Caprifoliaceae

119 edible species

Woody plants and herbs including honeysuckles, elderberries, and viburnums with edible berries.

Centranthus longiflorus

Edible: Leaves

Centranthus macrosiphon

Pretty Betsy, Long-spurred valerian

Edible: Flowers, Leaves

Centranthus ruber

Red Spur Valerian

Edible: Leaves

Cephalaria setosa

Edible: Seed

Cephalaria syriaca

Syrian Cephalaria

Edible: Nuts, Seeds, Oil

Dipsacus inermis

Spineless Teasel

Edible: Leaves

Dipsacus japonicus

Xu duan

Edible: Leaves

Fedia cornucopiae

African Valerian

Edible: Leaves

Knautia arvensis

Edible: Leaves

Knautia drymeia

Edible: Seed

Leycesteria formosa

Himalayan Honeysuckle

Edible: Fruit

Linnaea borealis

Twinflower, Longtube twinflower

Edible: Leaves

Lonicera acuminata

Edible: Flowers

Lonicera affinis

Edible: Flowers, Fruit

Lonicera alpigena

Alpine honeysuckle

Edible: Fruit

Lonicera angustifolia var. myrtillus

Edible: Fruit

Lonicera asperifolia

Edible: Fruit

Lonicera boczkarnikovae

Edible: Fruit

Lonicera caerulea var. altaica

Edible: Fruit

Lonicera caerulea var. edulis

Edible honeysuckle

Edible: Fruit

Lonicera canadensis

Fly Honeysuckle, American fly honeysuckle

Edible: Fruit

Lonicera caprifolium

Italian Honeysuckle, Italian woodbine

Edible: Fruit

Lonicera caucasica

Edible: Fruit

Lonicera chrysantha

Honeysuckle

Edible: Fruit

Lonicera ciliata

Ply honeysuckle

Edible: Fruit

Lonicera ciliosa - (Pursh.)Poir.

Orange Honeysuckle

Edible: Fruit, Nectar

Lonicera conjugialis

Purpleflower honeysuckle

Edible: Fruit

Lonicera etrusca

Edible: Flowers

Lonicera gracilipes

Edible: Fruit

Lonicera gracilipes glabra

Edible: Fruit

Lonicera griffithii

Edible: Fruit

Lonicera henryi

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Stem

Lonicera iberica

Edible: Fruit

Lonicera insularis

Edible: Fruit

Lonicera interrupta

Chaparral honeysuckle

Edible: Flower nectar

Lonicera involucrata

Bearberry honeysuckle

Edible: Fruit

Lonicera japonica

Japanese Honeysuckle

Edible: Flowers, Leaves

Lonicera kamtschatica

Kamchatica honeysuckle, Honeyberry, Blueberried honeysuckle

Lonicera maackii

Edible: Flowers

Lonicera mexicana

Edible: Fruit

Lonicera morrowii

Morrow's honeysuckle

Edible: Fruit

Lonicera periclymenum

Edible: Nectar, Flowers, Fruit

Lonicera periclymenum subsp. hispanica

Edible: Flowers

Lonicera quinquelocularis

Edible: Fruit

Lonicera sempervirens

Lonicera similis

Edible: Flowers

Lonicera spinosa

Edible: Fruit

Lonicera standishii

Edible: Fruit

Lonicera tomentella

Tuktser

Edible: Fruit, Oil

Lonicera tragophylla

Edible: Flowers

Lonicera utahensis

Utah Honeysuckle

Edible: Fruit

Lonicera venulosa

Edible: Fruit

Lonicera villosa - (Michx.)Roem.&Schult.

Mountain fly honeysuckle, Fuller's honeysuckle

Edible: Fruit

Lonicera villosa solonis - (Eaton.)Fernald.

Edible: Fruit

Lonicera webbiana

Edible: Fruit

Lonicera xylosteum

Edible: Fruit

Prickly wallflower

Edible: Seeds, Flower

Nardostachys grandiflora

Spikenard

Nardostachys jatamansi

Spikenard

Edible: Shoot - spice, Root - masticatory

Patrinia rupestris

Edible: Leaves

Patrinia scabiosifolia

Scabious patrinia, Valerian, Golden lace

Edible: Leaves

Patrinia triloba

Edible: Leaves

Patrinia villosa

Fu Chai, Thukkal

Edible: Leaves, Fruit

Sambucus caerulea

Blue Elder

Edible: Flowers, Fruit

Sambucus chinensis

Chinese Elder

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Root

Sambucus nigra spp canadensis - (L.) R. Bolli

American Elder

Edible: Flowers, Fruit, Shoots

Sambucus racemosa kamtschatica - (E.Wolf.)Hult.

Red Elder

Edible: Flowers, Fruit

Sambucus racemosa sieboldiana - (Miq.)Graebn.

Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa

Red Coast Elder

Scabiosa atropurpurea

Garden pincushion

Edible: Flowers - tea

Scabiosa columbaria

Pincushion, African white scabious

Edible: Leaves

Scabiosa fischeri

Edible: Leaves

Scabiosa japonica

Pincushion flower

Edible: Root, Leaves

Scabiosa palaestina

Edible: Leaves ?

Sixalix atropurpurea

Edible: Leaves

Succisa pratensis

Devil's bit scabious

Edible: Leaves

Symphoricarpos albus

Snowberry

Edible: Fruit

Symphoricarpos albus laevigatus - (Fernald.)S.F.Blake.

Snowberry

Edible: Fruit

Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus

Common Snowberry, Coral-berry, Indian Currant

Edible: Fruit

Symphoricarpos occidentalis

Western Snowberry, Wolfberry, Buckbush

Edible: Fruit

Symphoricarpos orbiculatus

Coralberry, Indian currant

Edible: Fruit

Triosteum perfoliatum

Fever root, Wild coffee, Tinker's weed

Edible: Fruit

Triosteum perfoliatum var. aurantiacum

Wild coffee, Horse gentian

Edible: Seeds - coffee

Triosteum pinnatifidum

Edible: Fruit

Valeriana alliariifolia

Edible: Leaves

Valeriana amurensis

Edible: Leaves

Valeriana capitata

Valerian, Capitate Valerian, Clustered Valerian

Edible: Root, Seeds

Valeriana celtica

Edible: Root

Valeriana ciliata

Tobacco root, Edible Valerian

Edible: Root

Valeriana cornucopiae

African valerian

Edible: Leaves

Valeriana dioica

Marsh Valerian

Edible: Root, Seed

Valeriana dioscoridis

Edible: Leaves

Valeriana edulis

Edible Valeriana

Edible: Roots, Seeds

Valeriana edulis subsp. procera

Mexican valerian

Edible: Root

Valeriana eriocarpa

Narrow-fruit Cornsalad, Italian corn salad

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Valeriana hardwickii

Edible: Leaves

Valeriana jatamansi

Indian valerian

Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Root

Valeriana obovata

Tobacco root

Edible: Root, Seeds

Valeriana occidentalis

Small-flower Valerian, Western Valerian

Edible: Root, Seeds

Valeriana officinalis

Valerian, All-heal, Garden Heliotrope

Edible: Seeds, Herb, Root, Leaves, Leaves - tea, Flowers - flavouring