Edible Plant Database

Wurmbea dioica

Early Nancy, Blackman's potatoes, Lily

Colchicaceae

Edible: Tuber, Bulb, Root

Abelmoschus esculentus

Okra, Lady’s fingers

Malvaceae

Edible: Pods, Flowers, Seeds, Seeds - coffee, Leaves, Vegetable

Alchemilla alpina

Alpine lady’s mantle

Rosaceae

Edible: Leaves, Root, Leaves - tea

Chamaescilla corymbosa

Blue stars, Blue squill

Asparagaceae

Edible: Tubers, Root

Clerodendrum paniculatum

Pagoda flower

Lamiaceae

Edible: Leaves

Cookeina tricholoma

Sarcoscyphaceae

Edible: Fruiting body, Mushroom

Diplotaxis muralis

Wall rocket, Perennial rocket

Brassicaceae

Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Vegetable

Leccinum versipelle

Orange Birch Bolete

Boletaceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Potamogeton perfoliatus

Claspingleaf pondweed

Potamogetonaceae

Edible: Shoots

Senna siamea

Cassod Tree, Siamese senna tree

Fabaceae

Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Fruit, Pods, Vegetable, Caution

Tabebuia heterophylla

Pink trumpet tree

Bignoniaceae

Edible: Leaves - tea

Vinca difformis

Apocynaceae

Edible: Fruit, Caution

Dicksonia antarctica

Soft tree fern, Tasmanian tree fern, Man fern, Woolly tree fern

Dicksoniaceae

Edible: Heart, Fronds, Leaves

Lobelia purpurascens

White root

Campanulaceae

Edible: Root

Madia gracilis

Asteraceae

Edible: Seeds

Phaseolus vulgaris

Common bean

Fabaceae

Edible: Pods, Seeds, Leaves, Vegetable

Phoenix reclinata

Senegal date palm

Arecaceae

Edible: Cabbage, Fruit, Sap, Seeds - coffee, Palm heart, Vegetable, Bud

Robinia hispida

Bristly locust, Rose acacia

Fabaceae

Edible: Honey

Vaccinium scoparium

Grouseberry

Ericaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves - tea

Zizia aptera

Golden alexanders

Apiaceae

Edible: Flowers

Carex rostrata

Bearded sedge, Beaked sedge

Cyperaceae

Edible: Root, Seeds

Ficus hispida

White Sandpaper Fig, Boombil, Hairy Fig

Moraceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Gyroporus castaneus

Chestnut bolete

Boletaceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Lycoperdon umbrinum

Lycoperdiaceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Pelargonium triste

Geraniaceae

Edible: Root, Tubers, Bulb, Stem

Scrophularia auriculata

Bishop's leaves, Water-betony, Water figwort

Scrophulariaceae

Edible: Roots, Caution

Smilax australis

False sarsparilla, Austral Sarsparilla, Greenbrier

Smilacaceae

Edible: Fruit

Toxicoscordion paniculatum

Foothill deathcamas

Melanthiaceae

Edible: Bulbs

Caladenia tentaculata

Green comb spider orchid, Fringed spider orchid

Orchidaceae

Edible: Tubers, Root

Camellia sasanqua

Tea-seed oil, Sasanqua tea

Theaceae

Edible: Seeds, Spice, Leaves - tea, Seeds - oil

Rhus lanceolata

Prairie sumac

Anacardiaceae

Edible: Fruit ?

Viola hederacea

Native violet, Ivy-leaf Violet, Australian violet

Violaceae

Edible: Flowers

Agoseris aurantiaca

Mountain dandelion, Orange Agoseris, Orange-flower Goat-chicory, False dandelion

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves, Gum, Flowers

Akebia quinata

Five leaf akebia, Chocolate Vine

Lardizabalaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Shoots, Vine

Artemisia austriaca

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves - spice

Clematis aristata

Old man's beard, Mountain clematis

Ranunculaceae

Edible: Root

Gomphocarpus fruticosus

Cotine, Firesticks, Narrow-leaved cotton bush

Apocynaceae

Edible: Roots, Fruit, Caution, Vegetable

Populus angustifolia

Narrowleaf cottonwood

Salicaceae

Edible: Cambium, Bark

Senecio angulatus

Scrambling groundsel

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves

Tetrapanax papyrifer

Rice paper, Chinese ricepaper plant

Araliaceae

Edible: Root

Thelymitra ixioides

Dotted sun orchid, Spotted Sun Orchid

Orchidaceae

Edible: Tuber, Root

Triteleia grandiflora

Wild hyacinth

Asparagaceae

Edible: Root, Bulb, Seeds pods, Corms

Vaccinium elliottii

Elliott's Blueberry, Mayberry

Ericaceae

Edible: Fruit

Alchemilla vulgaris

Lady's mantle

Rosaceae

Edible: Leaves - flavouring, Flowers - tea

Banksia serrata

Old Man Banksia, Saw Leaf Banksia

Proteaceae

Edible: Nectar, Seeds

Geocaulon lividum

False toadflax, Bastard toadflax

Santalaceae

Edible: Fruit

Hakea sericea

Silky hakea

Proteaceae

Edible: Nectar, Seeds

Hibiscus sabdariffa

Roselle, Rosella

Malvaceae

Edible: Calyces, Leaves, Seeds, Flowers - tea, Vegetable, Fruit