Zygophyllaceae
30 edible species
Tropical and arid plant family containing guaiacum, creosote bush, and caltrop; few edible members of note.
Desert date, Soapberry tree
Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Shoots, Flowers, Oil, Leaves, Resin, Gum, Nectar
Edible: Fruit
Edible: Fruit, Nuts - oil
Torchwood, Torch fruit tree
Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Seeds - oil
Edible: Fruit, Seeds
Torchwood minor, Small torchwood
Edible: Fruit, Seeds
Edible: Fruit, Kernel
Bedeno
Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable
Desert date
Edible: Fruit - medicine
Torchwood
Edible: Nuts, Fruit, Oil
Huannco
Edible: Inner bark
Edible: Leaves
Edible: Plant, Leaves
Common lignum-vitae, Guaiac tree
Edible: Resin - flavouring, Fruit, Seed
Holywood
Edible: Resin - spice
Big caltrop
Edible: Leaves
Edible: Fruit
Chaparral
Edible: Medicine, Caution
Creosote Bush - Chaparral
Edible: Seeds
Edible: Seeds - oil
Caltrops
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Edible: Seeds, Leaves
Edible: Roots
Land Caltrops
Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Fruit - tea, Flowers, Fruit - oil
Edible: Leaves
Edible: Seeds, Spice
Bean caper, Syrian bean caper
Edible: Flowers, Spice, Fruit
Violet twinleaf
Edible: Seeds ?
Simple-leaved bean caper
Edible: Seeds