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Latin NameCommon NameEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Abies lasiocarpaSubalpine Fir, Alpine Fir22
Achillea ptarmicaSneeze-Wort, Sneezeweed21
Aconitum delphinifolium 01
Aconitum dienorrhizum 01
Aesculus glabraOhio Buckeye, Fetid Buckeye21
Aesculus parvifloraBottlebrush buckeye21
Agave americanaAgave, American century plant33
Agave americanaAgave, American century plant33
Agave parryiCentury Plant, Parry's agave, Mescal31
Agave utahensis discretaCentury Plant31
Agave utahensis eborispinaCentury Plant31
Ajuga decumbens 02
Aloe veraAloe Vera, Barbados aloe, First Aid Plant, Medicinal Aloe15
Amelanchier laevisAllegheny Shadberry, Allegheny serviceberry, Smooth Serviceberry51
Amorpha canescensLead Plant22
Anabasis aphylla 01
Anemone cylindricaCandle Anemone02
Arbutus menziesiiMadrona, Pacific madrone, Pacific Madrone32
Arnebia benthamii 01
Aronia melanocarpaBlack Chokeberry, Black Berried Aronia31
Artemisia annuaQing Hao, Sweet sagewort14
Artemisia filifoliaSand Sage, Sand sagebrush02
Artemisia ludoviciana gnaphalodesWhite Sage02
Artemisia ludoviciana gnaphalodesWhite Sage02
Artemisia mexicanaMexican White Sagebrush01
Artemisia novaBlack Sagebrush01
Artemisia tridentataSage Brush, Big sagebrush, Bonneville big sagebrush32
Asarum forbesiiDu Heng01
Astragalus sinicusChinese Milk Vetch31
Atriplex lentiformisQuail Bush, Big saltbush, Quailbush,31
Balsamorhiza deltoideaDeltoid Balsamroot41
Betula nanaDwarf Birch22
Betula papyriferaPaper Birch, Mountain paper birch, Kenai birch32
Betula pendulaSilver Birch, European white birch, Common Birch, Warty Birch, European White Birch33
Betula pubescensWhite Birch, Downy birch33
Bidens biternata 01
Brachyglottis repandaBushman's Toilet Paper11
Bromus tectorumCheat Grass, Downy Brome11
Buddleia globosaOrange Ball Tree01
Bupleurum longiradiatum 12
Calocedrus decurrensIncense Cedar, California Incense Cedar11
Calochortus gunnisoniiMariposa Lily, Gunnison's mariposa lily21
Camellia kissi 22
Campanula parryiParry's Bellflower, Idaho bellflower11
Campanula parryiParry's Bellflower, Idaho bellflower11
Carex nubigena 11
Castanospermum australeMoreton Bay Chestnut41
Ceanothus integerrimusDeer Brush21
Ceanothus ovatusSmaller Red-Root21
Celtis laevigataSugarberry, Netleaf hackberry, Texan sugarberry, Sugar Hackberry21
Celtis occidentalisHackberry, Common hackberry31
Celtis sinensisChinese hackberry21
Centranthus ruberRed Valerian, Fox's Brush, Jupiter's Beard21
Chamaecyparis nootkatensisNootka Cypress, Nootka Cypress, Yellow Cypress, Alaska Cedar01
Chenopodium graveolensFoetid Goosefoot21
Chrysothamnus nauseosusRubber Rabbitbrush12
Citrus aurantiumBitter Orange, Sour orange, Bergamot orange33
Citrus ichangensisIchang Papeda22
Citrus limonLemon45
Citrus reticulataMandarin, Tangerine, Unshu orange, Satsuma Orange,Temple Orange, Tangerine33
Citrus sinensisSweet Orange43
Clematis connata 01
Clematis douglasiiHairy Clematis01
Clematis ligusticifoliaWhite Clematis, Western white clematis, California clematis,02
Coccinia grandisIvy Gourd22
Cornus sericeaRed Osier Dogwood, Western dogwood22
Corydalis incisaIncised fumewort11
