Edible Plant Database

Oxalis drummondii

Drummond's woodsorrel

Oxalidaceae

Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Seedpods, Tuber, Root

Russula ochroleuca

Russulaceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Spondias purpurea

Purple mombin

Anacardiaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Seeds, Nuts, Root

Asclepias purpurascens

Purple milkweed

Apocynaceae

Edible: Flowers, Gum, Leaves, Oil, Seeds, Seedspod

Avena sativa

Oats

Poaceae

Edible: Seeds, Cereal, Sprouted Seeds, Seedlings

Byrsonima crassifolia

Nance, Golden spoon

Malpighiaceae

Edible: Fruit

Colutea arborescens

Bladder senna

Fabaceae

Edible: Seeds are poisonous.

Sempervivum globiferum subsp. hirtum

Cuvarkuca divlja

Crassulaceae

Edible: Leaves

Vachellia tortilis

Umbrella thorn

Fabaceae

Edible: Seeds, Gum, Pods, Bark, Leaves

Alternanthera sessilis

Lotus-seed Herb, Joyweed

Amaranthaceae

Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Shoots, Vegetable

Crataegus crus-galli

Cockspur hawthorn, Cockspurthorn, Hog-apple, Newcastle-thorn

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit

Pinus coulteri

Coulter pine, Big-cone Pine

Pinaceae

Edible: Seeds, Nuts

Ribes californicum

Hillside gooseberry

Grossulariaceae

Edible: Fruit

Salvia elegans

Pineapple-scented sage

Lamiaceae

Edible: Leaves, Herb, Flowers

Crotalaria retusa

Wedge-leafed rattlepod

Fabaceae

Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Flowers, Vegetable

Dodonaea triquetra

Common hop-bush

Sapindaceae

Edible: Fruit - yeast substitute

Quercus ellipsoidalis

Northern Pin Oak, Black oak, Jack oak, Hill's oak

Fagaceae

Edible: Seeds - coffee

Russula vesca

Edible Russula, mushroom

Russulaceae

Edible: Fungus, Mushroom

Ceanothus prostratus

Rhamnaceae

Cochlearia officinalis

Scurvy grass, Common scurvy-grass, Spoonwort

Brassicaceae

Edible: Leaves

Fallopia dumetorum

Climbing False Buckwheat, Desert Knotgrass

Polygonaceae

Edible: Leaves, Seeds

Furcraea foetida

Mauritius hemp

Asparagaceae

Peucedanum palustre

Marsh Hog's fennel, Milk parsley

Apiaceae

Edible: Roots, Spice, Flavouring

Rumex longifolius

Door-yard Dock

Polygonaceae

Edible: Leaves, Seeds

Sigesbeckia orientalis

Indian weed, St Paul's wort

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves, Flowers - flavouring

Stachytarpheta urticifolia

Blue rat tail, False verbena

Verbenaceae

Edible: Fruit

Veronica scutellata

Grass-leaf Speedwell, Marsh Speedwell

Plantaginaceae

Edible: Leaves

Aster amellus

Italian Aster

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves

Atriplex tatarica

Tatarian Orache

Amaranthaceae

Edible: Leaves, Seeds

Bovista plumbea

Leaden puffball, Dwarf puff ball

Lycoperdiaceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Chaenomeles japonica

Flowering quince, Japonica, Japanese quince, Dwarf quince, Riben Mugua, Maule's quince

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit

Phyllanthus reticulatus

Potato bush

Phyllanthaceae

Edible: Fruit

Saxifraga tricuspidata

Three toothed saxifrage

Saxifragaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves - tea.

Tamarix aphylla

Athel tamarisk, Tamarix manna

Tamaricaceae

Edible: Manna, Gum, Fruit

Achyrachaena mollis

Blow wives

Asteraceae

Edible: Seeds

Alsophila spinulosa

Pugjik

Cyatheaceae

Edible: Pith, Stem - starch, Shoots, Leaves

Ampulloclitocybe clavipes

Tricholomataceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Astragalus canadensis

Canadian milk vetch

Fabaceae

Edible: Root, Vegetable

Pteris semipinnata

Pteridaceae

Edible: Medicine

Viburnum odoratissimum

Sweet Arrowwood, Sweet Viburnum, Coral tree

Adoxaceae

Edible: Fruit

Bulbine frutescens

Stalked bulbine

Xanthorrhoeaceae

Edible: Leaves, Stalks, Stem, Flowers

Ceanothus herbaceus

Red root, Inland Ceanothus, Smaller red-root, Jersey tea

Rhamnaceae

Edible: Leaves - tea

Euphrasia officinalis

Eyebright

Scrophulariaceae

Edible: Leaves, Caution, Stems, Flowers

Geitonoplesium cymosum

Scrambling lily, Climbing lily, Shepherd's joy

Xanthorrhoeaceae

Edible: Shoots, Leaves, Fruit

Proboscidea louisianica

Common Devil’s claw

Martyniaceae

Edible: Seeds, Pods, Leaves, Fruit

Rhus microphylla

Desert sumach, Littleleaf sumach

Anacardiaceae

Edible: Fruit

Rubus cuneifolius

Sand blackberry

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit

Samolus parviflorus

Seaside Brookweed

Primulaceae

Edible: Leaves