Edible Plant Database

Pittosporum undulatum

Sweet pittosporum, Australia cheesewood

Pittosporaceae

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Verbena stricta

Hoary verbena

Verbenaceae

Edible: Leaves - tea

Diospyros texana

Texas persimmon

Ebenaceae

Edible: Fruit

Picea mariana

Black spruce, Bog spruce, Swamp spruce

Pinaceae

Edible: Drink, Flowers, Gum, Inner bark, Seeds, Seedspod, Tea

Pimpinella saxifraga

Burnet saxifrage, Salad Burnet, Black caraway

Apiaceae

Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Herb, Spice, Root, Flowers - drink

Platanthera dilatata

White bog-orchid

Orchidaceae

Edible: Root

Ulva lactuca

Sea Lettuce, Green algae, Green laver, Green nori

Ulvaceae

Edible: Seaweed, Frond, Algae

Zea mays

Corn, Maize

Poaceae

Edible: Seeds, Leaves, Cereal, Flowers, Vegetable

Cannabis sativa

Indian Hemp

Cannabaceae

Edible: Seeds, Seeds - oil, Flowered tops, Leaves, Fruit

Geranium lucidum

Geraniaceae

Edible: Leaves

Quercus falcata

Southern red oak, Spanish oak

Fagaceae

Edible: Seeds, Nut

Rubus flagellaris

American dewberry

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves - tea, Shoots

Sisymbrium irio

London rocket

Brassicaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Seeds, Stems

Viburnum plicatum

Japanese snowball, Snowball Viburnum

Adoxaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Cardamine diphylla

Crinkleroot, Toothwort, Pepper-root, Two-leaved toothwort

Brassicaceae

Edible: Leaves, Root, Spice

Carya tomentosa

Mockernut Hickory, Bullnut, White Hickory, Square nut, White-heart hickory, Bigbud hickory

Juglandaceae

Edible: Nuts, Seeds, Sap

Filipendula vulgaris

Dropwort

Rosaceae

Edible: Roots, Leaves, Sap - roots

Hericium coralloides

Bear’s head, Monkey's head mushroom, Fungus icicles

Hydnaceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Hericium erinaceus

Lion's mane mushroom, Bearded tooth mushroom

Hydnaceae

Edible: Fungus, Mushroom

Plantago maritima

Sea plantain

Plantaginaceae

Edible: Leaves, Seeds

Quercus gambelii

Rocky mountain white oak, Gambel's oak

Fagaceae

Edible: Seeds, Nut

Betula lenta

Sweet birch, Black birch

Betulaceae

Edible: Sap, Bark, Leaves - tea, Twigs - oil

Cassia fistula

Cassia, Golden Shower

Fabaceae

Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Pod pulp, Fruit, Spice

Cucurbita foetidissima

Buffalo gourd

Cucurbitaceae

Edible: Root, Seeds, Oil, Flowers

Heliconia psittacorum

Parrot's plantain

Heliconiaceae

Edible: Shoots, Rhizomes, Root

Nuphar advena

Yellow pond lily

Nymphaeaceae

Edible: Seeds, Rhizome, Root

Prunus ilicifolia

Hollyle, af cherry

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Quercus suber

Cork Oak

Fagaceae

Edible: Seeds, Acorn, Nuts

Reseda lutea

Wild mignonette, Cut-leaved Mignonette

Resedaceae

Edible: Leaves

Sabal minor

Dwarf Palmetto, Scrub Palmetto

Arecaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Root, Sap, Palm hearts, Starch

Ulmus alata

Winged elm, Cork elm, Wahoo

Ulmaceae

Edible: Leaves

Vaccinium arboreum

Tree sparkleberry, Farkleberry, Sparkleberry, Tree-huckleberry

Ericaceae

Edible: Fruit

Conocarpus erectus

Buttonwood

Combretaceae

Edible: Vegetable ?, Medicine

Melothria pendula

Creeping cucumber

Cucurbitaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Rhus ovata

Sugar bush, Sugar sumac

Anacardiaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves - tea

Sideroxylon lanuginosum

Woolly buckthorn

Sapotaceae

Edible: Fruit, Gum, Sap

Arrhenatherum elatius subsp. bulbosum

Poaceae

Edible: Stems ?

Atriplex prostrata

Spear-leaved orache

Amaranthaceae

Edible: Leaves, Seeds

Butomus umbellatus

Flowering Rush, Grassy rush, Water gladiolus

Butomaceae

Edible: Roots, Seeds

Cirsium discolor

Field thistle

Asteraceae

Edible: Roots

Dalea purpurea

Purple prairie clover

Fabaceae

Edible: Leaves - tea, Root

Equisetum fluviatile

Swamp horsetail, Joint grass, Scrub grass

Equisetaceae

Edible: Root, Stem, Shoots

Eucalyptus camaldulensis

River red gum

Myrtaceae

Edible: Seeds, Exudate, Nectar

Papaver somniferum

Opium poppy, Breadseed poppy

Papaveraceae

Edible: Seeds, Herb, Spice, Oil, Leaves, Flowers

Ulmus rubra

Slippery elm, Red elm, Soft elm

Ulmaceae

Edible: Fruit, Inner bark, Leaves, Bark - tea

Smilax aspera

Wild sarsaparilla, Italian smilax

Smilacaceae

Edible: Leaves, Root, Stems, Fruit

Callirhoe involucrata

Poppy mallow, Buffalo rose

Malvaceae

Edible: Leaves, Root

Cyperus alternifolius

Chesa, Chetsa

Cyperaceae

Edible: Plant - salt