Edible Plant Database

Chroogomphus tomentosus

Woolly gomphidius, Woolly pine spike

Gomphidiaceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Clematis cirrhosa

Evergreen traveller's joy

Ranunculaceae

Edible: Caution, Leaves

Eragrostis pectinacea

Poaceae

Ficus ingens

Red-leaved rock fig

Moraceae

Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Vegetable

Hypoxis decumbens

Hypoxidaceae

Edible: Tubers, Roots, Rhizomes

Allium fistulosum

Japanese bunching onion, Spring onion

Amaryllidaceae

Edible: Leaves, Plant, Herb, Flowers, Vegetable, Bulb, Spice

Anacyclus radiatus

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves, Flowers

Artemisia capillaris

Fragrant wormwood

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves

Dioscorea alata

Greater yam

Dioscoreaceae

Edible: Tubers, Root, Vegetable, Bulbils

Herniaria hirsuta subsp. cinerea

Caryophyllaceae

Edible: Roots - spice, Leaves - tea

Pelargonium rodneyanum

Magenta storksbill

Geraniaceae

Edible: Leaves ?

Sphaeralcea munroana

White-stemmed globe-mallow, Munro's globemallow

Malvaceae

Edible: Seeds, Fruit, Shoots

Allium flavum

Small yellow onion, Oriental Royal Salep

Amaryllidaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Root, Bulb

Aponogeton distachyos

Cape asparagus, Cape-pondweed

Aponogetonaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Roots, Corm, Fruit, Vegetable

Cistanche phelypaea

Orobanchaceae

Edible: Leaves, Root, Young stem, Vegetable

Grewia flavescens

Donkey berry, Rough leaf raisin, Sandpaper raisin

Malvaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Hoita macrostachya

Leather root

Fabaceae

Edible: Seeds

Melaleuca nodosa

Prickly-leaved paperbark

Myrtaceae

Edible: Flowers - nectar

Mussaenda pubescens

Jade-leaf gold-flower

Rubiaceae

Edible: Leaves - tea

Phragmites karka

Common reed, Tropical Reed

Poaceae

Edible: Shoots

Rhamnus prinoides

Shiny leaf, South African dogwood

Rhamnaceae

Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Root, Stem

Scleroderma verrucosum

Earthball

Sclerodermataceae

Edible: Fungus, Mushroom, Caution

Vachellia robusta

Splendid thorn, River thorn

Fabaceae

Edible: Gum

Achillea clavennae

Bitter yarrow

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves - spice

Aechmea nudicaulis var. cuspidata

Urn plant

Bromeliaceae

Edible: Fruit

Biancaea decapetala

Mysore thorn

Fabaceae

Edible: Fruit

Cissus quadrangularis

Edible stemmed vine

Vitaceae

Edible: Leaves, Stems, Fruit, Seeds - oil

Guaiacum sanctum

Holywood

Zygophyllaceae

Edible: Resin - spice

Hydnum rufescens

Reddening hedgehog mushroom

Hydnaceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Lophosoria quadripinnata

Dicksoniaceae

Edible: Shoots, Rhizome, Roots

Physalis virginiana

Perennial Ground Cherry, Virginia ground cherry

Solanaceae

Edible: Fruit

Quercus variabilis

Oriental Cork Oak, Chinese cork oak

Fagaceae

Edible: Seeds, Nuts

Sanicula tuberosa

Turkey Pea

Apiaceae

Edible: Root

Senegalia nigrescens

Knobthorn

Fabaceae

Edible: Gum, Leaves, Vegetable

Trifolium macrocephalum

Bighead clover

Fabaceae

Edible: Leaves, Roots ?

Balanites aegyptiaca

Desert date, Soapberry tree

Zygophyllaceae

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Shoots, Flowers, Oil, Leaves, Resin, Gum, Nectar

Clerodendrum floribundum

Thurkoo, Lollybush, Bleeding heart, Smooth Spiderbush, Smooth Clerodendrum

Lamiaceae

Edible: Roots, Fruit

Echinocereus brandegeei

Strawberry cactus

Cactaceae

Edible: Fruit

Empetrum rubrum

Eames' Purple Crowberry, South American crowberry

Ericaceae

Edible: Fruit

Passiflora alata

Fragrant granadilla, Winged-stem passion flower

Passifloraceae

Edible: Fruit

Pigea enneasperma

Polygalaceae

Edible: Leaves - tea

Rubus ellipticus

Golden evergreen raspberry, Himalayan yellow raspberry

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit

Swietenia humilis

Mexican mahogany

Meliaceae

Edible: Caution, Seeds - oil

Urtica pilulifera

Roman nettle

Urticaceae

Edible: Leaves, Leaves - tea, Stems

Viola grypoceras

Violaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves

Volkameria glabra

Lamiaceae

Edible: Fruit

Carissa haematocarpa

Karoo num-num, Black num-num

Apocynaceae

Edible: Fruit

Ceratotheca triloba

African foxglove, False foxglove

Pedaliaceae

Edible: Leaves