Edible Plant Database

Persea caerulea

Dark blue persea

Lauraceae

Edible: Fruit

Pinus pinceana

Pinceana pine, Weeping pinyon

Pinaceae

Edible: Seeds, Nuts

Prunus myrtifolia

Myrtle cherry

Rosaceae

Edible: Seeds - flavour

Quercus semecarpifolia

Kharshu oak

Fagaceae

Edible: Seeds, Nuts - flour

Agave weberi

Maguey liso

Asparagaceae

Edible: Plant base

Allium obliquum

Twistedleaf garlic, Oblique onion

Amaryllidaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Root, Bulb

Anchusa capensis

Cape forget-me-not

Boraginaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves

Artocarpus camansi

Breadnut, Kamansi

Moraceae

Edible: Seeds, Vegetable

Baphia nitida

Camwood, African sandalwood tree

Fabaceae

Edible: Seeds

Celastrus paniculatus

Black-oil tree, Intellect tree

Celastraceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Flowers

Cereus forbesii

Kiahatyuk

Cactaceae

Edible: Fruit

Cibotium chamissoi

Hapu'u i 'i, Hapu 'u pulu, Hawaiian tree fern, Chamisso's manfern

Dicksoniaceae

Edible: Stem - starch

Elaeagnus formosana

Elaeagnaceae

Edible: Fruit

Lilium speciosum var. gloriosoides

Yao bai he

Liliaceae

Edible: Bulb

Meconopsis horridula

Papaveraceae

Edible: Seeds

Peltaria alliacea

Garlic cress, Shieldwort

Brassicaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves

Pfaffia glomerata

Amaranthaceae

Edible: Leaves ?

Santalum paniculatum

Mountain sandalwood,, 'Iliahi

Santalaceae

Edible: Seeds

Syzygium hodgkinsoniae

Smooth barked rose apple

Myrtaceae

Edible: Fruit

Amorphophallus konjac

Devil's tongue, Snake palm, Umbrella arum

Araceae

Edible: Tuber, Corm, Flower stalks, Vegetable, Roots, Leaves

Angelica decursiva

Padinamul, Wild parsnip

Apiaceae

Edible: Leaves

Aspalathus linearis

Rooibos tea

Fabaceae

Edible: Leaves - tea

Berberis ruscifolia

Calapate

Berberidaceae

Edible: Fruit

Berkheya zeyheri

Woodland sun daisy

Asteraceae

Edible: Fruit

Cassinopsis ilicifolia

Lemon thorn, Spiny cassinopsis

Icacinaceae

Edible: Fruit

Cyperus diffusus

Ilat, Rice sedge

Cyperaceae

Edible: Tubers, Root

Cyrtanthus breviflorus

Yellow flower lily

Amaryllidaceae

Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Bulbs

Elaeocarpus angustifolius

Blue quandong, Silver quandong

Elaeocarpaceae

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Eragrostis curtipedicellata

Poaceae

Gasteria disticha

Xanthorrhoeaceae

Edible: Flowers, Vegetable

Passiflora rubra

Broad-leaved passion-flower

Passifloraceae

Edible: Fruit

Pisolithus albus

Sclerodermataceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Rhoicissus revoilii

Bushveld grape, Warty grape

Vitaceae

Edible: Fruit, Stem, Tuber - tea, Root

Scolopia mundii

Red pear, Mountain saffron, Red thorn-pear

Salicaceae

Edible: Fruit, Root

Trifolium cyathiferum

Cup clover

Fabaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves

Turraea floribunda

Honeysuckle tree

Meliaceae

Edible: Fruit

Afrosolen sandersonii

Iridaceae

Edible: Bulb

Allagoptera arenaria

Cacando, Brazilian sand palm, Restinga palm, Seashore palm

Arecaceae

Edible: Fruit, Root

Centaurea virgata

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves

Cirsium ciliatum subsp. szovitsii

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves

Cystophora scalaris

Ladder zigzag weed

Sargassaceae

Edible: Seaweed, Fronds

Guiera senegalensis

Combretaceae

Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable

Hicksbeachia pinnatifolia

Ivory Silky Oak, Red Bopple Nut

Proteaceae

Edible: Kernel, Seeds, Nuts

Murdannia simplex

Commelinaceae

Edible: Tubers are probably edible.

Nitraria schoberi

Nitre-bush, Dillon bush

Nitrariaceae

Edible: Fruit

Pachypodium bispinosum

Apocynaceae

Edible: Root, Tuber

Prinsepia utilis

Rosaceae

Edible: Seeds - oil, drink, Fruit, Flowers

Rhazya stricta

Harmal

Apocynaceae

Edible: Leaves - drink, Seeds - oil, Medicine