Edible Plant Database

Agaricus campestris

Field mushroom

Agaricaceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus, Vegetable

Aronia melanocarpa

Black chokeberry, Aronia berry

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Carya glabra

Pignut, Redheart Hickory, Sweet pignut, Broom hickory, False shagbark hickory, Hognut broom hickory

Juglandaceae

Edible: Nuts, Seeds, Sap

Celosia argentea

Lagos spinach, Quail grass, Cock’s comb

Amaranthaceae

Edible: Leaves, Seeds - oil, Vegetable, Flowers, Tea

Salix babylonica

Weeping willow

Salicaceae

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

Chamaedaphne calyculata

Leatherleaf, Bog rosemary

Ericaceae

Edible: Leaves - tea, Caution

Eucalyptus globulus

Blue gum, Tasmanian blue gum

Myrtaceae

Edible: Oil, Caution, Flavouring

Himantoglossum robertianum

Barlia, Giant orchid

Orchidaceae

Edible: Bulb

Lepidium draba

Tall witetop, Hoary cress, Whitlow pepperwort

Brassicaceae

Edible: Leaves, Seeds

Cistus salviifolius

Mexican origanum, Sage-leaved Cistus, Sage-leafed rock rose

Cistaceae

Edible: Leaves - tea, Seeds - seasoning

Cornus racemosa

Grey dogwood

Cornaceae

Edible: Fruit normally not considered edible.

Vachellia karroo

Karroo Thorn, Cape gum

Fabaceae

Edible: Seeds - coffee, Gum, Bark, Roots, Seeds, Leaves - coffee

Aloe arborescens

Candelabra aloe, Tree aloe, Mountain bush aloe

Xanthorrhoeaceae

Edible: Flowers - nectar, Fruit

Artemisia frigida

Fringed wormwood, Prairie sagewort

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves - flavouring

Caladium bicolor

Fancy-leaf caladium

Araceae

Edible: Leaves, Tubers, Root, Seeds, Caution

Crepis capillaris

Smooth hawksbeard

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves

Veronica longifolia

Garden Speedwell, Long-leaf Speedwell

Plantaginaceae

Edible: Leaves

Viola canadensis

Canada white violet

Violaceae

Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Leaves - tea

Alisma plantago-aquatica

Water Plantain, Devil’s Spoons, Mad Dog Weed

Alismataceae

Edible: Leaves, Roots, Rhizome, Seeds

Cotinus coggygria

Smoke tree, Venetian sumach

Anacardiaceae

Edible: Leaves, Shoots, Fruit

Eleusine indica

Bermuda grass, Indian goosegrass

Poaceae

Edible: Seeds, Shoots, Cereal

Gymnopus dryophilus

Marasmiaceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Philadelphus coronarius

Hydrangeaceae

Edible: Leaves - tea, Flowers - tea

Picea rubens

Red spruce, Eastern spruce, Yellow spruce, He-balsam

Pinaceae

Edible: Flowers, Gum, Inner bark, Leaves, Seeds, Tea

Serenoa repens

Saw palmetto, Silver saw palmetto

Arecaceae

Edible: Nuts, Cabbage, Fruit, Palm heart

Urena lobata

Congo jute

Malvaceae

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

Aesculus glabra

Ohio buckeye, Fetid buckeye

Sapindaceae

Edible: Seeds, Nut

Calendula arvensis

Field marigold

Asteraceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Shoots

Clavulina coralloides

Clavulinaceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Dioscorea villosa

Devil's bones, Rheumatism root, Colicroot

Dioscoreaceae

Edible: Root, Tuber

Rhododendron ponticum

Ericaceae

Edible: Flower, Leaves - tea

Scaevola taccada

Fan flower, Sea Lettuce

Goodeniaceae

Edible: Leaves, Fruit

Agapanthus praecox var. minimus

African lily, Lily of the Nile

Amaryllidaceae

Edible: Root

Betula pubescens

White birch, Brown Birch, Downy birch, Hairy birch

Betulaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Sap

Comandra umbellata

Bastard toadflax

Santalaceae

Edible: Fruit, Nectar

Crithmum maritimum

Samphire, Rock Samphire

Apiaceae

Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Stems, Seeds, Spice

Euphorbia amygdaloides

Wood spurge

Euphorbiaceae

Edible: Caution, Medicine

Rhaphiolepis indica

Indian hawthorn, East Indian Hawthorn

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit

Bidens pilosa

Cobbler’s pegs, Spanish needles

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves, Leaves - tea, Seeds, Flowers - tea, Vegetable

Elymus repens

Quackgrass, Couch grass, English couch, Twitch

Poaceae

Edible: Rhizome, Root, Seeds, Cereal, Shoots, Stems, Leaves

Miscanthus sinensis

Poaceae

Edible: Stem, Flower

Pistacia chinensis

Chinese pistachio

Anacardiaceae

Edible: Seeds, Leaves, Nuts

Quercus muehlenbergii

Yellow chestnut oak, Chinquapin oak, Yellow oak, Rock oak

Fagaceae

Edible: Seeds, Nuts, Acorn

Rubus saxatilis

Stone bramble, Greenland Thornless Blackberry, Roebuck berry, Stone berry, Urgesutu gandagari

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves - tea

Trametes ochracea

Polyporaceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Oxalis articulata

Pink sorrel, Jointed Woodsorrel, Wood sorrel

Oxalidaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves

Parthenocissus tricuspidata

Japanese creeper, Boston Ivy, Virginia creeper

Vitaceae

Edible: Stem sap

Pinus brachyptera

Rocky Mountain Yellow Pine

Pinaceae

Edible: Bark