Edible Plant Database

Staphylea pinnata

European Bladder-nut, False pistachio

Staphyleaceae

Edible: Seeds, Kernels, Nuts, Flowers

Vachellia macracantha

Faique, Porknut

Fabaceae

Edible: Pods, Fruit

Xanthorrhoea australis

Grass tree, Blackboy, Kangaroo Tail

Xanthorrhoeaceae

Edible: Leaf base, Grubs, Flowers - nectar, Roots, Leaves

Burchellia bubalina

South African pomegranate

Rubiaceae

Edible: Nectar, Flowers

Carex paniculata

Cyperaceae

Edible: Root, Seeds

Funastrum clausum

White twinevine

Apocynaceae

Edible: Fruit

Geastrum fimbriatum

Fringed earthstar

Geastraceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Phoradendron juniperinum

Mistletoe, Juniper mistletoe

Santalaceae

Edible: Fruit, Stems - tea, Seeds - coffee

Prunus fremontii

Desert apricot

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit

Prunus fruticosa

European dwarf cherry, European ground cherry

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Rhaphiolepis umbellata

Japanese hawthorn, Yeddo hawthorn

Rosaceae

Edible: Seeds, Fruit

Ternstroemia gymnanthera

Japanese cleyera

Pentaphylacaceae

Edible: Fruit

Auricularia delicata

Jew’s ear, mushroom, Brown wood ear

Auriculariaceae

Edible: Fungus, Mushroom

Eragrostis cilianensis

Stink grass, Smelly lovegrass

Poaceae

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Melanoleuca melaleuca

Tricholomataceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Ranunculus cantoniensis

Ranunculaceae

Edible: Leaves

Tordylium apulum

Roman pimpernel, Tordylium, Small hartwort

Apiaceae

Edible: Leaves, Fruit - spice

Wahlenbergia stricta

Australian bluebell

Campanulaceae

Edible: Flowers

Adiantum flabellulatum

Fan-leaved maidenhair

Pteridaceae

Edible: Leaves - tea

Areca catechu

Betel nut

Arecaceae

Edible: Nuts, Cabbage, Palm heart, Male flowers

Baccharis salicina

Groundsel tree

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves

Cassytha glabella

Devil’s twine, Slender Dodder laurel

Lauraceae

Edible: Fruit

Climacocystis borealis

Fomitopsidaceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Deutzia scabra

Fuzzy deutzia

Hydrangeaceae

Edible: Leaves

Lactarius rubrilacteus

Russulaceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Leptecophylla juniperina

Mingimingi, Prickly mingimingi

Ericaceae

Edible: Fruit

Ligusticum grayi

Gray's licorice root

Apiaceae

Morchella esculenta var. rigida

Yellow morel

Morchellaceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Oenothera tetraptera

Onagraceae

Edible: Leaves

Panicum amarum

Poaceae

Porophyllum ruderale

Poreleaf, Yerba porosa

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves, Spice

Acrostichum aureum

Golden Mangrove fern

Pteridaceae

Edible: Shoots, Roots, Fronds, Leaves, Vegetable

Bidens aurea

Arizona beggarticks

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves - tea

Calathea lutea

Cachibou, Cuban cigar

Marantaceae

Edible: Leaves - spice

Campanula punctata

Chinese rampion

Campanulaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Shoots

Carthamus tinctorius

Safflower

Asteraceae

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

Cirsium edule

Edible thistle

Asteraceae

Edible: Root, Stem

Correa alba

Cape Barren tea, White Correa, Native fuschia, Coast correa

Rutaceae

Edible: Leaves - tea

Fritillaria recurva

Scarlet missionbells

Liliaceae

Edible: Bulbs

Lactarius helvus

Russulaceae

Edible: Mushroom

Oxalis perennans

Scour Grass, Native Oxalis, Grassland woodsorrel

Oxalidaceae

Edible: Leaves, Tuber, Root

Podocarpus latifolius

True yellowwood

Podocarpaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves - flavouring

Viola pedatifida

Violaceae

Wyethia amplexicaulis

Mulesears wyethia

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves, Root, Seeds

Xanthorrhoea minor

Small grass tree.

Xanthorrhoeaceae

Edible: Leaves, Root, Flowers - drink

Bupleurum falcatum

Thorow-wax, Hare's ear, Sickle Hare's Ear, Sickle-leaved hare's-ear

Apiaceae

Edible: Roots, Leaves

Capsicum frutescens

Bird's eye chillies

Solanaceae

Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Herb, Spice, Vegetable

Coccoloba diversifolia

Diverse leaf sea grape, Dove plum, Pigeon Plum

Polygonaceae

Edible: Fruit