Edible Plant Database

Rosa chinensis

China rose, Chinese tea rose, Monthly rose

Rosaceae

Edible: Flowers, Fruit, Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Salvia japonica

Japanese sage, Shu wei cao

Lamiaceae

Edible: Leaves

Saussurea nuda

Nutty saw-wort

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves, Flowers

Tabernaemontana alba

Apocynaceae

Edible: Sap

Tricholoma aurantium

Tricholomataceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Vallisneria spiralis

Eel grass, Tape-grass, Wild celery

Hydrocharitaceae

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Asclepias rubra

Red silkweed

Apocynaceae

Edible: Flowers, Gum, Leaves, Seeds pod

Bidens ostruthioides

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves - tea

Chenopodium quinoa

Quinoa

Amaranthaceae

Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable

Eleutherococcus senticosus

Siberian ginseng

Araliaceae

Edible: Leaves, Stem - tea

Endiandra pubens

Hairy Walnut, Boomban

Lauraceae

Edible: Seeds kernel, Nuts

Lomatium parryi

Parry's biscuit root, Utah desert parsley

Apiaceae

Edible: Plant

Pilosocereus alensis

Pitahaya barbon

Cactaceae

Edible: Fruit

Pinus roxburghii

Chir Pine, Long-leaved Indian Pine

Pinaceae

Edible: Seeds, Manna

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Winged bean

Fabaceae

Edible: Seeds, Pods, Leaves, Flowers, Roots, Vegetable

Tillandsia bourgaei

Bromeliaceae

Edible: Leaf bases ?

Aralia cordata

Japanese asparagus

Araliaceae

Edible: Leaves, Stalks, Vegetable, Shoots, Root

Caucalis platycarpos

Small bur-parsley

Apiaceae

Edible: Leaves, Seeds

Harungana madagascariensis

Orange-milk tree

Clusiaceae

Edible: Berries, Seeds, Fruit

Saraca thaipingensis

Yellow saraca

Fabaceae

Edible: Leaves, Seeds

Stetsonia coryne

Cardon, Toothpick cactus, Tuna, Branch candlestick cactus

Cactaceae

Edible: Fruit

Tagetes micrantha

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves

Trichanthera gigantea

Giant trichanthera

Acanthaceae

Edible: Leaves

Alectryon coriaceus

Beach bird’s eye, Soap Berry, Beach Alectryon

Sapindaceae

Edible: Fruit aril

Amana edulis

Edible tulip

Liliaceae

Edible: Leaves, Root, Bulb, Stalks, Shoots

Azara microphylla

Box-leaf azara, Vanilla tree

Salicaceae

Edible: Fruit

Bactris major

Maraja palm, Cubarro palm

Arecaceae

Edible: Seeds, Fruit

Catophractes alexandri

Bignoniaceae

Cotoneaster microphyllus

Rockspray cotoneaster

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit

Dryopteris sparsa

Shield fern, Wood fern

Dryopteridaceae

Edible: Fronds, Leaves

Guizotia abyssinica

Niger Seed

Asteraceae

Edible: Seeds, Leaves, Seed - Oil, Vegetable

Helichrysum zeyheri

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves

Populus simonii

Chinese Cottonwood, Simon poplar

Salicaceae

Edible: Leaves

Renealmia alpinia

Cumpia, Combia

Zingiberaceae

Edible: Fruit fibres - flavouring, Seeds, Leaves, Spice, Oil

Trichostigma octandrum

Basket vine

Phytolaccaceae

Edible: Leaves

Viburnum wrightii

Adoxaceae

Edible: Fruit

Zanthoxylum piperitum

Japanese Pepper leaf, Sichuan pepper

Rutaceae

Edible: Seeds, Berry, Leaves, Bark, Fruit - spice

Alhagi graecorum

Camelthorn, Mannatree, Persian manna plant, Alhagi

Fabaceae

Edible: Manna

Alstonia macrophylla

Match stick tree

Apocynaceae

Edible: Root - flavouring, Bark - drink

Cereus fernambucensis

Jumbeba

Cactaceae

Edible: Fruit

Commiphora glandulosa

Glandular corkwood, Tall firethorn corkwood

Burseraceae

Edible: Gum, Roots - drink

Cyclanthera pedata

Calabash gourd

Cucurbitaceae

Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Flowers, Vegetable

Eleocharis elegans

Cyperaceae

Edible: Root

Eucryphia lucida

Tasmanian leatherwood

Cunoniaceae

Edible: Flowers - honey

Glinus oppositifolius

Bitter cumin

Molluginaceae

Edible: Leaves, Shoots, Vegetable, Flowers

Nolina palmeri

Asparagaceae

Edible: Flower stalk ?

Ochradenus baccatus

Resedaceae

Edible: Fruit

Oxystelma esculentum

Alpin's oxystelma, Rosy milkweed vine

Apocynaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves