Edible Plant Database

Canavalia lineata

Beach bean

Fabaceae

Cardamine trifolia

Trifoliate bitter cress

Brassicaceae

Edible: Leaves

Cissus rotundifolia

Arabian wax cissus, Round-leaved vine

Vitaceae

Edible: Root, Leaves, Fruit, Spice, Vegetable

Cyperus schweinitzii

Flatsedge

Cyperaceae

Edible: Root, Tubers

Eleocharis sphacelata

Tall spike rush

Cyperaceae

Edible: Stem starch, Rhizome, Root

Grewia bicolor

Two-coloured grewia, White-leaved raisin

Malvaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves - tea, Vegetable, Flowers

Oroxylum indicum

Indian trumpet flower

Bignoniaceae

Edible: Seeds, Leaves, Fruit, Pod, Flowers, Stem

Prunus triloba

Flowering almond, Elm-leaved Mei, Yuye Mei, Flowering plum, Rose tree of China

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Salix hastata

Halberd-leaved willow

Salicaceae

Edible: Inner bark, Leaves

Tristerix aphyllus

Loranthaceae

Edible: Fruit

Viburnum suspensum

Hanging viburnum

Adoxaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Afrocanthium mundianum

Rock alder

Rubiaceae

Edible: Fruit

Carpobrotus modestus

Inland pigface

Aizoaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Furcellaria lumbricalis

Furcellariaceae

Edible: Seaweed, Algae

Mammillaria carnea

Pin-cushion cactus

Cactaceae

Nolina parviflora

Small flowered beargrass tree

Asparagaceae

Edible: Flower stalk ?

Pimenta dioica

Allspice Tree, Pimento

Myrtaceae

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Leaves, Spice, Herb, Leaves - tea

Quercus myrsinifolia

Shira kashi, Japanese white oak

Fagaceae

Edible: Seeds, Nut

Schaefferia cuneifolia

Celastraceae

Edible: Fruit

Sesbania grandiflora

Sesbania, Corkwood tree

Fabaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Young pods, Bark, Vegetable

Sterculia quadrifida

Peanut tree, Red-fruited Kurrajong

Malvaceae

Edible: Seeds

Trifolium gracilentum

Pin-point clover

Fabaceae

Edible: Leaves

Ulmus davidiana

Japanese elm, Hairy elm

Ulmaceae

Edible: Fruit, Inner bark, Leaves

Veronica spuria

Speedwell

Plantaginaceae

Edible: Leaves

Woodwardia japonica

Blechnaceae

Edible: Rhizome - starch, Root

Yucca valida

Strong yucca

Asparagaceae

Edible: Flower, Vegetable

Achillea borealis

Milfoil

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves - tea, Flowers - tea

Dendrocalamus latiflorus

Sweet bamboo shoot, Taiwan giant bamboo, Dried bamboo shoot

Poaceae

Edible: Shoots, Vegetable

Gunnera perpensa

River pumpkin

Gunneraceae

Edible: Leaves, Stem, Roots, Flowers

Hyparrhenia rufa

Thatch grass

Poaceae

Sporobolus wrightii

Giant sacaton

Poaceae

Edible: Seeds

Syzygium maire

Swamp maire

Myrtaceae

Edible: Fruit

Tripogandra diuretica

Spiderwort purple

Commelinaceae

Edible: Leaves, Flowers

Albizia procera

Forest Siris, Brown Albizia

Fabaceae

Edible: Leaves, Pods, Vegetable, Bark

Carya pallida

Sand hickory, Pale leaf hickory

Juglandaceae

Edible: Seeds, Nuts

Centaurea benedicta

Blessed thistle, Holy Thistle, Sacred Thistle

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves, Flower heads, Roots, Flavouring

Cercis chinensis

Chinese redbud

Fabaceae

Edible: Leaves, Flowers

Cyperus articulatus

Guinea rush, Jointed flatsedge

Cyperaceae

Edible: Tubers, Root, Rhizomes

Deinbollia oblongifolia

Soap berry, Dune soap-berry

Sapindaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Dysosma pleiantha

Chinese may apple

Berberidaceae

Edible: Fruit, Caution

Erodium crinitum

Native Crowsfoot, Blue Heron’s Bill, Blue crowsfoot

Geraniaceae

Edible: Root, Leaves, Seeds

Marasmius cohaerens

Marasmiaceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Myrtillocactus cochal

Cochal

Cactaceae

Edible: Fruit

Paris verticillata

Sakkannamul

Melanthiaceae

Edible: Leaves

Piper tuberculatum

Tuberculate pepper

Piperaceae

Edible: Fruit

Plantago varia

Plantaginaceae

Edible: Leaves

Sporobolus pyramidalis

Rat's tail grass, Catstail grass, Catstail drop seed

Poaceae

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Tragus racemosus

Carrot seed grass

Poaceae

Edible: Seeds, Cereal