Edible Plant Database

Parietaria officinalis

Chambo rouseto

Urticaceae

Edible: Leaves, Roots, Juice

Rhynchosia minima

Burn moth vine

Fabaceae

Edible: Root bark, Leaves - tea, Flowers, Seeds

Ruta chalepensis

Mediterranean Aleppo rue

Rutaceae

Edible: Leaves, Leaves - flavouring, Leaves - tea

Cajanus cajan

Pigeon pea

Fabaceae

Edible: Seeds, Leaves, Pods, Sprouts, Vegetable

Commelina africana

Yellow commelina

Commelinaceae

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable, Bulb, Tubers, Root

Nolina parryi

Parry's Nolina

Asparagaceae

Edible: Fruit, Stalks

Phacelia heterophylla

Varileaf phacelia

Boraginaceae

Edible: Leaves

Polygonatum verticillatum

Whorled Solomon's seal

Asparagaceae

Edible: Leaves, Root, Rhizome, Fruit

Smilax china

Sun Moon Vine, China root, Chinese Sarsaparilla

Smilacaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Root, Leaves - tea

Solanum betaceum

Solanaceae

Edible: Fruit

Allocasuarina verticillata

Mountain she oak, Drooping she oak

Casuarinaceae

Edible: Resin ?, Cones, Shoots

Arisarum simorrhinum

Araceae

Edible: Root, Corm, Tuber, Caution

Hydrangea petiolaris

Hydrangeaceae

Edible: Leaves

Salix hookeriana

Dune willow, Barclay's Willow, Coastal Willow

Salicaceae

Edible: Inner bark, Leaves

Verpa bohemica

Morchellaceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Alopecurus aequalis

Shortawn foxtail

Poaceae

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Crataegus phaenopyrum

Washington hawthorn

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit

Lonicera etrusca

Caprifoliaceae

Edible: Flowers

Panax quinquefolius

American ginseng, Xi yang shen

Araliaceae

Edible: Roots, Leaves - tea

Passiflora tarminiana

Banana passion flower

Passifloraceae

Edible: Fruit

Phlomis herba-venti subsp. pungens

Lamiaceae

Edible: Shoots

Rhipsalis baccifera

Hairy mistletoe cactus

Cactaceae

Edible: Fruit, Stem

Urera baccifera

Bugrun, Nettle tree

Urticaceae

Edible: Shoots, Leaves, Fruit

Zanthoxylum nitidum

Rutaceae

Edible: Spice, Fruit, Leaves - flavouring

Alectryon excelsus

Titoki, New Zealand Ash

Sapindaceae

Edible: Fruit

Armillaria borealis

Tricholomataceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Camellia sinensis

Tea

Theaceae

Edible: Leaves - tea, Flowers, Seeds - oil

Chamaebatiaria millefolium

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit

Epilobium palustre

Marsh Willow-herb

Onagraceae

Edible: Leaves

Geranium columbinum

Geraniaceae

Edible: Leaves

Glycine max

Soybean, Soya

Fabaceae

Edible: Seeds, Leaves, Spice, Vegetable

Pinus patula

Mexican weeping pine, Patula pine

Pinaceae

Edible: Gum - flavouring, Seeds

Psoralea pinnata

Blue pine weed

Fabaceae

Edible: Honey

Archontophoenix cunninghamiana

Bangalow palm, Piccabeen palm

Arecaceae

Edible: Shoots, Palm heart

Berlandiera lyrata

Brooch flower, Chocolate flower, Lyre-leaf green eyes, Green-eyed lyre leaf

Asteraceae

Edible: Flowers - flavouring

Gaultheria myrsinoides

Manzana

Ericaceae

Edible: Fruit, Caution

Laportea aestuans

Stinging nettle

Urticaceae

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Lathyrus clymenum

Spanish vetchling, Crimson pea

Fabaceae

Edible: Seeds

Quillaja saponaria

Soapbark, Bois de Panama, Halava wood

Rosaceae

Edible: Bark - flavouring

Scadoxus puniceus

Amaryllidaceae

Edible: Fruit

Smilax laurifolia

Laurel greenbrier, Lanceleaf greenbrier

Smilacaceae

Edible: Leaves, Root, Young stems

Suillus pungens

Slippery jack

Suillaceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Agathis australis

New Zealand kauri

Araucariaceae

Edible: Gum, Resin, Sap

Champereia manillana

False olive

Opiliaceae

Edible: Leaves, Fruits, Flowers

Commelina cyanea

Scurvy weed, Wandering Jew

Commelinaceae

Edible: Leaves

Cyclosorus interruptus

Hottentot fern, Willdenow's fern

Thelypteridaceae

Edible: Heart, Fronds, Leaves, Roots

Firmiana simplex

Chinese parasol tree, Phoenix tree, Japanese varnish tree, Chinese bottle tree

Malvaceae

Edible: Seeds, Root tuber, Latex, Gum

Funastrum cynanchoides

Fringed twinevine, Climbing milkweed

Apocynaceae

Edible: Fruit, Caution