Edible Plant Database

Equisetum sylvaticum

Wood horsetail

Equisetaceae

Edible: Root, Stem

Malvaviscus arboreus

Manzanito, Wax mallow

Malvaceae

Edible: Fruit, Flowers

Persicaria amphibia

Water Knotweed, Willow grass, Amphibious bistort

Polygonaceae

Edible: Leaves, Seeds

Pontederia crassipes

Water hyacinth

Pontederiaceae

Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Vegetable, Leaf stalks, Ash - salt

Anthyllis vulneraria

Rajenik, Kidney vetch

Fabaceae

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Clematis terniflora

Sennin-so

Ranunculaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves

Geum rivale

Water avens, Purple avens, Indian chocolate, Chocolate root

Rosaceae

Edible: Roots - drink, Roots - spice, Leaves, Flowers, Nectar

Hibiscus moscheutos

Rose mallow, Swamp rose mallow

Malvaceae

Edible: Seeds

Rubus caesius

European dewberry, Youngberry, Dewberry

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves - tea, Shoots

Carya cordiformis

Bitternut, Swamp hickory, Bitternut hickory

Juglandaceae

Edible: Seeds, Nuts

Castanea sativa

European Chestnut, Sweet chestnut, Spanish chestnut

Fagaceae

Edible: Nuts, Seeds, Flavouring

Dodonaea viscosa

Sticky hop-bush, Common sand olive

Sapindaceae

Edible: Seeds, Fruit, Leaves

Lespedeza cuneata

Perennial lespedeza

Fabaceae

Edible: Leaves

Prunus persica

Peach

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Flowers, Gum, Leaves

Adiantum pedatum

Northern Maidenhair fern, Five fingered fern

Pteridaceae

Edible: Fronds, Leaves

Aesculus californica

Californian Buckeye, Californian Horse-Chestnut, Berraco

Sapindaceae

Edible: Seeds, Caution

Betula nigra

River Birch, Red Birch, Tropical birch

Betulaceae

Edible: Bark, Sap

Galium boreale

Northern bedstraw

Rubiaceae

Edible: Leaves, Seeds - coffee

Hesperoyucca whipplei

Our Lord's candle

Asparagaceae

Edible: Flowers, Fruit, Seeds, Stem

Lonicera xylosteum

Caprifoliaceae

Edible: Fruit

Quercus palustris

Pin oak, Swamp oak

Fagaceae

Edible: Seeds, Nuts

Salvia mellifera

Californian black sage, Black sage, Button sage

Lamiaceae

Edible: Seeds, Leaves - tea

Cynodon dactylon

Couch

Poaceae

Edible: Leaves, Shoots, Stem, Seeds, Grain, Root, Cereal, Rhizome

Geranium dissectum

Cut-leafed cranesbill

Geraniaceae

Edible: Root, Leaves

Polytrichum commune

Common haircap moss

Polytrichaceae

Edible: Possibly not edible.

Rubus odoratus

Purple-flowering raspberry

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit

Allium tricoccum

Wood leek, Ramp

Amaryllidaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Root, Bulb, Vegetable

Polypodium glycyrrhiza

Licorice fern

Polypodiaceae

Edible: Root, Rhizome

Rhus integrifolia

Lemonade berry, Sourberry

Anacardiaceae

Edible: Fruit

Vaccinium angustifolium

Low-bush blueberry

Ericaceae

Edible: Fruit

Arctium tomentosum var. glabrum

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves

Chimaphila umbellata

Spotted wintergreen, Prince's pine

Ericaceae

Edible: Leaves

Persicaria lapathifolia

Pale Smartweed, Pale Knotweed

Polygonaceae

Edible: Leaves, Seeds

Carya illinoinensis

Pecan

Juglandaceae

Edible: Nuts, Flavouring, Leaves - tea, Seeds - oil

Ficus microcarpa

Small-fruited Fig, Laurel fig, Curtain fig

Moraceae

Edible: Fruit, Aerial root - tea

Hypogymnia physodes

Lichen, Puffed shield lichen

Parmeliaceae

Edible: Lichen

Nothoscordum bivalve

False garlic, Crowpoison

Asparagaceae

Edible: Root, Bulb

Terminalia catappa

Java almond, Coastal almond

Combretaceae

Edible: Kernel, Nuts, Nuts-oil, Fruit

Campanula persicifolia

Harebell, Peach-leaf Bellflower

Campanulaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Root

Ipomoea indica

Convolvulaceae

Edible: Leaves - tea, Leaves

Asclepias asperula

Antelope horns, Green-flowered milkweed

Apocynaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Seeds, Seeds pod, Gum

Carpobrotus edulis

Hottentot Fig, Ice-plant

Aizoaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves flavouring

Echinochloa crus-galli

Barnyard grass, Barnyard millet

Poaceae

Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Cereal, Vegetable

Empetrum nigrum

Black Crowberry, Crakeberry

Ericaceae

Edible: Fruit, Twigs - tea

Eupatorium capillifolium

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves

Plumeria rubra f. acutifolia

Pagoda tree

Apocynaceae

Edible: Dried flowers - tea, Flowers, Vegetable

Populus nigra

Black poplar

Salicaceae

Edible: Bark

Amelanchier arborea

Downy serviceberry, Shadbush, Canadian Service-berry, Juneberry, Shadblow

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves - tea