Edible Plant Database

Cryptomeria japonica

Japanese cedar

Cupressaceae

Edible: Wood - fragrance

Egregia menziesii

Feather boa, Boa kelp

Alariaceae

Edible: Algae, Seaweed, Fronds

Eriodictyon californicum

Yerba santa, Mountai balm, Tar weed

Boraginaceae

Edible: Leaves, Leaves - tea

Hedychium coronarium

Butterfly ginger, White ginger lily

Zingiberaceae

Edible: Flowers - flavouring, Tubers, Rhizomes, Root, Shoots

Artocarpus heterophyllus

Jackfruit

Moraceae

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Leaves, Flowers, Vegetable

Bergenia crassifolia

Siberian tea

Saxifragaceae

Edible: Leaves - tea, Leaves - flavouring

Brassica napus

Canola

Brassicaceae

Edible: Leaves, Oil, Seeds, Flowers

Bromus diandrus

Ripgut brome

Poaceae

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Cakile edentula

American sea rocket

Brassicaceae

Edible: Leaves, Root

Ceanothus cuneatus

Buckbrush

Rhamnaceae

Edible: Seeds, Leaves - tea, Flowers - tea

Chlorophyllum rhacodes

Agaricaceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Ligustrum ovalifolium

Oleaceae

Edible: Fruit

Musa acuminata subsp. malaccensis

Musaceae

Edible: Fruit

Uvularia sessilifolia

Little Bellwort

Colchicaceae

Edible: Leaves, Root

Viola striata

Pale violet

Violaceae

Edible: Leaves, Flowers

Zelkova serrata

Japanese zelkova, Smooth-leaved Zelkova

Ulmaceae

Edible: Leaves

Asparagus aethiopicus

Wild asparagus

Asparagaceae

Edible: Shoots, Leaves

Erythronium oregonum

Giant white fawnlily

Liliaceae

Edible: Root, Bulb

Frangula caroliniana

Indian cherry, Carolina Buckthorn, Redberry, Yellowwood, Yellow buckthorn

Rhamnaceae

Edible: Fruit

Mentha longifolia subsp. polyadena

Wild mint

Lamiaceae

Edible: Leaves - tea

Rubus laciniatus

Cut-leaved blackberry, Cut-leaf bramble

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit

Abies grandis

Giant fir, Grand fir, Lowland fir

Pinaceae

Edible: Shoots - tea, Bark

Agastache foeniculum

Anise Hyssop, Anise mint

Lamiaceae

Edible: Leaves, Herb, Leaves - tea, Flowers

Amaranthus viridis

Green amaranth, Slender amaranth

Amaranthaceae

Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable, Flowers

Asparagus acutifolius

Wood asparagus, Spiny asparagus

Asparagaceae

Edible: Leaves, Shoots, Vegetable, Stems

Calotropis gigantea

Bow-string hemp, Crown-flower, Giant milkweed

Apocynaceae

Edible: Manna, Plant - drink, Flowers

Cascabela thevetia

Yellow oleander, Exile tree, Lucky nut tree

Apocynaceae

Edible: Fruit, Caution, Flower nectar

Cnidoscolus stimulosus

Spurge nettle

Euphorbiaceae

Edible: Root

Cylindropuntia fulgida

Jumping cholla

Cactaceae

Edible: Fruit

Hieracium venosum

Rattlesnake weed

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves, Roots, Medicine

Rosa arkansana

Low prairie rose

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit, Flowers - tea, Shoots, Leaves

Salvia officinalis

Sage

Lamiaceae

Edible: Leaves, Herb, Spice, Leaves - tea, Flowers - tea

Smyrnium olusatrum

Black lovage, Alexanders

Apiaceae

Edible: Stems, Leaves, Spice, Root, Flower buds

Solanum diphyllum

Twinleaf nightshade

Solanaceae

Edible: Fruit

Sorbaria sorbifolia

False Spiraea, Pearl Mei

Rosaceae

Edible: Leaves

Turnera ulmifolia

Yellow alder, Buttercup bush

Passifloraceae

Edible: Leaves - tea

Vernonia noveboracensis

Asteraceae

Achillea ptarmica

Sneeze-wort

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves, Flowers

Ceiba speciosa

Silk floss tree

Malvaceae

Edible: Seeds - oil

Chamaecrista nictitans subsp. patellaria

Fabaceae

Edible: Leaves - tea

Ficus religiosa

Bo Tree, Peepul Tree

Moraceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaf-buds

Gymnocladus dioicus

Kentucky Coffee tree, Chicot

Fabaceae

Edible: Seeds - coffee, Caution

Heliconia rostrata

False bird-of-paradise, Hanging lobster claw

Heliconiaceae

Edible: Roots

Portulaca grandiflora

Rose moss, Sun plant

Portulacaceae

Edible: Leaves, Root, Seeds

Tabernaemontana divaricata

Crape jasmine

Apocynaceae

Edible: Leaves, Poisonous

Ageratina adenophora

Eupatory, Sticky snakeroot, Crofton weed

Asteraceae

Edible: CAUTION

Centaurea solstitialis

St Barnaby's thistle, Yellow star-thistle

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves

Chylismia claviformis

Browneyes, Brown-eyed primrose

Onagraceae

Edible: Leaves