The artichoke is a popular vegetable grown for its bud. It was known as a delicacy at least 2,500 years ago. The entire U.S. artichoke crop is produced in the midcostal area of California. Lewis and Clark and their people ate this vegetable for dinner one night after 'the squaw' dug its root up from under the ground. The onion is by far the most important bulb vegetable.
Onions vary in color, with white yellow, and red predominating.
In the United States, California produces the largest crop. The American elm, a stately shade tree, produces red flowers that have no petals and seeds that provide food for birds and squirrels. The white ash is about 82 feet tall and has staminate and pistillate flowers. The compound leaves usually have seven leaflets. The winged fruits, called samaras, are 1-2 inched in length.