Edible Plant Database

Lamprocapnos spectabilis

Bleeding heart, Dutchman's breeches

Papaveraceae

Edible: Leaves

Viburnum rufidulum

Southern black haw, Rusty blackhaw, Bluehaw, Rusty nannyberry

Adoxaceae

Edible: Fruit

Aplectrum hyemale

Puttyroot, Adam & Eve

Orchidaceae

Edible: Corm, Root

Ardisia crenata

Coral berry

Primulaceae

Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Vegetable

Carlina acaulis

Stemless Carline Thistle, Silver thistle

Asteraceae

Edible: Flowers, Root, Stem

Chaenomeles speciosa

Japanese flowering quince, Chinese-quince

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit

Dicranopteris linearis

Scrambling fern, Comb bracken

Gleicheniaceae

Edible: Root, Fronds

Grevillea robusta

Silky oak

Proteaceae

Edible: Nectar

Opuntia lindheimeri var. occidentalis

Cactaceae

Edible: Fruit, Stems

Panax trifolius

Dwarf Ginseng, Ground nut, North American dwarf ginseng

Araliaceae

Edible: Root, Tubers

Platanthera chlorantha

Orchidaceae

Edible: Bulb

Agave attenuata

Swan's neck agave, Lion's tail agave

Asparagaceae

Edible: Flower stalks

Calystegia soldanella

Sea bindweed

Convolvulaceae

Edible: Leaves, Caution

Campanula rapunculus

Rampion, Rampion bellflower

Campanulaceae

Edible: Leaves, Roots, Vegetable, Flowers

Pycnanthemum virginianum

Virginia mountain mint

Lamiaceae

Edible: Leaves - tea, Flowers - flavouring

Ribes cynosbati

American wild gooseberry, Prickly wild gooseberry

Grossulariaceae

Edible: Fruit

Callitriche palustris

Water starwort

Plantaginaceae

Edible: Leaves

Crataegus laevigata

Midland hawthorn, English hawthorn

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Fragaria chiloensis

Sand strawberry, Beach strawberry, Pine strawberry

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves - tea

Oxalis triangularis

Shamrock, White wood-sorrel

Oxalidaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Root

Thymus vulgaris

Thyme, Common thyme, English thyme, French thyme

Lamiaceae

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

Tithonia diversifolia

Wild sunflower, Giant Mexican sunflower

Asteraceae

Edible: Seeds, Flowers

Yucca gigantea

Guatemala yucca, Spineless yucca

Asparagaceae

Edible: Flowers

Zanthoxylum clava-herculis

Hercules club, Pepperwood, Toothache tree

Rutaceae

Edible: Caution, Seeds - flavouring

Avicennia marina

White mangrove, Grey Mangrove

Acanthaceae

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Codium fragile

Seaweed sponge weed

Codiaceae

Edible: Tea, Algae, Seaweed, Frond

Cornus nuttallii

Mountain dogwood, Pacific dogwood, Western Flowering Dogwood, West American dogwood

Cornaceae

Edible: Fruit

Crepidotus applanatus

Agaricaceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Hibiscus trionum

Flower-of-an-hour

Malvaceae

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

Muscari botryoides

Italian grape-hyacinth

Asparagaceae

Edible: Flowers, Flower buds

Viola pedata

Bird's foot violet, Pansy violet, Wild okra

Violaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Leaves - tea

Oldenlandia corymbosa

Old world diamond flower

Rubiaceae

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Pandanus tectorius

Coastal Pandanus, Beach pandanus, Screwpine

Pandanaceae

Edible: Nuts, Leaves, Fruit, Flowers, Spice

Persicaria punctata

Dotted Smartweed

Polygonaceae

Edible: Leaves, Seeds

Physalis angulata

Toothed-leaved winter cherry, Angular winter-cherry

Solanaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Vegetable

Pithecellobium dulce

Madras thorn fruit

Fabaceae

Edible: Fruit, Aril, Pods, Seeds, Seeds - oil

Polygala vulgaris

Milkwort

Polygalaceae

Edible: Leaves - tea

Psychotria nervosa

Wild coffee, St. John's bush

Rubiaceae

Edible: Seeds - coffee, Fruit, Leaves - tea

Quercus pubescens

Downy oak, White Oak

Fagaceae

Edible: Seeds, Acorn, Nuts

Achillea filipendulina

Cloth of Gold Yarrow, Fernleaf yarrow

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves, Flowers - tea

Dactyloctenium aegyptium

Comb fringe grass, Coast Button Grass

Poaceae

Edible: Seeds, Cereal, Rhizome, Root

Persicaria chinensis var. ovalifolia

Tuthiku

Polygonaceae

Edible: Fruit

Arctostaphylos pungens

Pointleaf manzanita

Ericaceae

Edible: Fruit

Asphodelus fistulosus

Onion weed, Hollow-leaves asphodel

Xanthorrhoeaceae

Edible: Root, Leaves

Carex pensylvanica

Cyperaceae

Edible: ?

Dactylorhiza incarnata

Early marsh orchid

Orchidaceae

Edible: Root

Oudemansiella mucida

Porcelain fungus, Beech tuft

Marasmiaceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Pyrola rotundifolia

Ericaceae

Edible: Leaves, Leaves - tea