Edible Plant Database

Chrysanthemum indicum

Wild Chrysanthemum, Mother chrysanthemum

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Roots, Flowers, Seeds

Monachosorum henryi

Dennstaedtiaceae

Edible: Nodal lump

Serratula coronata

Crown sawwort

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves

Spondias mombin

Mombin

Anacardiaceae

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Leaves

Thymus zygis

Sauce thyme

Lamiaceae

Edible: Leaves - condiment, Spice, Flowers - flavouring

Azima tetracantha

Bee-sting bush, Fore thorn, Four-thorns

Salvadoraceae

Edible: Fruit

Buddleja asiatica

White butterfly bush

Scrophulariaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Caution, Roots, Bark, Leaves - tea

Cenchrus longispinus

Longspine Sandbur, Spiny burrgrass

Poaceae

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Claytonia exigua

Montiaceae

Edible: Leaves

Euphorbia canariensis

Hercules club

Euphorbiaceae

Edible: Stem

Quercus mongolica

Mongolian Oak

Fagaceae

Edible: Seeds, Nuts, Leaves - drink

Setaria megaphylla

Poaceae

Smilax glyciphylla

Sweet tea, Sarsparilla vine

Smilacaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Leaves - tea

Vicia hybrida

Yellow hairy vetch

Fabaceae

Edible: Seeds, Pods

Viola suavis

Russian violet

Violaceae

Edible: Flowers ?, Nectar ?

Campanula medium

Canterbury bells, Cup and saucer

Campanulaceae

Edible: Leaves, Roots, Flowers

Carex macrocephala

Cyperaceae

Edible: Root, Seeds

Desmodium uncinatum

Fabaceae

Edible: Leaves, Pods

Euphorbia exigua

Dwarf spurge

Euphorbiaceae

Edible: Caution

Lathyrus odoratus

Sweet pea

Fabaceae

Edible: Seeds

Senecio burchellii

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves

Asclepias californica

California milkweed

Apocynaceae

Edible: Gum, Leaves

Asparagus laricinus

Cluster-leaved asparagus

Asparagaceae

Edible: Shoots, Vegetable, Fruit, Stems

Brabejum stellatifolium

Bitter almond, Hottentot's almond

Proteaceae

Edible: Nuts - coffee, Kernel, Fruit

Dysphania botrys

Jerusalem oak goosefoot

Amaranthaceae

Edible: Leaves

Fuchsia paniculata

Achiotillo

Onagraceae

Edible: Fruit

Guilleminea densa

Amaranthaceae

Edible: Leaves

Searsia chirindensis

Red currant rhus

Anacardiaceae

Edible: Fruit

Tinantia erecta

Commelinaceae

Edible: Vegetable, Leaves, Flowers

Valeriana edulis

Edible Valeriana

Caprifoliaceae

Edible: Roots, Seeds

Alstroemeria ligtu

Alstroemeria, Peru untu, St Martin's flower

Alstroemeriaceae

Edible: Root

Banksia oblongifolia

Fern-leaved Banksia

Proteaceae

Edible: Nectar

Blennosperma nanum

Common stickyseed

Asteraceae

Edible: Seeds

Cantharellula umbonata

Hygrophoraceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Cytinus hypocistis

Cytinaceae

Edible: Flowers - nectar, Flowers

Dendrobium speciosum

King orchid, Rock Lily, Rock Orchid

Orchidaceae

Edible: Pseudo-bulb, Stems, Flowers

Diospyros glabra

Ebenaceae

Edible: Fruit

Guioa semiglauca

Wild quince

Sapindaceae

Edible: Fruit

Myoporum parvifolium

Creeping boobialla

Scrophulariaceae

Edible: Fruit

Pteris wallichiana

Pteridaceae

Edible: Leaves, Fronds

Amorphophallus paeoniifolius

Elephant foot yam

Araceae

Edible: Tuber, Roots, Corm, Leaves, Leaf stalks, Vegetable

Arctostaphylos tomentosa

Downy manzanita, Woolly manzanita

Ericaceae

Edible: Seeds

Asclepias erosa

Desert milkweed

Apocynaceae

Edible: Leaves, Caution

Catolobus pendulus

Chui guo nan jie

Brassicaceae

Edible: Leaves

Coprosma acerosa

Sand coprosma

Rubiaceae

Edible: Fruit, Seeds - coffee

Cylindropuntia alcahes

Cactaceae

Edible: Fruit

Furcraea andina

Fique

Asparagaceae

Edible: Bud, Leaves - alcoholic drink

Hyobanche sanguinea

Orobanchaceae

Edible: Roots - moisture