Crops originating from Pre-Columbian North America

species of flowering plant in the family of Asteraceae

thumb|upright=1.4|A pile of pumpkins at the French Market in New Orleans, Louisiana thumb|upright=1.4|A variety of pumpkin cultivars. The central and rightmost orange fruits are Cucurbita pepo, all others are [[Cucurbita maxima]] thumb|upright=1.4|A field of giant pumpkins

Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa; , from Quechua ' or ') is a flowering plant in the amaranth family. It is an herbaceous annual plant grown as a crop primarily for its edible seeds; the seeds are high in protein, dietary fiber, B vitamins and dietary minerals especially potassium and magnesium in amounts greater than in many grains. Quinoa is not a grass but rather a pseudocereal botanically related to spinach and amaranth (Amaranthus spp.), and originated in the Andean region of northwestern South America. It was first used to feed livestock 5,2007,000 years ago, and for human consumption 3,0004,0

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upright|thumb|right|Vanilla planifolia, flower upright|thumb|right|Dried vanilla beans

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genus of plants

fatty seed of Theobroma cacao which is the basis of chocolate

genus of plants, the wild rices

thumb|Physalis ixocarpa – MHNT

edible seeds of Salvia hispanica and S. columbariae

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species of plant

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species of plant

subsection of plants, the Pinyon pines

alt=Piment flower|thumb|Piment flower in Uaxactun|Uaxactún, north of [[Tikal National Park, Guatemala]] Allspice, also known as Jamaica pepper, myrtle pepper, pimenta, or pimento, is the dried unripe berry of Pimenta dioica, a midcanopy tree native to the Greater Antilles, southern Mexico, and Central America, now cultivated in many warm parts of the world. The name allspice was coined as early as 1621 by the English, who valued it as a spice that combined the flavours of cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove. Contrary to common misconception, it is not a mixture of spices.

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species of plant

edible grain of the Amaranth genus

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set of cultivars of maize that share a bluish tint to the kernels

agricultural practices of pre-historic native cultures in the eastern United States and Canada