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More plant Id's

Posted by Anakaleki z9FriendswoodTX (nelumbo_nucifera@hotmail.com) on
Mon, Aug 22, 05 at 20:20

I have a few more unidentified edible plants.

The first seems like an odd variety of sweet potato. It has the same growth habit as sweet potato.

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The next two have thick, succulent-lke leaves. The red one has purple berries.

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The last one my grandparents use in stews. It has a slimy texture when cooked.

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Thanks!


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RE: More plant Id's

The first one is possibly Ipomoea aquatica. Several forms are grown as vegetables in Asia, differing in leaf width.

The second and third are respectively the white and red forms of Basella rubra (of which B. alba is a synonym), Malabar spinach.

The fourth is Corchorus olitorius, which goes by many different common names and is both a fiber crop and a green vegetable.


 
 

 

 


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