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 .