Edible Plant Database

Senna auriculata

Matara tea, Tanner's cassia

Fabaceae

Edible: Leaves, Pods, Flowers, Bark - drink, Leaves - tea

Solanum stelligerum

Devil’s needles, Star nightshade

Solanaceae

Edible: Fruit

Artemisia gmelinii

Russian wormwood

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves, Spice, Flowers

Asimina obovata

Florida pawpaw, Bigflower pawpaw

Annonaceae

Edible: Fruit

Bolboschoenus fluviatilis

Marsh club rush, River bulrush, Kukuraho, Purua grass

Cyperaceae

Edible: Tuber, Root, Stems

Carya aquatica

Water hickory, Swamp hickory, Bitter pecan

Juglandaceae

Edible: Seeds, Nuts

Cassine peragua

Cape cherry

Celastraceae

Edible: Fruit

Combretum farinosum

Combretaceae

Condalia warnockii

Rhamnaceae

Edible: Fruit

Danthonia californica

Poaceae

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Gaultheria antipoda

Snowberry, Bush snowberry

Ericaceae

Edible: Fruit

Hemiboea bicornuta

Gesneriaceae

Iris unguicularis

Iridaceae

Edible: Bulb

Melaleuca bracteata

Black tea-tree, Honey myrtle

Myrtaceae

Edible: Flower nectar

Nidorella ivifolia

Bakbos, Oondbos

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves

Prionium serratum

Palmite rush

Juncaceae

Edible: Shoots, Bud, Rhizomes, Root, Flowers, Stems

Vaccinium darrowii

Darrow's Blueberry

Ericaceae

Edible: Fruit

Wahlenbergia undulata

Pale bluebell

Campanulaceae

Edible: Leaves, Tuber, Root

Adenophora liliifolia

Campanulaceae

Edible: Root, Leaves

Dianthus plumarius

Cottage pink, Laced pink

Caryophyllaceae

Edible: Flowers

Hemisteptia lyrata

Early tartary potherb

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves

Ilex rotunda

Aquifoliaceae

Edible: Leaves - drink

Lanaria lanata

Lanariaceae

Pinus pumila

Dwarf Siberian pine

Pinaceae

Edible: Seeds

Pluteus leoninus

Pluteaceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Xanthorrhoea johnsonii

Northern forest grass tree

Xanthorrhoeaceae

Edible: Nectar, Seeds, Leaf base

Allium serra

Jeweled onion, Serrated onion

Amaryllidaceae

Edible: Bulb ?

Amaranthus caudatus

Grain Amaranth, Foxtail amaranth

Amaranthaceae

Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable

Aster indicus

Indian aster

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves

Cosmos caudatus

Wild cosmos

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Cymopterus glomeratus

Biscuit root, Corkwing, Wafer parsnip

Apiaceae

Edible: Root, Stems, Leaves

Geranium potentilloides

Crane’s bill, Mountain cranesbill

Geraniaceae

Edible: Tuber, Roots, Leaves, Flowers

Glycine tabacina

Vanilla glycine, Glycine Pea

Fabaceae

Edible: Root

Inga vera

River koko

Fabaceae

Edible: Fruit - aril, Pod pulp

Juniperus flaccida

Cupressaceae

Edible: Fruit

Lonicera alpigena

Alpine honeysuckle

Caprifoliaceae

Edible: Fruit

Phyllostachys aureosulcata

Yellow-grove bamboo

Poaceae

Edible: Shoots

Phyllostachys edulis

Moso bamboo, Tortoise-shell bamboo, Hairy bamboo

Poaceae

Edible: Shoots, Vegetable

Rhizophora mucronata

Black Mangrove, Red mangrove, Asiatic mangrove

Rhizophoraceae

Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Coffee

Ribes menziesii

Canyon gooseberry, Menzies' Gooseberry

Grossulariaceae

Edible: Fruit

Viola inconspicua

Chinese violet

Violaceae

Edible: Leaves, Leaves - tea

Bambusa stenostachya

Thorny bamboo

Poaceae

Edible: Shoots

Costus pulverulentus

Costaceae

Edible: Stems - sap

Cotoneaster integerrimus

Dunjarica

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit

Cyperus haspan

Dwarf papyrus

Cyperaceae

Edible: Tubers, Ash - salt, Root

Millingtonia hortensis

Tree jasmine, Indian cork tree

Bignoniaceae

Edible: Leaves, Flowers

Morinda royoc

Cheese shrub

Rubiaceae

Edible: Fruit

Pulicaria odora

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves