Edible Plant Database

Scleroderma citrinum

Sclerodermataceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Taxus baccata

Yew, English yew, Common yew

Taxaceae

Edible: Fruit, Bark - tea, Seeds are poisonous.

Ulex europaeus

Golden gorse

Fabaceae

Edible: Flower buds, Leaves - tea

Clinopodium vulgare

Field basil, Bush basil

Lamiaceae

Edible: Leaves, Leaves - tea, Seeds

Amelanchier canadensis

Downy shadblow, Canadian serviceberry

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit

Holodiscus discolor

Ocean spray, Cream bush

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit

Populus alba

Silver poplar

Salicaceae

Edible: Bark, Leaves

Carya ovata

Shagbark hickory, Shellbark hickory, Upland hickory

Juglandaceae

Edible: Nuts, Seeds, Sap

Duranta erecta

Golden dewdrop, Pigeon berry, Skyflower, Forget-me-not-tree

Verbenaceae

Edible: Fruit, Caution, Flowers

Helminthotheca echioides

Bristly Ox-Tongue

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves, Root, Flowers

Leucaena leucocephala subsp. glabrata

Fabaceae

Edible: Seeds

Picea glauca

Dwarf Alberta Spruce, White Spruce

Pinaceae

Edible: Flowers, Gum, Inner bark, Seeds, Seedspod, Tea

Prunus serrulata

Japanese flowering cherry, Mountain cherry

Rosaceae

Edible: Flowers, Fruit, Seeds

Smilax rotundifolia

Common greenbrier

Smilacaceae

Edible: Leaves, Root

Tillandsia recurvata

Ball moss, Bunch moss

Bromeliaceae

Edible: Stems, Shoots, Flowers, Fruit

Euphorbia peplus

Petty spurge

Euphorbiaceae

Edible: Leaves, Roots

Oxalis debilis var. corymbosa

Pink shamrock, Lilac oxalis

Oxalidaceae

Edible: Leaves, Roots, Tubers, Flowers

Rudbeckia laciniata

Cut-leaf coneflower, Wild golden glow

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves

Solidago virgaurea subsp. asiatica

Miyokch'wi

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves

Silybum marianum

Milk thistle, Holy thistle

Asteraceae

Edible: Stems, Leaves, Roots, Flower buds, Oil, Seeds

Urtica gracilis

Slender nettle

Urticaceae

Edible: Leaves

Arctium lappa

Burdock, Beggar's buttons, Edible burdock

Asteraceae

Edible: Seeds, Roots, Leaves, Flower stalk, Vegetable

Cordyline fruticosa

Good luck tree, Ti tree

Asparagaceae

Edible: Leaves, Tubers, Fruit, Heart, Root

Dryopteris carthusiana

Narrow buckler fern

Dryopteridaceae

Edible: Fronds, Leaves, Root

Allium vineale

Crow garlic, Field Garlic, Onion grass

Amaryllidaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Root, Bulb

Carpinus betulus

Horse bean, Horsebeam, Witch hazel

Betulaceae

Edible: Sap, Leaves

Carpinus caroliniana

American Hornbeam

Betulaceae

Edible: Nuts, Seeds

Quercus virginiana

Live Oak

Fagaceae

Edible: Seeds, Nuts

Eupatorium cannabinum

Hemp weed

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves - spice

Ferocactus cylindraceus var. lecontei

Leconte's barrel cactus

Cactaceae

Edible: Pulp juice

Heliopsis helianthoides

Asteraceae

Quercus rotundifolia

Holm oak, Spanish holm oak

Fagaceae

Edible: Seeds, Acorns, Nut

Verbena hastata

Swamp verbena

Verbenaceae

Edible: Seeds - flour, Leaves - tea, Flowers, Root

Zantedeschia aethiopica

White Arum Lily

Araceae

Edible: Leaves, Stems, Vegetable, Roots, Caution

Aquilegia formosa

Western Columbine, Red Columbine

Ranunculaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves

Artemisia absinthium

Wormwood, Absinth

Asteraceae

Edible: Herb, Spice, Leaves, Flowers, Tea, Stems

Houstonia caerulea

Bluet, Quaker ladies

Rubiaceae

Edible: Leaves

Maclura pomifera

Osage orange, Bow-wood, Hedge apple, Bodark, Bois d'arc

Moraceae

Edible: Fruit - oil, CAUTION

Opuntia engelmannii var. linguiformis

Cactaceae

Edible: Fruit

Allium ursinum

Wild garlic, Bear’s Garlic, Ramsons, Ramps

Amaryllidaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Root, Bulb

Pinus ponderosa

Ponderosa pine, Yellow pine

Pinaceae

Edible: Seeds, Nuts, Sap

Rubus trivialis

Southern dewberry, Low-bush raspberry

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit

Broussonetia papyrifera

Paper mulberry

Moraceae

Eurybia divaricata

White star aster

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves

Passiflora incarnata

Maypop, Apricot vine

Passifloraceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Flowers

Oxalis stricta

Yellow Woodsorrel, Sour grass

Oxalidaceae

Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Pods, Roots, Flowers

Rubus allegheniensis

Alleghany blackberry, Mountain blackberry

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit, Shoots

Ganoderma lucidum

Reishi mushroom, Lacquered bracket fungus

Ganodermataceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus