Edible Plant Database

Lonicera periclymenum

Caprifoliaceae

Edible: Nectar, Flowers, Fruit

Pulmonaria obscura

Boraginaceae

Edible: Leaves, Flowers - nectar

Quercus garryana

Oregon Oak, Oregon white oak, Garry oak, Western oak

Fagaceae

Edible: Seeds, Nuts

Silphium perfoliatum

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves

Washingtonia robusta

Desert Fan Palm

Arecaceae

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Palm heart, Cabbage

Bromus tectorum

Cheat grass, Drooping brome

Poaceae

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Dryopteris marginalis

Dryopteridaceae

Platanus racemosa

California sycamore

Platanaceae

Edible: Bark

Polypodium vulgare

Common polypody, Wall fern

Polypodiaceae

Edible: Root, Rhizome

Tanacetum parthenium

Feverfew, Wild camomile

Asteraceae

Edible: Flowers - tea

Trametes hirsuta

Polyporaceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Trifolium incarnatum

Crimson clover, Italian Clover

Fabaceae

Edible: Seeds, Flowers, Leaves

Colocasia esculenta

Taro

Araceae

Edible: Corm, Leaves, Stalks, Stem, Vegetable, Root, Flowers

Coreopsis tinctoria

Cress-leaved tickseed

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves

Cylindropuntia leptocaulis

Christmas cactus

Cactaceae

Edible: Fruit

Dracaena fragrans

Forest dracaena

Asparagaceae

Edible: Fruit Poisonous

Umbilicus rupestris

Pennywort, Navelwort, Wall pennywort

Crassulaceae

Edible: Leaves

Aesculus pavia

Red buckeye, Scarlet buckeye, Firecracker-plant

Sapindaceae

Edible: Seeds, Nut, Caution

Asplenium ruta-muraria

Aspleniaceae

Edible: Fronds - spice

Marah macrocarpa

Cucurbitaceae

Edible: Fruit

Plantago coronopus

Buck's-horn plantain, Star-of-the-earth, Crowfoot plantain

Plantaginaceae

Edible: Leaves, Shoots, Vegetable

Sisymbrium loeselii

False London rocket, Tumbleweed mustard

Brassicaceae

Edible: Leaves

Castanea dentata

American chestnut, American sweet chestnut

Fagaceae

Edible: Nuts, Seeds

Comarum palustre

Marsh five-finger

Rosaceae

Edible: Leaves - tea, Fruit - drink, Flowers - drink

Dianthus barbatus

Sweet William

Caryophyllaceae

Edible: Flowers, Spice

Myosotis arvensis

Field forget-me-not

Boraginaceae

Edible: Leaves, Flowers

Polygonatum multiflorum

Solomon's seal

Asparagaceae

Edible: Leaves, Root, Rhizome

Vaccinium ovatum

Evergreen huckleberry

Ericaceae

Edible: Fruit

Yucca schidigera

Mojave yucca

Asparagaceae

Edible: Flowers, Fruit, Stem

Alnus rubra

Oregon alder, Red alder

Betulaceae

Edible: Wood - flavour, Bark, Buds, Catkins, Sap

Nephrolepis cordifolia

Fishbone fern, Tuberous sword fern

Nephrolepidaceae

Edible: Roots, Tubers, Fronds, Leaves, Tea

Pilea microphylla

Rockweed

Urticaceae

Edible: Leaves - spice, Plant - spice, Plant - tea

Viburnum tinus

Adoxaceae

Edible: Leaves

Cyperus eragrostis

Cyperaceae

Edible: Tubers, Tubers - coffee, Root

Tribulus terrestris

Land Caltrops

Zygophyllaceae

Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Fruit - tea, Flowers, Fruit - oil

Persea americana

Avocado, West Indian Avocado

Lauraceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Vegetable, Caution

Phacelia tanacetifolia

Tansy phacelia

Boraginaceae

Edible: Flowers, Honey

Phoenix canariensis

Canary Island Date Palm

Arecaceae

Edible: Fruit, Sap

Solidago flexicaulis

Asteraceae

Trillium undulatum

Painted trillium

Melanthiaceae

Edible: Leaves

Viburnum prunifolium

Black Haw

Adoxaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Acacia longifolia

Coast wattle, Sydney golden wattle

Fabaceae

Edible: Seeds, Gum, Grub, Flowers, Pods

Carduus pycnocephalus

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves, Stems

Epilobium canum subsp. latifolium

Hummingbird trumpet

Onagraceae

Edible: Flowers - nectar

Hydrangea arborescens

Wild hydrangea

Hydrangeaceae

Edible: Twigs - tea

Rosa acicularis

Wild rose, Prickly rose

Rosaceae

Edible: Flowers, Fruit, Tea, Seeds, Stem

Ruscus aculeatus

Box Holly, Butcher’s broom, Jew's myrtle, Sicilian asparagus

Asparagaceae

Edible: Shoots, Stems, Seeds - coffee

Brassica rapa

Wild turnip

Brassicaceae

Edible: Roots, Leaves, Seeds, Flowers