Edible Plant Database

Cardamine amara

Large bittercress

Brassicaceae

Edible: Leaves

Cyperus rotundus

Nut Grass, Purple Nutsedge

Cyperaceae

Edible: Tubers, Seeds, Roots, Rhizomes, Culms

Pachycereus pringlei

Cardon, Elephant cactus

Cactaceae

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Flowers

Quercus cerris

Turkey Oak, Bitter oak, Mossy-cupped oak, Cerro, Italian oak, European Turkey oak

Fagaceae

Edible: Manna, Seeds, Sap, Nut, Nuts - coffee

Quercus michauxii

Swamp chestnut oak, Basket oak, Cow oak

Fagaceae

Edible: Seeds, Nuts

Ranunculus polyanthemos

Duguncicegi

Ranunculaceae

Edible: Leaves

Russula xerampelina var. olivescens

Russulaceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Crassocephalum crepidioides

Thickhead, Okinawan spinach

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves, Tubers, Root, Vegetable, Flowers

Iva annua

Sumpweed, Annual Marsh-elder

Asteraceae

Edible: Seeds

Miconia crenata

Melastomataceae

Edible: Fruit ?

Potamogeton natans

Broad-leaved pondweed

Potamogetonaceae

Edible: Root, Rhizome, Stem

Quercus acutissima

Bristle-tipped oak, Sawthorn oak

Fagaceae

Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Nuts

Romulea rosea

Onion grass, Onion weed, Guildford grass

Iridaceae

Edible: Pods, Fruit

Triglochin maritima

Seaside arrowgrass

Juncaginaceae

Edible: Tubers, Root, Seeds, Caution, Leaves

Agaricus arvensis

Horse mushroom

Agaricaceae

Edible: Fungus, Spice, Mushroom

Arabidopsis lyrata

Rock cress, Kamchatka rockcress

Brassicaceae

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Bauhinia purpurea

Butterfly Tree, Purple orchid Tree

Fabaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Seeds, Fruit, Gum

Briza media

Treslica

Poaceae

Edible: Seeds - spice

Chrysobalanus icaco

Cocoplum, Icaco

Chrysobalanaceae

Edible: Fruit, Kernel, Seeds, Oil, Nuts

Ecballium elaterium

Squirting cucumber

Cucurbitaceae

Edible: Seeds - oil, Caution, Medicine

Hesperocallis undulata

Desert Lily

Asparagaceae

Edible: Root, Bulbs

Pinus monticola

Western Mountain Pine, Mountain white pine

Pinaceae

Edible: Seeds, Resin, Bark

Rorippa sylvestris

Creeping yellowcress

Brassicaceae

Edible: Leaves

Sempervivum tectorum

Houseleek, Hen and Chickens

Crassulaceae

Edible: Leaves

Amelanchier spicata

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit

Araucaria araucana

Monkey Puzzle Tree, Chilean pine

Araucariaceae

Edible: Seeds

Citrus deliciosa

Italian tangerine, Willow-leaf mandarin, Mediterranean mandarin, Mexerica, Mimosa, Mandarim

Rutaceae

Edible: Fruit

Cymbopogon citratus

Lemon grass

Poaceae

Edible: Leaves, Herb, Spice, Lower stem, Leaves - tea

Iresine diffusa

Juba's bush

Amaranthaceae

Edible: Leaves ?

Leymus mollis

American dune grass, Sea lyme-grass

Poaceae

Edible: Seeds

Rubus arcticus

Arctic bramble, Arctic raspberry

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves - tea, Flowers

Trachelospermum asiaticum

Apocynaceae

Edible: Leaves

Trachycarpus fortunei

Chinese Windmill palm, Fortune's chusan-palm

Arecaceae

Edible: Flowers, Cabbage, Palm heart, Seeds

Abrus precatorius

Bird's eye, Indian liquorice

Fabaceae

Edible: Seeds (POISONOUS) , Roots, Leaves, Flowers

Alternanthera brasiliana

Brazil chaff-flower, Brazilian joyweed

Amaranthaceae

Edible: Leaves - tea, Leaves

Asparagus setaceus

Feathery asparagus

Asparagaceae

Edible: Shoots, Vegetable

Celastrus scandens

American bittersweet, Climbing bittersweet

Celastraceae

Edible: Bark, Shoots

Christella parasitica

Daa

Thelypteridaceae

Edible: Fronds, Leaves, Rhizomes, Roots

Manihot esculenta x glaziovii

Chimoio

Euphorbiaceae

Edible: Leaves

Christella dentata

Binung fern

Thelypteridaceae

Edible: Leaves, Fronds

Diplotaxis erucoides

White wall rocket

Brassicaceae

Edible: Leaves, Stems

Ephedra viridis

Mormon tea, Green joint-fir, Green ephedra

Ephedraceae

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Stems - tea, Caution

Eriogonum latifolium

Seaside buckwheat

Polygonaceae

Edible: Stems

Phyteuma spicatum

Spiked rampion

Campanulaceae

Edible: Root, Leaves, Blossoms, Flowers

Phytolacca acinosa

Sweet belladonna, Indian pokeweed

Phytolaccaceae

Edible: Leaves, Root, Vegetable

Prunus mahaleb

Mahaleb cherry

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Spice, Leaves - flavouring

Alnus rhombifolia

White alder

Betulaceae

Edible: Bark

Drymaria cordata

West Indian chickweed, Tropical chickweed

Caryophyllaceae

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable, Root