as Hedysarum alpinum also known as Alpine sweetvetch or wild potato, were eaten by the Inuit to help ward off the effects of scurvy due to it being rich in vitamin C, containing about 21 mg/100g.