Okra

Okra is an annual vegetable commonly grown in the Southern United States. Like many members of the Mallow (Malvaceae) Family, its fruit and seeds are slimy (mucilagenous). The fruit contains plenty of iron, zinc and vitamin B complex, however.


Abelmoschus esculentus Silver Queen Okra
A. manihot  
A. moschatus  
   

 

 
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