Edible Plant Database

Hippophae rhamnoides

Sea Buckthorn

Elaeagnaceae

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

Medicago falcata

Yellow lucerne, Sickle medick

Fabaceae

Edible: Leaves, Flowers

Mentha spicata subsp. glabrata

Lamiaceae

Edible: Leaves

Picris hieracioides

Hawkweed Picris, Hawkweed oxtongue

Asteraceae

Edible: Root, Leaves, Stems, Fruit

Rubus ulmifolius

Evergreen Thornless blackberry, Elm-leaf Blackberry

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit, Sprouts, Leaves, Flowers

Shepherdia canadensis

Canadian buffaloberry, Russet buffalo berry

Elaeagnaceae

Edible: Fruit

Typha angustifolia

Lesser bulrush, Narrow-leaved cattail

Typhaceae

Edible: Rhizome, Root, Shoots, Vegetable, Flowers, Seeds

Ulmus glabra

Wych elm, Scotch elm

Ulmaceae

Edible: Fruit, Inner bark, Leaves, Sap

Conocybe apala

White dunce cap

Bolbitiaceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus, Caution

Geum triflorum

Lion's beard, Old man's whiskers, Prairie smoke, Purple avens

Rosaceae

Edible: Roots - tea

Populus grandidentata

Bigtooth Aspen, Largetooth aspen

Salicaceae

Edible: Inner wood, Bark

Rhododendron indicum

Rhododendron, Indian Azalea, Japanese evergreen azalea

Ericaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves

Tragopogon pratensis

Goatsbeard, Yellow goats beard

Asteraceae

Edible: Roots, Leaves, Vegetable, Stems, Flowers

Vaccinium corymbosum

Highbush blueberry

Ericaceae

Edible: Fruit

Cyanthillium cinereum

Ash-coloured fleabane, Little iron weed

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Eclipta prostrata

White Eclipta, False daisy

Asteraceae

Edible: Herb, Leaves, Roots, Vegetable

Fritillaria affinis

Rice-grain Fritillary, Chocolate lily, Checker lily

Liliaceae

Edible: Root, Bulblet, Seedspod, Caution

Orchis purpurea

Lady orchid

Orchidaceae

Edible: Bulb

Quercus bicolor

Swamp White Oak

Fagaceae

Edible: Seeds, Nuts

Uvularia grandiflora

Bellflower

Colchicaceae

Edible: Flower, Root, Branches

Cucurbita pepo

Marrow, Pumpkin

Cucurbitaceae

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Leaves, Vegetable, Flowers

Ficus benjamina

Benjamin’s fig, Weeping fig

Moraceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Geranium pyrenaicum

Geraniaceae

Edible: Leaves

Ludwigia octovalvis

Wild cloves, Willow primrose

Onagraceae

Edible: Leaves

Passiflora foetida

Passionflower

Passifloraceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Seeds

Rhizophora mangle

American red mangrove

Rhizophoraceae

Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Seeds, Leaves - tea, Root

Allium triquetrum

Triangular garlic, Three-cornered leek

Amaryllidaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Root, Bulb

Cosmos sulphureus

Yellow cosmos, Sulfur cosmos

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves, Spice, Flowers

Prunus caroliniana

Wild orange, American cherry laurel, Carolina laurel-cherry

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Spathodea campanulata

African Tulip Tree

Bignoniaceae

Edible: Seeds, Flowers

Ulmus parvifolia

Chinese elm

Ulmaceae

Edible: Fruit, Inner bark, Leaves

Brassica oleracea

Wild cabbage

Brassicaceae

Edible: Leaves, Flowers

Calvatia gigantea

Giant puffball

Lycoperdiaceae

Edible: Fungus, Mushroom

Cladonia rangiferina

Lichen, Reindeer moss

Cladoniaceae

Edible: Lichen

Phacelia distans

Distant phacelia

Boraginaceae

Edible: Leaves

Quercus lobata

Californian White Oak, Valley white oak

Fagaceae

Edible: Seeds, Nuts

Salix alba

White willow, European willow

Salicaceae

Edible: Inner bark, Leaves - tea, Flowers, Leaves

Pedicularis canadensis

Common lousewort, Canadian lousewort, Wood betony

Orobanchaceae

Edible: Leaves

Yucca elata

Soap weed, Soap tree yucca

Asparagaceae

Edible: Flowers, Fruit, Seed pod, Stem

Agrocybe pediades

Bolbitiaceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Balsamorhiza sagittata

Oregon Sunflower, Arrowroot balsamroot, Breadroot, Grey dock, Arrowleaf balsam-root

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves, Root, Seeds, Flower stalks

Berberis trifoliolata

Currant of Texas

Berberidaceae

Edible: Fruit

Casuarina equisetifolia

She oak, Shingle Oak, Coastal She Oak

Casuarinaceae

Edible: Seeds - salt, Probably leaves for water

Cycas revoluta

Dwarf Sago Palm, Sago cycas

Cycadaceae

Edible: Seeds, Nut, Stem, Starch, Caution

Lonicera sempervirens

Caprifoliaceae

Mentha aquatica var. crispa

Curled mint, Crisp-leaved mint, Balm mint

Lamiaceae

Edible: Leaves - flavour, Leaves - tea

Quercus prinoides

Chinquapin oak, Dwarf chinkapin oak

Fagaceae

Edible: Seeds, Nut

Ribes aureum

Buffalo currant, Golden currant, Missouri currant

Grossulariaceae

Edible: Flowers, Fruit