Edible Plant Database

Dryopteris expansa

Spiny Wood Fern, Shield fern

Dryopteridaceae

Edible: Fronds, Leaves, Root

Polypogon monspeliensis

Annual rabbitsfoot grass

Poaceae

Edible: Seeds

Pteris vittata

Chinese brake

Pteridaceae

Edible: Shoots, Caution

Thelesperma filifolium

Showy Navajo tea

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves - tea, Flowers - tea, Seeds

Yucca baccata

Blue yucca, Banana yucca, Spanish bayonet

Asparagaceae

Edible: Flowers, Fruit, Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Alternanthera philoxeroides

Alligator weed

Amaranthaceae

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable, Stem

Eutrochium purpureum

Sweetscented joepyeweed

Asteraceae

Edible: Root ash - salt, Leaves, Stems, Flowers - tea

Modiola caroliniana

Mauve, Cheeses, Red-flowered mallow, Bristly mallow

Malvaceae

Edible: Leaves - drink

Prunus domestica

European plum

Rosaceae

Edible: Flowers, Fruit, Gum, Oil, Seeds, Flowers - tea

Acer spicatum

Mountain maple

Sapindaceae

Edible: Sap

Agrocybe praecox

Early Agrocybe, Spring agrocybe

Bolbitiaceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Cardamine impatiens

Narrow-leaf Bittercress

Brassicaceae

Edible: Leaves, Flowers

Cryptotaenia canadensis

Japanese cryptotaenia, Japanese parsley

Apiaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Root, Stem, Seeds, Spice

Portulaca pilosa

Hairy portulaca

Portulacaceae

Edible: Seeds, Tuber, Root, Leaves

Rorippa palustris

Marsh watercress

Brassicaceae

Edible: Leaves

Tragopogon porrifolius

Salsify, Oyster plant, Vegetable oyster, Jerusalem star

Asteraceae

Edible: Roots, Leaves, Shoots, Vegetable

Viola glabella

Stream violet, Yellow mountain violet

Violaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves

Cistus ladanifer

Common Gum Cistus, Spanish manna

Cistaceae

Edible: Gum, Manna, Seeds, Flowers, Sap

Mikania micrantha

Climbing hempweed, Chinese creeper

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves - tea, Medicine?

Papaver dubium

Long-headed poppy

Papaveraceae

Edible: Leaves, Flower petals

Phyllanthus urinaria

Leaf-Blossum

Phyllanthaceae

Edible: Leaves, Leaves - tea

Simmondsia chinensis

Jojoba

Simmondsiaceae

Edible: Seeds, Seeds - coffee

Taraxacum erythrospermum

Red-seed dandelion

Asteraceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Root

Typha domingensis

Bulrush, Cattail, Narrowleaf Cumbungi

Typhaceae

Edible: Leaves, Shoots, Rhizome, Root, Pollen, Pith, Vegetable, Flowers

Ulva intestinalis

Green algae, Green nori, Green guts, Gutweed

Ulvaceae

Edible: Seaweed, Frond, Algae

Clinopodium nepeta

Lesser calamint, Basil thyme, Mountain mint

Lamiaceae

Edible: Leaves, Leaves - tea, Flavouring, Flowers

Erythrina herbacea

Eastern coral bean

Fabaceae

Edible: Leaves, Flowers

Acacia saligna

Golden wreath wattle

Fabaceae

Edible: Seeds, Gum

Arctotheca calendula

Cape dandelion, Capeweed

Asteraceae

Edible: Pollen, Root, Young leaves, Caution

Chionanthus virginicus

Fringe tree, Old Man's Beard, Grancy greybeard

Oleaceae

Edible: Fruit

Clarkia purpurea

Winecup clarkia

Onagraceae

Edible: Seeds

Pinus edulis

Pinyon Pine, Pine nut

Pinaceae

Edible: Seeds, Bark, Resin

Salix discolor

Pussy willow, Diamond-willow

Salicaceae

Edible: Leaves, Buds, Bark

Sapindus drummondii

Western soapberry

Sapindaceae

Edible: Fruit

Thymus pulegioides

Broad-leafed thyme, Greater wild thyme, Creeping thyme

Lamiaceae

Edible: Leaves - flavouring

Eriophorum angustifolium

Tall Cotton grass

Cyperaceae

Edible: Root, Corm, Stem

Erodium botrys

Long heronsbill

Geraniaceae

Edible: Young fruit

Acer glabrum

Rocky Mountain Maple

Sapindaceae

Edible: Seeds, Leaves, Bark

Aralia spinosa

Hercule's club, Devil's walking stick, American angelica tree

Araliaceae

Edible: Leaves, Flowers - honey

Portulacaria afra

Jade plant, Elephant's food

Portulacaceae

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Pulsatilla patens subsp. multifida

Wild-crocus

Ranunculaceae

Edible: Flower petals

Rosa gymnocarpa

Wood rose, Baldhip rose

Rosaceae

Edible: Flowers, Fruit, Seeds, Stem

Scirpus sylvaticus

Wood club rush

Cyperaceae

Edible: Stem base, Leaves

Spergularia rubra

Red Sand Spurrey, Sand spurry

Caryophyllaceae

Edible: Seeds

Fallopia convolvulus

Black bindweed, Climbing buckwheat

Polygonaceae

Edible: Seeds, Leaves

Geranium purpureum

Geraniaceae

Edible: Leaves

Rosa palustris

Swamp rose

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit

Rubus chamaemorus

Cloudberry, Low-bush salmonberry

Rosaceae

Edible: Flowers, Fruit, Leaves - tea