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Ethnobotanical Tour Ethnobotanical Tour How are plants used?

Egyptian Paper Reed Egyptian Paper Reed

• Used by ancient

Egyptians to make paper called papyrus

Spanish Moss Spanish Moss

• Used in packing

material, saddle blankets, bridles, and fishing nets

Harlequin Harlequin Glorybower Glorybower

• Leaves are used

externally to treat dermatitis and internally to treat hypertension, arthritis and joint pain

Banana Banana

• Grown in 130 countries;

ranks fourth after rice, wheat and corn in human consumption

• Stocks and leaves used to

make cloth, utensils, houses

Hawaiian tree fern Hawaiian tree fern

• Used for dressing wounds and

stuffing mattresses and pillows in the 1800s

• Young, coiled fronds require

hours of soaking and boiling to make them edible

Pacaya palm Pacaya palm

• Vegetable resembles a

small ear of corn and can be eaten raw or cooked; it tastes similar to asparagus

Allspice Allspice

• Brown berry-like fruit is

dried and used as a spice

Ice Cream bean Ice Cream bean

• Inside of the fruit (a long

pod) tastes similar to vanilla ice cream

• Used to treat arthritis,

diarrhea, and rheumatism

Ponderosa Lemon Hybrid Ponderosa Lemon Hybrid

• The juice, rind, leaves,

flowers are used in flavoring drinks, salad dressings and desserts and are rich in vitamin C

Century Plant Century Plant

• Fibers are used in ropes
• Native Americans used the

plant to make pens, nails, and needles

• Mexicans use it to make the

beverage pulque

Strawberry Guava Strawberry Guava

• Used to make jams,

jellies, and juices and are rich in vitamin C

Created by the Conservatory Created by the Conservatory Education Committee, 2007 Education Committee, 2007

Members Members Adriene Adriene L. Brown, TCC and

• L. Brown, TCC and Multicare

Multicare Megan Fish, University of Puget Sound Megan Fish, University of Puget Sound Sue Habeck, Tacoma Community College Sue Habeck, Tacoma Community College Kathy Kathy Heimann Heimann, , Blix Blix Elementary Elementary Amy Ryken, University of Puget Sound Amy Ryken, University of Puget Sound Kathie Stork, Geiger Elementary Kathie Stork, Geiger Elementary Lila Lila Transue Transue, , Bellarmine Bellarmine Preparatory Preparatory

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