Edible Plant Database

Phaseolus filiformis

Slimjim bean

Fabaceae

Edible: Seeds, Pods

Amyema quandang

Grey Mistletoe

Loranthaceae

Edible: Fruit

Annona reticulata

Bullock’s heart

Annonaceae

Edible: Fruit

Chenopodium acuminatum

Jian tou ye li

Amaranthaceae

Edible: Leaves, Seeds

Muehlenbeckia hastulata

Quineo, Wirevine

Polygonaceae

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Leaves

Neonotonia wightii

Robust pioneer creeper, Kudzu vine, Perennial soybean

Fabaceae

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable, Tubers, Root

Phyteuma ovatum

Campanulaceae

Edible: Leaves ?, Root ?, Flowers ?

Searsia magalismontana

Anacardiaceae

Edible: Fruit

Chassalia curviflora

Rubiaceae

Edible: Leaves

Duma florulenta

Polygonaceae

Ephedra fragilis

Joint pine

Ephedraceae

Edible: Fruit

Erythroxylum coca

Coca, Cocaine

Erythroxylaceae

Edible: Leaves - tea

Guadua angustifolia

Guadua

Poaceae

Edible: Shoots

Maesa lanceolata

False assegaai

Primulaceae

Edible: Seeds - oil, Bark - flavouring, Vegetable, Fruit

Sanicula graveolens

Cilantro silvestre

Apiaceae

Edible: Leaves - spice

Acacia verniciflua

Varnish wattle

Fabaceae

Edible: Pods, Seeds

Calochortus elegans

Star tulip, Elegant mariposa lily

Liliaceae

Edible: Root, Bulb

Cibotium barometz

Golden chicken fern, Golden lamb fern

Dicksoniaceae

Edible: Root, Leaves, Fronds

Crepis setosa

Rough hawksbeard, Bristly hawksbeard

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves

Elaeodendron australe

Red Olive-berry, Red Olive-plum, Scarlet Olive-wood

Celastraceae

Edible: Fruit ?

Geranium thunbergii

Geraniaceae

Edible: Leaves

Hypochaeris chillensis

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves

Senna tora

Stinking Cassia, Sickle senna

Fabaceae

Edible: Seeds, Pods, Leaves, Vegetable, Flowers

Viola arcuata

Violaceae

Edible: Leaves

Asimina pygmaea

Dwarf pawpaw

Annonaceae

Edible: Fruit

Asparagus africanus

Wild asparagus, Bush asparagus

Asparagaceae

Edible: Shoots, Root, Seed, Fruit

Butia odorata

Southern jelly palm, Butia-branco, Butia-miudo, Butia-azedo

Arecaceae

Edible: Fruit

Elephantopus scaber

Elephant's foot

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves, Root - tea

Pyrus pyrifolia

Asian pear, Chinese pear, Nashi, Sand plum, Sand pear

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit, Flowers

Russula queletii

Russulaceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Sabal yapa

Japa palmetto

Arecaceae

Santalum acuminatum

Desert quandong, Sweet Quandong

Santalaceae

Edible: Fruit, Kernel, Nuts, Oil

Searsia dentata

Nana-berry

Anacardiaceae

Edible: Fruit

Tessaria absinthioides

Brea

Asteraceae

Edible: Roots

Welwitschia mirabilis

Welwitschia

Welwitschiaceae

Edible: Flowers

Acrotriche aggregata

Tall groundberry

Ericaceae

Edible: Berries, Fruit

Allium haematochiton

Redskin onion

Amaryllidaceae

Edible: Bulb ?

Barringtonia acutangula

Indian oak, Red Barringtonia

Lecythidaceae

Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Fruit

Calbovista subsculpta

Agaricaceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Chamaemelum nobile

Roman chamomile

Asteraceae

Edible: Flowers - tea, Spice, Leaves

Chrysophyllum oliviforme

Satin-Leaf, Damson-plum

Sapotaceae

Edible: Fruit

Coniogramme intermedia

Pteridaceae

Edible: Rhizome - starch, Root, Leaves, Fronds

Euphorbia clavarioides

Euphorbiaceae

Edible: Gum

Marsdenia formosana

Apocynaceae

Edible: Stem, Leaves

Monopsis decipiens

Butterfly lobelia

Fabaceae

Edible: Leaves

Pedicularis resupinata

Lousewort, Song-i-p'ul

Orobanchaceae

Edible: Leaves

Pinus massoniana

Pinaceae

Edible: Flowers

Solanum triflorum

Three-flowered Nightshade, Cutleaf nightshade

Solanaceae

Edible: Fruit (Caution)