Edible Plant Database

Ipomoea purpurea

Common morning glory, Tall morning glory

Convolvulaceae

Edible: Roots, Leaves, Caution, Vegetable

Artemisia tridentata

Big sagebrush

Asteraceae

Edible: Seeds, Leaves

Boletus edulis

Sponge Fungus, Cep, King bolete

Boletaceae

Edible: Fungus, Mushroom, Spice, Vegetable

Ulmus pumila

Siberian elm

Ulmaceae

Edible: Fruit, Inner bark, Leaves, Flowers

Armeria maritima

Sea thrift, Sea pink, Cliff rose

Plumbaginaceae

Edible: Leaves, Roots

Celtis laevigata

Sugarberry, Mississippi Sugarberry, Mississippi hackberry, Sugar hackberry, Southern hackberry

Cannabaceae

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Lonicera involucrata

Bearberry honeysuckle

Caprifoliaceae

Edible: Fruit

Macrolepiota procera var. vezo

Agaricaceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Marrubium vulgare

Horehound, White horehound

Lamiaceae

Edible: Leaves - flavouring, Herb, Spice, Leaves - tea, Caution, Flowers

Echinocystis lobata

Wild cucumber

Cucurbitaceae

Edible: Caution

Torilis arvensis

Spreading hedge parsley

Apiaceae

Edible: Leaves

Triadica sebifera

Candleberry-tree, Chinese tallowtree, Popcorntree, Vegetable tallow, White wax-berry

Euphorbiaceae

Edible: Seeds - oil, Fruit, Caution

Anthoxanthum odoratum

Sweet vernal grass, Grass tea

Poaceae

Edible: Leaves - tea, Seeds, Cereal

Galium odoratum

Sweet woodruff

Rubiaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves - tea, Herb, Spice

Laccaria laccata

Deceiver, Waxy Laccaria

Tricholomataceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Cosmos bipinnatus

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves

Picea pungens

Blue spruce, Colorado spruce, Silver spruce

Pinaceae

Edible: Flowers, Inner bark, Seeds, Tea

Zinnia elegans

Common Zinnia

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves

Arum maculatum

Cuckoo Pint, Lords and Ladies, Portland arrowroot

Araceae

Edible: Roots, Leaves, Corm

Chasmanthium latifolium

North American wild oats

Poaceae

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Ribes sanguineum

Pink-Flowering Currant, North American Red currant

Grossulariaceae

Edible: Fruit

Asclepias speciosa

Showy milkweed, Davis milkweed

Apocynaceae

Edible: Flowers, Gum, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Seeds pod

Euthamia graminifolia

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves - tea

Sorghum halepense

Johnson grass

Poaceae

Edible: Seeds, Roots, Cereal

Stachys palustris

Marsh Woundwort

Lamiaceae

Edible: Leaves, Root, Seeds, Tubers, Shoots

Corylus cornuta

Beaked hazelnut, Beaked filbert

Betulaceae

Edible: Nuts, Seeds

Lepidium virginicum var. menziesii

Menzies's pepperweed

Brassicaceae

Edible: Leaves

Ranunculus bulbosus

Bulbous Buttercup, Bulbous crowfoot

Ranunculaceae

Edible: Leaves, Root, Bulbs, Flowers

Sedum album

Small houseleek, Stone crop

Crassulaceae

Edible: Leaves

Agrimonia eupatoria

Agrimony, Salt and Pepper

Rosaceae

Edible: Seeds, Leaves - tea, Vegetable

Arbutus unedo

Irish Strawberry tree, Strawberry tree

Ericaceae

Edible: Fruit

Mimosa pudica

Sensitive plant, Touch-me-not

Fabaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Leaves - tea

Cystopteris fragilis

Brittle bladder fern

Cystopteridaceae

Edible: Root

Lathyrus pratensis

Fabaceae

Edible: Seeds, shoots, Leaves

Heracleum mantegazzianum

Apiaceae

Edible: Leaves

Potentilla erecta

Tormentil

Rosaceae

Edible: Root, Rhizomes, Flavouring, Shoots

Potentilla reptans

Creeping cinquefoil

Rosaceae

Edible: Leaves, Rhizome

Symphyotrichum cordifolium

Blue wood aster, Heart leaf aster

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves, Flowers

Borago officinalis

Borage

Boraginaceae

Edible: Leaves, Herb, Spice, Flowers, Vegetable, Seeds - tea

Quercus velutina

Black Oak, Yellow bark oak

Fagaceae

Edible: Seeds, Nut

Packera aurea

Asteraceae

Quercus nigra

Water Oak, Spotted oak, Possum oak

Fagaceae

Edible: Seeds, Nuts

Punica granatum

Pomegranate

Lythraceae

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Spice, Vegetable, Flowers

Trifolium hybridum

Alsike clover, Swedish clover

Fabaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Viola arvensis

Field pansy

Violaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves

Viola riviniana

Wood violet, Common violet

Violaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves

Osmunda claytoniana

Interrupted fern, Kuthurke

Osmundaceae

Edible: Fronds, Leaves, Stem

Delonix regia

Royal Poinciana, Flame Tree

Fabaceae

Edible: Seeds, Leaves, Flowers, Fruit