Edible Plant Database

Allium thunbergii

Japanese onion

Amaryllidaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Root, Bulb

Astephanus triflorus

Apocynaceae

Edible: Fruit

Boehmeria virgata

Urticaceae

Edible: Medicine

Cassia sieberiana

African Laburnum

Fabaceae

Edible: Leaves, Stems

Erythrina corallodendron

Common coral bean

Fabaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Caution

Glyptopleura marginata

Carveseed

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves, Stems

Haemodorum spicatum

Born, Blood roots

Haemodoraceae

Edible: Bulbs - spice

Heracleum moellendorffii

North eastern cow parsnip

Apiaceae

Edible: Leaves

Medicago laciniata

Cut-leaved medick

Fabaceae

Edible: Leaves

Melicope triphylla

Rutaceae

Edible: Leaves

Panicum decompositum

Australian millet, Native millet, Umbrella grass, Papa Grass

Poaceae

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Pilea mongolica

Urticaceae

Edible: Leaves, Medicine

Prunus japonica

Korean cherry, Chinese cherry, Japanese plum, Oriental bush cherry, Niwa ume

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Riocreuxia torulosa

Apocynaceae

Edible: Leaves

Stachys rugosa

Karoo tea, Bushman's tea

Lamiaceae

Edible: Leaves - tea

Tanacetum cinerariifolium

Pyrethrum

Asteraceae

Edible: Flowers - tea

Tolpis virgata

Radicchio virgato

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves

Tylosema esculentum

Gemsbok bean, Marama bean, Camel's foot

Fabaceae

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

Allium atrosanguineum

Amaryllidaceae

Edible: Plant

Allium tel-avivense

Tel Avi garlic

Amaryllidaceae

Edible: Bulb ?

Bursera glabrifolia

Linaloe, Mexican linaloe

Burseraceae

Edible: Wood - oil, Fruit - oil

Cinnamomum cassia

Cassia, Chinese cinnamon, Cassia bark

Lauraceae

Edible: Bark, Spice, Leaves

Leymus chinensis

Poaceae

Palicourea triphylla

Three leaf palicourea

Rubiaceae

Parsonsia eucalyptophylla

Gargaloo

Apocynaceae

Pyrus syriaca

Wild pear

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit

Searsia gueinzii

Thorny taaibos, Spiny rhus

Anacardiaceae

Edible: Fruit

Solanum aculeatissimum

Cow eggplant, Love apple

Solanaceae

Edible: Fruit

Solanum montanum

Solanaceae

Edible: Root

Aponogeton angustifolius

Water flower, Waterblom-metjie

Aponogetonaceae

Edible: Flowers

Boehmeria penduliflora

Urticaceae

Edible: Stems, Leaves

Casearia arborea

Salicaceae

Edible: Seeds - drink, Fruit

Cordyla africana

Bush mango, Sunbird tree

Fabaceae

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Flowers - nectar

Cratoxylum formosum subsp. pruniflorum

Hypericaceae

Edible: Leaves - tea, Leaves

Ficus cumingii

Moraceae

Edible: Fruit

Ficus ilicina

Laurel fig

Moraceae

Edible: Fruit

Hovenia acerba

Japanese raisin tree

Rhamnaceae

Edible: Fruit stalk, Flower bud

Notobubon laevigatum

Large wild carrot

Apiaceae

Edible: Leaves

Phoradendron nervosum

Suelda

Santalaceae

Edible: Fruit

Prunus spinosissima

Thorny almond

Rosaceae

Edible: Nuts - oil

Rosa tomentosa

White-woolly Rose

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Flowers

Spondias pinnata

Malayan mombin

Anacardiaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Flowers

Valeriana celtica

Caprifoliaceae

Edible: Root

Baccharis sagittalis

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves ?

Crocus thomasii

Iridaceae

Edible: Bulb

Fagopyrum tataricum

Tartary buckwheat, Indian buckwheat

Polygonaceae

Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Flowers

Gossia acmenoides

Scrub ironwood, White Myrtle, Ironwood

Myrtaceae

Edible: Leaves - tea, Leaves - flavouring, Fruit

Lemaireocereus hollianus

Cactaceae

Edible: Fruit