Table 1: SUPERMARKET BOTANY
NAME: DATE: LOCATION(S) VISITED: Examine edible plants from the produce aisle or at the Farmers Market and use your knowledge of plant anatomy to determine plant organ(s). ** How do you know? Answer this question using diagnostic features and relationship to other plant parts. Complete common & scientific names when not given in the table.
Anatomy of Edible **How Do You Know? Name of Vegetable Scientific Name Part
Carrot Family Apiaceae Daucus carota Carrot Apium graveolens Celery
Sunflower Family Asteraceae
Artichoke Cynara scolymus
Belgian endive Cichorium intybus
Lettuce Lactuca sativa
Mustard Family Brassicaceae
Brussels Sprout Brassica oleracea
Cauliflower Brassica oleracea
Cabbage Brassica oleracea
Kale Brassica oleracea
Kohlrabi Brassica oleracea
Radish Raphanus sativus
Turnip Brassica rapa
Spinach Family Chenopodiaceae Swiss Chard Beta vulgaris Beet Beta vulgaris Spinach Spinacea oleracea
Farmer’s Market Tables.doc Table 1: SUPERMARKET BOTANY continued
Anatomy of Edible **How Do You Know? Name of Vegetable Scientific Name Part Lamiaceae Mint Family Lavender
Buckwheat Family Polygonaceae
Rhubarb Rheum rhaponticum
Lily Family Relatives Asparagus Asparagus officinalis Garlic
Tomato Family Potatoe Eggplant Petunia
Squash Family
Family: Cinnamon
Family: Vanilla
Modified from Lab Manual for Applied Botany. Levetin, MacMahon, and Reinsvold (2002)
Table 2: Lane County Farmer’s Market Seasonal Crop Calendar (a chart will be included in the hard copy but can be seen at the following URL) http://www.farmfresh.org/learn/harvestcalendar.php http://www.lanecountyfarmersmarket.com/
Farmer’s Market Tables.doc Table 3: Plant Family Foods After each food item in the MENU below, write in the standard plant family name to which the food belongs. If the food is a fruit, botanically speaking, write the specific fruit type. If not write which specific plant part is being eaten.
Breakfast Prune Juice: ______Apple sauce: ______
Buckwheat cakes: ______Huckleberry syrup: ______
Strawberry Jam: ______Maple syrup: ______
Cinnamon Rolls: ______Lunch Avocado: ______Radishes: ______Cilantro: ______Fried okra: ______Lettuce: ______Steamed broccoli: ______Tomatoes:______Rhubarb pie: ______Poppy seed rolls: ______
Snack
Cashews: ______Corn chips: ______
Peanut butter cup with chocolate: Black bean dip: ______Supper Baked potato: ______Roasted chestnuts: ______
Split pea soup: ______Mint jelly: ______
Almonds: ______Brandied pears: ______
Coffee: ______
Farmer’s Market Tables.doc