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Tuckahoe Slave Quarters
Tuckahoe is a Native American word that may refer to: Plants and fungi *''Peltandra virginica'', also called tuckahoe; the rhizome was cooked and used as food by Native Americans *''Orontium aquaticum'', also called tuckahoe; the seeds and rhizome were used as food by Native Americans *''Wolfiporia extensa'', also called tuckahoe; the sclerotium of a fungus used as food by Native Americans and by the Chinese as a medicinal Buildings in the United States *Tuckahoe Plantation, boyhood home of Thomas Jefferson, Virginia *Tuckahoe (Jensen Beach, Florida) or the Leach Mansion, Jensen Beach, Florida Natural formations in the United States *Tuckahoe Bay, in South Carolina *Tuckahoe Creek, in Maryland *Tuckahoe River (other) *Tuckahoe Group, geologic group, Virginia Places in the United States Maryland *Tuckahoe State Park, a public park in Maryland Missouri *Tuckahoe, Missouri, an unincorporated community New Jersey *Tuckahoe, New Jersey, an unincorporated community ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peltandra Virginica
''Peltandra virginica'' is a plant of the arum family known as green arrow arum and tuckahoe. It is widely distributed in wetlands in the eastern United States, as well as in Quebec, Ontario, and Cuba.Whigham, Dennis F., Robert L. Simpson and Mary A. Leck. 1979. The Distribution of Seeds, Seedlings, and Established Plants of Arrow Arum (Peltandra virginica (L.) Kunth) in a Freshwater Tidal Wetland Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 106: 193-199 It is common in central Florida including the Everglades and along the Gulf Coast. Its rhizomes are tolerant to low oxygen levels found in wetland soils. It can be found elsewhere in North America as an introduced species and often an invasive plant. ''P. virginica'' is a hydrophytic marshland aquatic plant pollinated by a chloropid fly through providing a brood site and releasing the pollen onto them. The primary dispersal mechanisms are via water and animals. Description This is an emergent perennial herb growing from a large rhi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |