Edible Plant Database

Gazania krebsiana

Common gazania

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Root

Orontium aquaticum

Golden club

Araceae

Edible: Root, Seeds, Flowers

Agave utahensis

Desert Agave, Utah Aloe, Utah Agave

Asparagaceae

Edible: Seeds, Bulb, Flower stalks, Leaf bases

Alternanthera pungens

Khaki weed, Paper thorns, Creeping chaffweed

Amaranthaceae

Edible: Leaves, Stems, Vegetable

Ardisia escallonioides

Island marlberry

Primulaceae

Edible: Fruit

Draba nemorosa

Woodland Whitlow-grass

Brassicaceae

Edible: Leaves, Seeds

Piloblephis rigida

Wild pennyroyal

Lamiaceae

Edible: Leaves - flavouring, Leaves - tea

Rapanea melanophloeos

Cape beech

Primulaceae

Edible: Fruit

Shepherdia argentea

Silver Buffalo-berry

Elaeagnaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Tetraneuris acaulis

Stemless actinea

Asteraceae

Amanita calyptroderma

Amanitaceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Arabis alpina

Alpine rock cress, Mountain rock-cress

Brassicaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves

Artemisia indica

Indian mugwort

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Darmera peltata

Indian rhubarb, Umbrella plant

Saxifragaceae

Edible: Leaf stalk

Echium italicum

Italian Bugloss, Pale bugloss

Boraginaceae

Edible: Leaves, Flower - nectar, Stems

Escobaria missouriensis var. missiouriensis

Missouri foxtail cactus

Cactaceae

Euclea crispa

Blue guarri, Blue-leaved euclea

Ebenaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Lepiota clypeolaria

Agaricaceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus, Caution

Prunus mume

Ume, Japanese plum, Japanese apricot

Rosaceae

Edible: Flowers, Fruit, Seeds

Smyrnium perfoliatum

Perfoliate Alexanders

Apiaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Stem

Syzygium smithii

Lilly Pilly tree, Creek Lillypilly

Myrtaceae

Edible: Fruit, Vegetable

Allium textile

Textile onion, Prairie onion

Amaryllidaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Root, Bulb

Echinocereus rigidissimus

Rainbow hedge-hog cactus

Cactaceae

Edible: Fruit

Fritillaria camschatcensis

Black sarana, Kamchatka lily

Liliaceae

Edible: Roots, Tubers, Bulblets, Seedspod, Caution

Helenium puberulum

Rosilla

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves

Pisolithus tinctorius

Puffball, Dye-maker's false puffball, Horse dropping fungus

Sclerodermataceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Prunus nigra

Canada plum, Horse plum, Red plum, Canada black plum

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Stokesia laevis

Stokes aster, Cornflower aster

Asteraceae

Tagetes lemmonii

Copper canyon daisy, Mexican bush marigold

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves - flavouring, Leaves - tea

Verbena litoralis

Verbenaceae

Edible: Leaves - tea

Wyethia glabra

Coast Range Mulesears

Asteraceae

Edible: Seeds

Agave vivipara

Dwarf sisal, Carribean agave

Asparagaceae

Edible: Leaves, Buds

Caryota mitis

Lesser fishtail palm, Clustered fishtail palm

Arecaceae

Edible: Seeds, Cabbage, Starch, Sago, Palm heart, Sap

Crassula capitella

Campfire

Crassulaceae

Edible: Medicine

Cucurbita maxima

Pumpkin, Winter squash

Cucurbitaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Seeds, Flowers, Vegetable

Cyperus ligularis

Bizzibizzi, Razorgrass

Cyperaceae

Edible: Stem base

Quercus sinuata

Fagaceae

Edible: Acorns, Seeds

Vallisneria americana

Water celery, River ribbons

Hydrocharitaceae

Edible: Leaves

Castilleja attenuata

Attentuate indian paintbrush

Scrophulariaceae

Heterotis rotundifolia

Trailing glory-flower, Spanish shawl, Pink lady

Melastomataceae

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Panicum miliaceum

True millet, Common millet, Proso

Poaceae

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Patersonia sericea

Iridaceae

Edible: Rhizome

Searsia pyroides

Fire-thorned rhus, Common taaibos, Firethorn

Anacardiaceae

Edible: Fruit, Fruit - drink, Leaves - tea

Vachellia nilotica

Egyptian thorn, Scented-pod acacia

Fabaceae

Edible: Pods, Seeds, Leaves, Gum, Fruit, Flowers, Vegetable, Bark - tea

Cotoneaster franchetii

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit

Digitaria ciliaris

Summer grass, Tropical finger grass

Poaceae

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Ephedra distachya

Sea grape, European shrubby horsetail, European joint pine, Ma huang

Ephedraceae

Edible: Fruit

Polypogon viridis

Poaceae

Edible: Seeds