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NATIVE PLANT TRIVIA
by Maya Brown
1) Which of these plants are edible?
a) Agave
b) Barrel Cactus fruit
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c) Chia Sage seeds
d) Mesquite Beans
2) Which parts of the prickly pear are edible?
a) Fruit
c) Pads
b) Tuna
d) Petals of the flowers
3) Where did Blue Bonnets originate?
a) Ladybird Johnson planted them
b) It is native to the area
c) California
d) They were spread by pioneer women
Bonus: Name and be able to identify five edible or otherwise useful plants in the Big
Bend. You might thank yourself someday for knowing that.
A Guide to the Plants of the Northern Chihuahuan Desert by Carolyn Dodson and
Robert DeWitt Ivey; Little Big Bend: Common, Uncommon, and Rare Plants of Big Bend
National Park by Roy Morey; Plants of the Chihuahuan Desert: A Guide to Common
Native Species by Jenette Jurado.
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Answers: 1- All of them! All of them are edible.
Most you have to boil or cook in some way to be
consumable.
2 - Again all! All the named parts of the prickly Pear
cactus are edible. As I’m sure you know, Fruit and
Tuna are the same thing. I can’t trick you, can I?
3 - b. It’s a native flower! You knew that. It’s the state
flower of Texas!