Edible Plant Database

Juniperus communis var. saxatilis

Common juniper

Cupressaceae

Edible: Leaves - drink, Fruit

Chenopodium album

Fat hen, Lamb’s quarters

Amaranthaceae

Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Sprouts, Flowers, Vegetable, Tea, Root

Tsuga canadensis

Eastern hemlock, Canadian Hemlock

Pinaceae

Edible: Leaves - tea, Bark, Leaves - oil

Corylus avellana

Hazel nuts, Cob-nut Hazel, Filberts

Betulaceae

Edible: Nuts, Seeds, Flavouring, Spice, Oil, Flowers, Buds, Leaves

Fagus sylvatica

Beech, European beech, English beech

Fagaceae

Edible: Nuts, Seeds, Leaves, Seeds - oil, Wood - flavouring, Sap, Flower buds

Fuligo septica

Scrambled egg slime

Physaraceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Helianthus annuus

Sunflower

Asteraceae

Edible: Seeds, Flowers, Spice, Oil, Root - tea

Quercus lyrata

Overcup oak, Southern Overcup Oak, Swamp pot oak, Water white oak

Fagaceae

Edible: Seeds, Nut

Laetiporus sulphureus

Chicken of the woods, Sulfur polypore, Sulphur shelf

Polyporaceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Quercus alba

White oak, Quebec oak, Stave oak

Fagaceae

Edible: Seeds

Rubus idaeus

European Red Raspberry

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Twigs, Leaves - drink

Ricinus communis

Castor bean, Castor Oil Plant

Euphorbiaceae

Edible: Leaves, Oil, CAUTION, POISONOUS, Root, Seeds, Flowers

Ilex aquifolium

Holly

Aquifoliaceae

Edible: Leaves - tea, Fruit - drink

Quercus agrifolia

California Live Oak, Encina, Coast Live oak

Fagaceae

Edible: Seeds, Nuts, Acorns

Hypochaeris radicata subsp. neapolitana

Costolina giuncolina

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves

Ranunculus acris

Meadow buttercup, Tall buttercup

Ranunculaceae

Edible: Leaves

Sonchus asper

Rough sowthistle, Spiny Sowthistle

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable

Raphanus raphanistrum

Wild radish, Jointed charlock, White charlock

Brassicaceae

Edible: Leaves, Seeds - spice, Flowers

Rhamnus cathartica

Buckthorn

Rhamnaceae

Edible: Fruit

Populus tremuloides

American aspen, Quaking aspen, Trembling aspen, Golden aspen

Salicaceae

Edible: Bark, Sap

Quercus phellos

Willow Oak, Willow-leafed oak, Peach oak

Fagaceae

Edible: Seeds, Nuts

Senecio vulgaris

Common groundsel

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves

Typha latifolia

Bulrush, Greater reedmace

Typhaceae

Edible: Shoots, Leaves, Seeds, Root, Rhizome, Stems, Flowers, Pollen

Erythronium americanum

Trout lily, Dog tooth violet, Prairie fawnlily, Snake lily, Yellow adder's tongue, Amberbell

Liliaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Root, Bulbs

Tradescantia virginiana

Spiderwort, Virginia Spiderwort, Widow's tears

Commelinaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Gleditsia triacanthos

Honey locust, Thorny locust

Fabaceae

Edible: Pulp, Seeds, Fruit, Seeds - coffee

Polystichum munitum

Sword fern, Giant holly fern, Western sword fern

Dryopteridaceae

Edible: Root, Rhizome

Ulmus americana

American elm, White elm, Soft elm

Ulmaceae

Edible: Leaves

Symplocarpus foetidus

Skunk cabbage, Swamp cabbage, Stinking poke

Araceae

Edible: Leaves, Root, Rhizome, Caution

Dactylorhiza maculata

Spotted orchid, Heath spotted orchid, Adder's grass, Hen's kames

Orchidaceae

Edible: Root

Geranium maculatum

Geraniaceae

Edible: Medicine

Symphoricarpos albus

Snowberry

Caprifoliaceae

Edible: Fruit

Callicarpa americana

American beautyberry

Lamiaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves - tea

Barbarea vulgaris

Upland cress, Yellow rocket

Brassicaceae

Edible: Leaves

Betula pendula

European Birch, Silver Birch

Betulaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Sap - wine, Bark

Oxalis corniculata

Yellow wood-sorrel

Oxalidaceae

Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Seeds, Spice, Flowers, Vegetable

Sassafras albidum

American sassafras, Fennel Wood, Ague tree

Lauraceae

Edible: Root, Leaves, Bark

Asclepias tuberosa

Butterfly weed, Pleurisy root

Apocynaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Root, Tuber, Seeds pod, Vegetable, Caution

Catharanthus roseus

Madagascan Periwinkle

Apocynaceae

Portulaca oleracea

Purslane

Portulacaceae

Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Herb, Spice, Vegetable, Flowers, Stems

Cytisus scoparius

Broom

Fabaceae

Edible: Flower Buds

Elaeagnus umbellata

Autumn olive

Elaeagnaceae

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Nuts

Galium mollugo

Hedge bedstraw, False baby's breath, White bedstraw

Rubiaceae

Edible: Leaves

Convallaria majalis

Lily of the Valley

Asparagaceae

Edible: Flowers - drink

Geum urbanum

Wood avens, Herb Bennet

Rosaceae

Edible: Leaves, Root, Spice

Silene vulgaris

Bladder campion

Caryophyllaceae

Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Stem, Root

Calystegia sepium

White Bindweed, Large Bindweed, Hedge Bindweed

Convolvulaceae

Edible: Leaves, Root, Stalks, Flowers, Caution

Celastrus orbiculatus

Oriental bittersweet

Celastraceae

Edible: Leaves