Edible Plant Database

Malus sylvestris subsp. orientalis

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit, Fruit - tea

Orchis anthropophora

Man orchid

Orchidaceae

Edible: Bulb

Physalis peruviana

Cape gooseberry

Solanaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Vegetable

Prunus cerasus

Sour cherry, Morello cherry, Pie cherry

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Seeds - oil, Leaves - tea, Flowers, Sap, Gum

Styphnolobium japonicum

Japanese pagoda tree

Fabaceae

Edible: Flowers - tea, Leaves - tea

Viburnum edule

Mooseberry, Cranberry tree, Highbush cranberry

Adoxaceae

Edible: Flowers, Fruit

Vigna luteola

Hairypod cowpea, Chinese dolichos, Clay pea

Fabaceae

Edible: Flowers, Roots, Seeds, Leaves, Vegetable

Baorangia bicolor

Boletaceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Brasenia schreberi

Water shield, Water Target

Cabombaceae

Edible: Leaves, Roots, Vegetable

Ceanothus americanus

New Jersey tea, Red root, Jersey-tea ceanothus, Mountainsweet, Wild snowball

Rhamnaceae

Edible: Leaves - tea

Ceanothus velutinus

Sticky laurel, Tobacco bush, Snowbush

Rhamnaceae

Edible: Leaves - tea

Celtis pallida

Desert Hackberry, Spiny hackberry

Cannabaceae

Edible: Fruit

Fistulina hepatica

Beefsteak Fungus, Liver fistulina, Oak tongue, Vegetable beafsteak, Jelly tongue, Beefsteak mushroom

Fistulinaceae

Edible: Fungus, Mushroom

Streptopus lanceolatus

Rose twisted stalk

Liliaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Stalks

Viburnum dilatatum

Japanese Cranberry, Linden Arrow-wood, Linden viburnum

Adoxaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Abronia latifolia

Coastal Sand Verbena, Yellow Sand-verbena

Nyctaginaceae

Edible: Root, Stems

Amaranthus cruentus

Purple amaranth, Red amaranth

Amaranthaceae

Edible: Seeds, Leaves, Vegetable, Flowers

Argemone mexicana

Mexican Poppy

Papaveraceae

Edible: Leaves, Caution, Vegetable, Seed, Stem

Arnoglossum atriplicifolium

Pale Indian-plantain

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves

Arundinaria gigantea

Cane reed, Giant cane, Large cane, Southern cane

Poaceae

Edible: Leaves, Root, Seeds, Cereal, Shoots

Burchardia umbellata

Milkmaids, Star of Bethlehem

Colchicaceae

Edible: Tubers, Root

Dicentra canadensis

Squirrel corn

Papaveraceae

Edible: Root, Caution

Gaultheria hispidula

Creeping Snowberry, Moxie-plum

Ericaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves - tea

Rhamnus crocea

Holly-leaf Buckthorn, Spiny red berry

Rhamnaceae

Edible: Fruit

Ribes speciosum

Fuchsia gooseberry

Grossulariaceae

Edible: Fruit

Vaccinium macrocarpon

American cranberry, Cranberry

Ericaceae

Edible: Fruit

Vaccinium myrtilloides

Velvetleaf Blueberry

Ericaceae

Edible: Fruit

Xerophyllum tenax

Indian basket grass, Bear grass

Melanthiaceae

Edible: Root, Rhizome

Boerhavia coccinea

Tarvine

Nyctaginaceae

Edible: Root, Seeds, Vegetable

Centella asiatica

Asian pennywort, Indian Pennywort

Apiaceae

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable, Leaves - tea

Entoloma abortivum

Aborted entoloma, Shrimp of the woods

Entolomataceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Erica arborea

Briar root wood, Tree heath

Ericaceae

Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus

Yellow day lily, Lemon daylily

Xanthorrhoeaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Root, Buds

Oxalis purpurea

Largeflower woodsorrel

Oxalidaceae

Edible: Leaves - flavour, Tubers, Root

Prunus emarginata

Bitter cherry, Oregon cherry

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Rhus trilobata

Three-lobed sumac

Anacardiaceae

Edible: Fruit

Sicyos angulatus

Bur cucumber, Angle cucumber

Cucurbitaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Verbena bracteata

Bracted verbena

Verbenaceae

Edible: Seeds, Leaves, Flowers

Artemisia dracunculus

Tarragon, French Tarragon, Russian tarragon

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves, Herb, Spice, Seeds, Root, Stem, Vegetable

Condea emoryi

Desert lavender

Lamiaceae

Edible: Seeds

Ficus benghalensis

Banyan Tree, Indian Banyan

Moraceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Stems

Gilia capitata subsp. staminea

Bluehead gilia

Polemoniaceae

Edible: Seeds

Gomphrena globosa

Globe Amaranth

Amaranthaceae

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Heliotropium europaeum

European heliotrope

Boraginaceae

Edible: Caution, Poisonous, Medicine

Protea repens

Sugarbush, Honey flower

Proteaceae

Edible: Sap, Flower - nectar

Solanum torvum

Pea aubergine

Solanaceae

Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Flowers, Vegetable, Root

Viola pedunculata

Grass pansy, California Golden Violet

Violaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves

Waltheria indica

Walteria

Malvaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves