Edible Plant Database

Annona glabra

Pond apple, Monkey apple

Annonaceae

Edible: Fruit

Asclepias eriocarpa

Indian milkweed, Woollypod milkweed

Apocynaceae

Edible: Latex, Caution

Bombax ceiba

Kapok tree, Red silk-cotton tree

Malvaceae

Edible: Roots, Leaves, Flowers, Fruit, Seeds, Seeds - oil, Gum

Buddleja cordata

Butterfly bush

Scrophulariaceae

Edible: Leaves - spice

Carpobrotus acinaciformis

Red Hottentot fig, Giant pigface

Aizoaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Commelina benghalensis

Dayflower, Tropical Spiderweed

Commelinaceae

Edible: Leaves, Rhizome, Roots, Vegetable

Gloriosa superba

Flame lily

Colchicaceae

Edible: Leaves, Caution, Fruit

Heuchera cylindrica

Alum root

Saxifragaceae

Edible: Leaves - tea

Prunus angustifolia

Chickasaw plum, Sand plum

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Alstroemeria aurea

Peruvian lily, Inca lily

Alstroemeriaceae

Edible: Root

Arnica montana

European montana

Asteraceae

Edible: Flowers - spice, tea

Calytrix tetragona

Common Fringe myrtle

Myrtaceae

Edible: Fruit

Coriandrum sativum

Coriander

Apiaceae

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

Elymus elymoides

Squirreltail

Poaceae

Edible: Seeds

Marasmius siccus

Orange pinwheel

Marasmiaceae

Mussaenda philippica

Bangkok rose, Queen sirikit

Rubiaceae

Edible: Leaves

Phillyrea angustifolia

Oleaceae

Edible: Leaves ?

Physalis heterophylla

Clammy Groundcherry

Solanaceae

Edible: Fruit

Scandix pecten-veneris

Shepherd's needle

Apiaceae

Edible: Leaves, Spice

Vicia tetrasperma

Smooth tare, Four-leaved slender vetch, Slender tare

Fabaceae

Edible: Leaves

Betula nana

Bog Birch, Dwarf Birch, Smooth Dwarf, Birch, Swamp Birch

Betulaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves - tea

Castanea mollissima

Chinese chestnut

Fagaceae

Edible: Nuts, Seeds

Dacrycarpus dacrydioides

New Zealand white pine

Podocarpaceae

Edible: Fruit, Gum

Lactarius rubidus

Russulaceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Parsonsia straminea

Common silkpod

Apocynaceae

Edible: Pods, Roots

Rubus fruticosus

European blackberry

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Root

Spiranthes sinensis

Ladies’ tresses

Orchidaceae

Edible: Tuber, Root, Bulb, Flowers, Leaves

Syzygium jambos

Rose apple, Jambos

Myrtaceae

Edible: Fruit, Flowers

Cucumis sativus

Cucumber

Cucurbitaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable, Seeds - oil, Flowers

Dichelostemma congestum

Fork-toothed ookow

Asparagaceae

Edible: Flowers, Corm

Eruca vesicaria

Rocket

Brassicaceae

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

Ipomoea nil

Ivy morning glory, Japanese morning glory

Convolvulaceae

Edible: Fruit, Caution, Medicine, Leaves

Lasthenia californica

California goldfields

Asteraceae

Edible: Seeds

Pteris ensiformis

Slender brake fern

Pteridaceae

Edible: Leaves, Fronds

Urospermum picroides

False hawkbit, Sow thistle

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves, Stems, Root

Viola labradorica

Labrador violet

Violaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves

Acer grandidentatum

Canadian maple, Bigtooth maple

Sapindaceae

Edible: Sap

Albizia lebbeck

Siris tree, East Indian walnut

Fabaceae

Edible: Seeds, Leaves, Shoots, Flowers

Ferocactus viridescens

Coast barrel cactus, Keg cactus, Green-stemmed viznaga, San Diego barrel cactus, Sisal

Cactaceae

Edible: Fruit, Flower buds

Pectis papposa

Chinchweed

Asteraceae

Edible: Seeds, Leaves, Flowers - seasoning

Salix purpurea

Purple osier willow, Alaska blue willow, Arctic willow

Salicaceae

Edible: Inner bark, Leaves

Vaccinium myrsinites

Florida Evergreen Blueberry

Ericaceae

Edible: Fruit

Barbarea orthoceras

American yellowrocket, Garden Yellowrocket

Brassicaceae

Edible: Leaves

Dianthus superbus

Fringed pink

Caryophyllaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves

Grewia occidentalis

Bow wood, Four Corners, Cross-berry

Malvaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Helleborus niger

Black Hellebore, Christmas rose

Ranunculaceae

Edible: Root - starch

Lithospermum officinale

Gromwell, Bohemian tea, Croatian tea

Boraginaceae

Edible: Leaves - tea

Pachira aquatica

Guiana Chestnut, Water Chestnut

Malvaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Seeds