Boraginaceae

229 edible species

Herb family including borage, comfrey, and forget-me-nots with culinary and medicinal uses.

Symphytum asperum

Prickly Comfrey

Edible: Leaves

Symphytum brachycalyx

Edible: Leaves

Symphytum grandiflorum

Edible: Leaves, Stem

Symphytum officinale

Common Comfrey, Knit-bones

Edible: Leaves, Leaves - tea, Herbs, Vegetable, Flowers, Caution, Roots - coffee

Symphytum sylvaticum

Edible: Leaves

Symphytum tuberosum

Tuberous comfrey

Edible: Leaves

Symphytum uplandicum

Comfrey

Edible: Leaves, Shoots

Symphytum x uplandicum

Comfrey, Russian Comfrey

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Tiquilia atacamensis

Edible: Root

Tournefortia argentea

Silver leaf, Tree heliotrope

Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Vegetable

Tournefortia bicolor

Bicolor tournefortia

Edible: Fruit

Tournefortia cuspidata

Edible: Fruit

Tournefortia hartwegiana

Edible: Fruit

Tournefortia hirsutissima

Trinidad tournefortia, Chiggery grapes

Edible: Fruit

Tournefortia ovata

Edible: Leaves

Tournefortia rubicunda

Niguiba

Edible: Fruit

Tournefortia scabrida

Scrabrid tournefortia

Edible: Fruit

Trichodesma calycosum

Edible: Leaves, Flower

Trichodesma indica

Indian borage

Edible: Seeds, Leaves, Flowers

Trichodesma khasianum

Edible: Leaves - food wrapping

Trichodesma nudiflora

Edible: Leaves

Trichodesma zeylanicum

Camel bush, Cattle bush

Edible: Seeds, Leaves, Vegetable

Trigonotis icumae

Edible: Leaves

Trigonotis peduncularis

Cucumber Herb

Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Stems

Trigonotis procumbens

Waterleaf

Edible: Leaves

Trigonotis radicans

Edible: Leaves

Varronia macrocephala

Lera lera

Edible: Fruit

ZZ Echium amoenum

Red feathers, Iranian borage

Edible: Herb, Medicine, Caution

ZZ Heliotropium sarmentosum

Edible: Medicine