Edible Plant Database

Clematis pubescens

Western Clematis, Upright Virgin’s Bower

Ranunculaceae

Edible: Tubers, Root

Forestiera acuminata

Swamp privet, Common adelia, Texas forestiera

Oleaceae

Edible: Fruit

Leccinum manzanitae

Manzanita bolete

Boletaceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Swainsona formosa

Sturt’s desert pea

Fabaceae

Edible: Seeds, Flower nectar

Acer cappadocicum var. indicum

Five lobed maple

Sapindaceae

Edible: Leaves, Sap

Bauhinia acuminata

Dwarf white Bauhinia

Fabaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Fruit

Camellia oleifera

Tea-oil

Theaceae

Edible: Seeds - oil, Flowers, Leaves - tea

Carissa carandas

Ceylon damson, Sri Lankan damson

Apocynaceae

Edible: Fruit

Cornus controversa

Giant dogwood, Table dogwood, Tabletop dogwood

Cornaceae

Edible: Fruit, Sap

Erythronium californicum

Fawn lily

Liliaceae

Edible: Root

Holarrhena pubescens

Easter tree, Ivory tree, Conessi bark

Apocynaceae

Edible: Flowers, Seeds, Fruit, Leaves

Hypoxis argentea

Small yellow star-flowers

Hypoxidaceae

Edible: Corm, Bulbs, Root

Kleinia longiflora

Asteraceae

Orchis anatolica

Didimak

Orchidaceae

Edible: Bulb, Spice

Pupalia lappacea var. velutina

Amaranthaceae

Edible: Leaves

Quercus dentata

Japanese emperor oak, Daimyo oak, Kashiwa

Fagaceae

Edible: Seeds, Nuts, Leaves - flavouring

Spirostachys africana

African mahogany tree, African sandalwood, Jumping bean

Euphorbiaceae

Edible: Resin, Caution

Viola mandshurica

Manchurian violet

Violaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Root

Bellevalia speciosa

Asparagaceae

Edible: Flowers, Bulb, Leaves

Cirsium helenioides

Asteraceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves

Euterpe oleracea

Acai palm, Assai palm

Arecaceae

Edible: Cabbage, Fruit, Oil, Palm heart

Glycyrrhiza echinata

Wild liquorice, Spiny-fruited liquorice, Russian licorice

Fabaceae

Edible: Root, Root - drink

Hedophyllum sessile

Sea cabbage, Sweet kombu

Laminariaceae

Edible: Algae, Seaweed

Leucaena diversifolia

Guache, Guaje

Fabaceae

Edible: Pods

Pipturus argenteus

Native Mulberry, White Nettle

Urticaceae

Edible: Fruit, Bark, Leaves, Seeds

Senecio coronatus

Woolly grassland senecio, Crowned ragwort

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves

Senecio erubescens

Groundsel, Mauve ragwort

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves

Tilesia baccata

Wild pine, Turtle food

Asteraceae

Edible: Fruit, Flower

Ziziphus lotus

Jujube lotus, Lotus fruit

Rhamnaceae

Edible: Fruit

Allium bisceptrum

Aspen onion

Amaryllidaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Root, Bulb, Seeds

Asarum shuttleworthii

Mottle wild ginger, Asarabacca

Aristolochiaceae

Edible: Root - spice, Leaves - tea

Cyperus distans

Piedmont Flatsedge

Cyperaceae

Edible: Root, Tuber, Rhizome, Ash - salt

Galium lanceolatum

Rubiaceae

Edible: Leaves

Hakea prostrata

Harsh hakea

Proteaceae

Edible: Flower nectar

Hemidesmus indicus

Indian sarsaparilla

Apocynaceae

Edible: Roots - flavouring, Tuber, Leaves

Picea orientalis

Caucasian spruce, Oriental spruce

Pinaceae

Edible: Flowers, Inner bark, Seeds, Tea, Resin

Rubus fraxinifolius

Red raspberry

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit

Rubus sachalinensis

Sakhalin raspberry, Siberian raspberry

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves - tea

Smilax excelsa

Melocan, Melvocan, Silean

Smilacaceae

Edible: Shoots, Leaves, Fruit, Flowers, Leaf stalk

Solanum pubigerum

Solanaceae

Edible: ?

Sphaerococcus coronopifolius

Berry wart cress

Sphaerococcaceae

Edible: Algae, Seaweed

Stenochlaena palustris

Climbing swamp fern

Blechnaceae

Edible: Leaves, Fronds

Attalea cohune

Cohune Nut

Arecaceae

Edible: Cabbage, Kernel, Oil, Fruit, Palm heart, Nuts, Vegetable

Clinopodium grandiflorum

Mint savory, Showy savory, Showy calamint, Greater calamint

Lamiaceae

Edible: Leaves - flavour, Leaves - tea

Crataegus flabellata

Fanleaf Hawthorn, New England Hawthorn

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit

Gaultheria erecta

Erect wintergreen

Ericaceae

Edible: Fruit

Hakea lissocarpha

Honey bush, Drake bush

Proteaceae

Edible: Flower nectar

Helianthus niveus

Asteraceae

Edible: Seeds