Edible Plant Database

Baccharis tola var. incarum

Lejia

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves - tea

Calochortus superbus

Mariposa lily

Liliaceae

Edible: Bulbs

Copernicia alba

Caranday wax palm

Arecaceae

Edible: Fruit, Growing tip, Palm heart, Cabbage

Corema conradii

Poverty grass, Broom Crowberry

Ericaceae

Edible: Fruit

Crotalaria lanceolata

Twin-leaved rattle bush

Fabaceae

Edible: Seeds, Leaves, Vegetable

Eriogonum corymbosum

Crispleaf buckwheat

Polygonaceae

Edible: Leaves, Seeds

Eryngium paniculatum

Apiaceae

Edible: Roots, Shoots, Stems, Leaves

Euclea natalensis

Natal ebony, Large-leaved euclea, Hairyleaved guarri

Ebenaceae

Edible: Fruit, Caution

Heritiera littoralis

Looking Glass Mangrove

Malvaceae

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Nuts, Leaves - tea

Heterotheca inuloides

False golden star

Asteraceae

Edible: Flowers - flavouring

Ludwigia erecta

Onagraceae

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Phyllostachys nigra

Black bamboo, Purple bamboo

Poaceae

Edible: Shoots

Psidium guineense

Brazilian guava

Myrtaceae

Edible: Fruit

Schkuhria pinnata

Dwarf marigold, Pinnate false threadleaf

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves

Tritoniopsis triticea

Iridaceae

Edible: Corm, Bulb, Root

Undaria pinnatifida

Wakame, Japanese kelp, Apron-ribbon vegetable

Alariaceae

Edible: Frond, Algae, Seaweed, Blades

Gaylussacia dumosa

Dwarf huckleberry

Ericaceae

Edible: Fruit

Kunzea ericoides

Kanuka, White tea tree

Myrtaceae

Edible: Leaves - tea, Sap

Salicornia perennans

Amaranthaceae

Edible: Stems

Santalum album

Indian sandalwood, White sandalwood

Santalaceae

Edible: Fruit, Spice, Seeds

Urtica incisa

Stinging nettle, Scrub nettle, Ongaonga

Urticaceae

Edible: Leaves

Amaranthus polygonoides

Tropical amaranth

Amaranthaceae

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Astragalus hamosus

Purtuk

Fabaceae

Edible: Seeds, Pod, Fruit

Costaria costata

Sujime

Agaricaceae

Edible: Seaweed

Geranium solanderi

Native carrot, Austral Crane’s Bill

Geraniaceae

Edible: Tuber, Root, Leaves, Flowers

Gevuina avellana

Chilean hazel, Avellano, Chilean wildnut

Proteaceae

Edible: Nuts, Seeds, Fruit, Oil

Hypericum japonicum

Hypericaceae

Edible: Leaves, Plant - tea

Hypholoma subviride

Strophariaceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Passiflora tetrandra

Kohia, New Zealand passionfruit

Passifloraceae

Edible: Fruit, Gum

Pothos longipes

Pothos, Candlestick vine

Araceae

Edible: Fruit

Rubus buergeri

Cold berry

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit

Salvia carduacea

Thistle sage

Lamiaceae

Edible: Seeds

Selaginella willdenowii

Electric fern, Peacock fern

Selaginellaceae

Edible: Shoots, Leaves, Fronds

Begonia hirtella

Hirtella begonia, Brazilian begonia

Begoniaceae

Edible: Leaves, Flowers

Chenopodium giganteum

Goosefoot, Tree spinach

Amaranthaceae

Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable

Corchorus aestuans

West African mallow

Malvaceae

Edible: Leaves, Root, Vegetable

Drypetes deplanchei

Yellow Tulipwood

Putranjivaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves - flavouring

Floccularia albolanaripes

Agaricaceae

Edible: Mushroom

Gaultheria depressa

Creeping waxberry, Mountain snowberry

Ericaceae

Edible: Fruit

Leuenbergeria bleo

Bleo, Orange rose-cactus

Cactaceae

Edible: Leaves

Microcos paniculata

Malvaceae

Edible: Fruit

Oxalis tetraphylla

Good luck plant

Oxalidaceae

Edible: Leaves, Roots, Flowers, Tubers

Schinus polygama

Chilean pepper

Anacardiaceae

Edible: Fruit, Spice

Schotia brachypetala

African Walnut, Tree fuchsia

Fabaceae

Edible: Seeds, Nuts, Nectar, Flowers

Trifolium ciliolatum

Foothill clover

Fabaceae

Edible: Leaves, Seeds

Artemisia afra

African wormwood

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves, Flavouring, Leaves - tea

Asclepias ovalifolia

Oval-leaved milkweed, Dwarf milkweed

Apocynaceae

Edible: Flowers, Gum, Leaves, Oil, Seeds, Seedspod

Capparis micracantha

Capparaceae

Edible: Fruit