Edible Plant Database

Sarcopoterium spinosum

Thorny burnet

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit, Shoots, Medicine ?

Scutia myrtina

Dry-my-throat, Cat thorn

Rhamnaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Roots

Symplocos paniculata

Asiatic sweetleaf, Sapphire berry, White sandalwood

Symplocaceae

Edible: Fruit, Seeds - oil

Colpomenia peregrina

Oyster thief

Scytosiphonaceae

Edible: Seaweed, Algae

Crataegus mollis

Downy hawthorn, Red haw

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit

Ehretia tinifolia

Bastard cherry

Boraginaceae

Edible: Fruit

Ferocactus latispinus

Biznaga

Cactaceae

Edible: Stem, Fruit

Nymphaea ampla

Nymphaeaceae

Edible: Roots, Seeds

Pluchea indica

Indian sage, Indian camphorweed

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves as condiment, Spice, Flowers, Vegetable

Scleroderma bovista

Sclerodermataceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Senegalia mellifera

Blackthorn

Fabaceae

Edible: Pod, Gum, Leaves, Nectar, Root - flavouring

Tephrosia purpurea

Purple tephrosia

Fabaceae

Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Roots, Pods, Flowers, Vegetable

Xerochrysum bracteatum

Golden everlasting daisy

Asteraceae

Edible: Oil ?

Armillaria luteobubalina

Tricholomataceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Borassus flabellifer

Wine palm, Palmyra Palm

Arecaceae

Edible: Sap, Seeds, Cabbage, Flower spikes, Fruit, Palm heart

Citharexylum spinosum

Spiny fiddlewood tree, Lady Chancellor tree

Verbenaceae

Edible: Caution, Fruit

Clematis viticella

Ranunculaceae

Edible: Leaves ?

Crepis acuminata

Tapertip hawksbeard

Asteraceae

Edible: Stems

Vitis girdiana

Valley grape

Vitaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Agaricus placomyces

Agaricaceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus, Caution

Artemisia sieversiana

Erme

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves, Seeds

Brassica juncea

Indian mustard, Leaf mustard, Chinese mustard

Brassicaceae

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

Combretum molle

Velvet bush willow

Combretaceae

Edible: Root, Gum, Bark - tea

Cornus capitata

Evergreen dogwood, Mountain lychee

Cornaceae

Edible: Fruit

Drimys winteri

Winter's bark

Winteraceae

Edible: Bark, Seeds - Spice

Melaleuca ericifolia

Red honey-myrtle, Swamp paperbark

Myrtaceae

Edible: Nectar

Ochroma pyramidale

Balsa tree

Malvaceae

Edible: Seeds - oil, Fruit

Oxalis barrelieri

Barrelier's Wood-sorrel

Oxalidaceae

Edible: Leaves

Suillus brevipes

Short-stalked suillus

Suillaceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Syzygium samarangense

Java apple, Wax jambu, Samarang rose apple

Myrtaceae

Edible: Fruit

Acacia implexa

Lightwood, Hickory wattle

Fabaceae

Edible: Seeds

Aristolochia rotunda

Snakeroot

Aristolochiaceae

Edible: Root

Disphyma australe

Round-leaved Pigface, Moonflower

Aizoaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Eriogonum racemosum

Redroot buckwheat

Polygonaceae

Edible: Leaves, Stems

Genista pilosa

Fabaceae

Lantana velutina

Verbenaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves - tea

Lippia origanoides

Verbenaceae

Edible: Leaves - herb

Melica imperfecta

Small flower melicgrass

Poaceae

Edible: Seeds

Neotinea maculata

Salep

Orchidaceae

Edible: Bulb

Pseudostellaria jamesiana

Tuber starwort, Sticky-starwort

Caryophyllaceae

Edible: Tubers, Root, Leaves

Ribes spicatum

Downy currant, Nordic currant, Northern red currant

Grossulariaceae

Edible: Fruit

Rumex occidentalis

Western dock

Polygonaceae

Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Stems

Schoenoplectus americanus

American bulrush

Cyperaceae

Edible: Pollen, Root, Seeds, Stem

Senecio scandens

Climbing senecio

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves, Flowers

Viola banksii

Ivy-leaf violet

Violaceae

Edible: Flowers

Boscia albitrunca

Shepherd’s tree, Caper bush, White-stemmed Boscia

Capparaceae

Edible: Fruit, Roots, Seeds, Flower buds, Leaves, Coffee

Coris monspeliensis

Primulaceae

Edible: Leaves

Dichelostemma volubile

Asparagaceae

Edible: Root, Corm