Re: wild food plants near you
Ok, here goes! I'll try to list the natives first. These are generally representative of the bush tucker within an hour's drive of where I am.
Solanum quitoense (Naranjilla)
Solanum betaceae (Tamarillo or Tomate de Arbol)
Solanum iforgetwhichone (Pepinillo Dulce)
Physalis peruviana (Uvilla)
Pouteria sapota (Mamey sapote)
Fuschia boliviana
Passiflora mixto (Taxo)
Passiflora ?? (Sachataxo)
Passiflora edulis (Maracuya)
Passiflora ligularis (Granadilla)
Passiflora quadrangulis (Granadilla Gigante)
Ananas cosmosus (Pineapple)
Bactris gaseapes (Chontaduro)
Parajubea cocoides (Quito Palm)
Selenocerus megalanthus (Yellow Pitahaya)
Carica papaya (Papaya)
Vasconcella pentangula (Babaco)
Vasconcella spp (other Papaya relatives like the Mito)
Annona cherimola (Chirimoya)
Annona iforgetwhichone (Guayabana)
Uva de Monte (no idea what the species is)
Juglans neotropica (Andean black walnut)
And the non-natives
Musa x cavendish
Musa spp (Oritos, Rosados, Sedas, Gros Michel)
Monstera deliciosa
Colocasia esculenta (Taro)
Manihot esculenta (Yucca)
Atrocarpus altilis (Breadfruit)
Psidium guajava (Guava)
Eritrobotium japonica (Loquat)
Citrus spp (any number of oranges, lemons, etc.)
there are probably more I'm missing; in the bush I can generally just look at a plant and know whether it's food or not.
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