Edible Plant Database

Lathyrus sylvestris

Narrow-leafed everlasting pea

Fabaceae

Edible: Flowers, Shoots, Seeds

Mesembryanthemum cordifolium

Heart-leaved Noon-flower, Heart-leaved Iceplant

Aizoaceae

Edible: Leaves, Flowers

Vitis mustangensis

Mustang Grape

Vitaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Acacia mearnsii

Late black wattle

Fabaceae

Edible: Gum, Seeds

Amanita citrina

Amanitaceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Ceiba pentandra

Kapok, White silk cotton tree

Malvaceae

Edible: Seeds, Leaves, Calyces, Flowers, Vegetable, Fruit, Oil

Cota tinctoria

Golden marguerite, Yellow chamomile

Asteraceae

Edible: Flowers - tea, Leaves

Sidalcea malviflora

Dwarf Checker-mallow, Greek mallow

Malvaceae

Edible: Leaves

Verbena officinalis

Common Verbena

Verbenaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Leaves - tea, Spice

Allium cernuum

Wild onion, Nodding onion, Lady's leek

Amaryllidaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Roots, Bulb

Bauhinia variegata

Pink Orchid Tree

Fabaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Buds, Fruit, Pods, Seeds, Gum

Calocera cornea

Dacrymycetaceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Ficus elastica

India Rubber Tree, Rubber plant

Moraceae

Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Vegetable

Hypoxis hirsuta

Yellow star grass

Hypoxidaceae

Edible: Roots

Viburnum cassinoides

Northern wild raisin, Withe rod, Nannyberry, Apalachian false paraguay tea

Adoxaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves - tea

Arenaria serpyllifolia

Thyme-leaf sandwort

Caryophyllaceae

Edible: Leaves

Bryonia cretica

Cucurbitaceae

Edible: Leaves

Claytonia caroliniana

Carolina spring beauty, Broad-leaved spring beauty

Montiaceae

Edible: Leaves, Roots, Tubers

Cordyline australis

Giant Dracaena, Cabbage Tree Palm, New Zealand cabbage tree

Asparagaceae

Edible: Leaves, Root, Stem, Rhizome

Laetiporus cincinnatus

Polyporaceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Staphylea trifolia

American bladder nut, Eastern Bladdernut

Staphyleaceae

Edible: Seeds, Seeds - oil, Nut.

Viburnum lentago

Nanneyberry

Adoxaceae

Edible: Fruit

Betula populifolia

Grey birch

Betulaceae

Edible: Sap, Bark

Carex arenaria

Sand sedge

Cyperaceae

Edible: Root, Seeds

Desmanthus illinoensis

Illinois bundleflower

Fabaceae

Edible: Seeds

Galeopsis bifida

Lamiaceae

Edible: Seed - oil

Ranunculus californicus

California buttercup

Ranunculaceae

Edible: Seeds

Cylindropuntia bigelovii

Teddy bear cholla

Cactaceae

Echinocereus triglochidiatus

Claret cup cactus

Cactaceae

Edible: Fruit

Geum aleppicum

Yellow avens, Aleppo avens

Rosaceae

Edible: Leaves, Roots - tea

Honckenya peploides subsp. major

Caryophyllaceae

Edible: Leaves

Lespedeza capitata

Roundhead lespedeza

Fabaceae

Edible: Leaves - tea

Ononis spinosa

Spiny restharrow

Fabaceae

Edible: Shoots, Root, Flowers, Leaves

Oxydendrum arboreum

Sorrel Tree, Sourwood, Tree sourwood

Ericaceae

Edible: Leaves, Honey

Paederia foetida

Chinese fevervine

Rubiaceae

Edible: Leaves, Roots

Pholiota aurivella

Butter mushroom, Golden pholiota

Strophariaceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Sedum ternatum

Mountain stonecrop

Crassulaceae

Edible: Stems, Leaves

Smilax tamnoides

Bristly greenbrier, Hag briar

Smilacaceae

Edible: Root, Fruit, Leaves

Cirsium oleraceum

Cabbage thistle, Meadow cabbage, Vegetable thistle

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves, Root

Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa

Buckthorn cholla, Colorado desert cholla

Cactaceae

Edible: Flower Buds

Osmorhiza longistylis

Longstyle sweetroot

Apiaceae

Edible: Leaves, Root

Quercus chrysolepis

Canyon Oak, Live oak, Valparaiso Oak, Maul oak

Fagaceae

Edible: Seeds, Nut

Strobilomyces strobilaceus

Strobilomycetaceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Commelina diffusa

Wandering Jew, Spreading Dayflower

Commelinaceae

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Sphaeralcea coccinea

Globemallow, Prairie mallow, Red false mallow, Scarlet mallow

Malvaceae

Edible: Root

Baptisia australis

Fabaceae

Calotropis procera

Caltrops, Purple crown flower, Giant milkweed

Apocynaceae

Edible: Flowers, Caution, Leaves - drink, Seeds, Sap, Fruit

Cephalanthera longifolia

Narrow-leaved helleborine, Sword-leaved Helleborine

Orchidaceae

Edible: Bulb