Edible Plant Database

Licuala grandis

Arecaceae

Edible: Palm heart, Cabbage

Mystroxylon aethiopicum

Transvaal kooboo-berry

Celastraceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves - tea, Bark - drink

Sporobolus airoides

Alkali sakaton

Poaceae

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Hibiscus heterophyllus

Native rosella, Australian native Sorrel

Malvaceae

Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Roots

Rhoicissus tridentata

Droog-my-keel grape, Bitter grape, Bushman's grape

Vitaceae

Edible: Fruit, Roots, Tubers, Caution

Ribes divaricatum

Coastal black gooseberry, Spreading Gooseberry

Grossulariaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Stachys aethiopica

Lamiaceae

Edible: Leaves - tea

Alocasia cucullata

Chinese taro

Araceae

Edible: Corms, Tubers, Leaves, Roots, Vegetable

Coprosma areolata

Thin-leaved coprosma

Rubiaceae

Edible: Fruit, Seeds - coffee

Drynaria rigidula

Basket Fern

Polypodiaceae

Edible: Young fronds

Dryopteris fragrans

Polypody

Polypodiaceae

Edible: Leaves - tea

Stephania longa

Menispermaceae

Edible: Leaves - tea

Stevia serrata

Sweet leaf

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves - drink

Tropaeolum tricolor

Tropaeolaceae

Edible: Root

Xanthorrhoea preissii

Grass tree

Xanthorrhoeaceae

Edible: Base leaves, Flower spike

Acrocomia aculeata

Gru-Gru Palm, Macaw palm

Arecaceae

Edible: Kernels, Sap, Fruit, Nuts, Seeds, Cabbage, Young leaves, Palm heart, Oil

Alcea rugosa

Malvaceae

Edible: Leaves

Allium falcifolium

Scytheleaf onion

Amaryllidaceae

Edible: Bulb ?

Allium validum

Swamp onion

Amaryllidaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Root, Bulb, Capsule

Alpinia caerulea

Blue Ginger, Blue fruited ginger

Zingiberaceae

Edible: Root, Fruit, Rhizome, Leaves

Asparagus horridus

Grey asparagus

Asparagaceae

Edible: Shoots

Caesia parviflora

Pale grass lily, Blue grass-lily

Xanthorrhoeaceae

Edible: Tubers, Root

Calathea crotalifera

Rattlesnake plant, Krigo bugun

Marantaceae

Edible: Shoots

Cavendishia bracteata

Bracteate cavendishia

Ericaceae

Edible: Fruit

Ceratopteris thalictroides

Swamp fern, Water sprite, Water hornfern

Pteridaceae

Edible: Leaves, Fronds, Vegetable

Clerodendrum chinense

Glory Bower, Honolulu rose

Lamiaceae

Edible: Roots, Medicine, Leaves

Dipcadi serotinum

Dipcadi

Asparagaceae

Edible: Bulb

Ledebouria luteola

Asparagaceae

Edible: Bulb

Proboscidea parviflora

Double claw

Martyniaceae

Edible: Seeds

Pycnanthemum verticillatum var. pilosum

Mountain mint

Lamiaceae

Edible: Leaves, Leaves - tea

Rosa laevigata

Cherokee rose

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Roots - tea

Trigonotis peduncularis

Cucumber Herb

Boraginaceae

Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Stems

Zingiber officinale

Ginger

Zingiberaceae

Edible: Rhizome, Root, Leaves, Herb, Spice, Vegetable, Flowering stalk, Flowers

Aphananthe philippinensis

Rough-leaved elm, Grey handlewood

Cannabaceae

Edible: Fruit

Barleria cristata

Crested philippine violet

Acanthaceae

Edible: Leaves

Carya laciniosa

Big Shellbark hickory, Kingnut Hickory

Juglandaceae

Edible: Nuts, Seeds, Sap

Cunonia capensis

Cunoniaceae

Edible: Flowers

Drynaria roosii

Polypodiaceae

Edible: Rhizome, Root

Jasminum officinale

Poet's jasmine, Common jasmine, Jessamine

Oleaceae

Edible: Flowers, Flowers - flavour

Nothofagus dombeyi

Nothofagaceae

Edible: Wood with fungus, Stems

Osmorhiza occidentalis

Western sweet-cicely, Western sweetroot

Apiaceae

Edible: Roots- flavouring, Seeds

Pentachondra pumila

Carpet frilly heath

Ericaceae

Edible: Fruit

Perideridia gairdneri

Gairdner's yampah

Apiaceae

Edible: Leaves, Root, Seeds

Wollastonia biflora

Wedelia, Sunflower daisy, Beach Sunflower

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves, Fruit

Acacia decurrens

Sydney green wattle

Fabaceae

Edible: Gum, Leaves - tea, Seeds

Begonia gracilis

Hollyhock begonia

Begoniaceae

Edible: Stems, Leaves

Calochilus paludosus

Red beardie

Orchidaceae

Edible: Tuber, Leaves, Flowers

Cyperus longus

Galingale, Sweet galingale

Cyperaceae

Edible: Roots, Tubers, Spice, Fruit