Corydalis ternataThree-Leaf Corydalis02
Corylus avellanaCommon Hazel, Common filbert, European Filbert, Harry Lauder's Walking Stick, Corkscrew Hazel, Hazel52
Corylus avellana pontica 40
Crataegus punctataDotted Hawthorn,32
Cucurbita pepoPumpkin, Field pumpkin, Ozark melon, Texas gourd43
Cunninghamia lanceolataChinese Fir02
Dactylis glomerataCock's Foot, Orchardgrass, Ascherson's orchardgrass01
Dahlia roseaDahlia, Pinnate dahlia11
Dalbergia greveanaMadagascar Rosewood02
Delphinium cashmerianum 01
Dentaria diphyllaCrinkleroot42
Desfontainia spinosaTaique01
Dioscorea batatasChinese Yam55
Dioscorea deltoideaYam22
Dioscorea japonicaGlutinous Yam, Japanese yam42
Dioscorea kamoonensis 21
Dioscorea tokoro 22
Doronicum roylei 01
Dyera costulataHill Jelutong01
Eleocharis dulcisChinese Water Chestnut41
Eleutherococcus gracylistylusWu Jia Pi13
Elsholtzia fruticosaJi Gu Chai11
Emilia coccineaTassel Flower, Scarlet tasselflower21
Ephedra distachyaSea Grape, Jointfir24
Ericameria parishiiHeath Goldenrod, Parish's rabbitbrush11
Erodium cicutariumStork's Bill, Redstem stork's bill32
Euodia daniellii 21
Euodia ruticarpaWu Zhu Yu03
Euphorbia tetragonaNaboom11
Euscaphis japonica 11
Ferula communisGiant Fennel11
Filipendula vestita 01
Forestiera acuminataSwamp Privet, Eastern swampprivet11
Forestiera neomexicanaWild Olive20
Gaultheria hispidulaCreeping Snowberry41
Gaylussacia baccataBlack Huckleberry41
Genista germanica 01
Geranium maculatumSpotted Cranesbill, Spotted geranium, Crowfoot, Wild Geranium, Cranesbill03
Girardinia diversifoliaHimalayan Nettle22
Glechoma hederaceaGround Ivy, Field Balm, Gill Over The Ground, Runaway Robin23
Glycyrrhiza glabraLiquorice, Cultivated licorice44
Gnaphalium hypoleucum 11
Goodenia ovata 01
Goodyera pubescensDowny Rattlesnake Plantain02
Gymnocladus dioicaKentucky Coffee Tree32
Gypsophila oldhamianaManchurian Baby's Breath, Oldham's baby's-breath11
Hamamelis virginianaWitch Hazel, American witchhazel, Common Witchhazel, Virginian Witchhazel, Witchhazel15
Helenium hoopesiiOwls Claws, Orange Sneezeweed11
Helleborus nigerBlack Hellebore02
Hieracium umbellatumHawkweed, Narrowleaf hawkweed11
Hydrilla verticillataHydrilla, Waterthyme02
Hypericum bellum 01
Indigofera decoraChinese indigo21
Ipomoea leptophyllaBush Moon Flower32
Iris japonica 12
Juglans mandschuricaManchurian Walnut31
Juglans regiaWalnut, English walnut, Persian Walnut,43
Juniperus excelsaGrecian Juniper21
Juniperus occidentalisWestern Juniper32
Kummerowia striataCommon Lespedeza, Japanese clover21
Lablab purpureusHyacinth Bean, Bonavist-bean42
Laburnum alpinumScotch Laburnum, Alpine Bea Tree, Alpine Golden Chain Tree01
Leontice leontopetalumRakaf11
Ligustrum lucidumChinese Privet, Glossy privet, White Wax Tree, Tree Ligustrum13
Lithospermum canescensPaint Indian, Hoary puccoon11
Lithospermum incisumNarrow-Leaf Gromwell, Narrowleaf stoneseed12
Lithospermum multiflorumManyflowered Gromwell, Manyflowered stoneseed11
Lobelia dortmannaWater Lobelia, Dortmann's cardinalflower02
Lobelia inflataIndian Tobacco03
Lobelia spicataPale Spike, Palespike lobelia01
Lonicera ciliosaOrange Honeysuckle22
Lonicera henryi 11
Luffa aegyptiacaLoofah22
Lycopodium campanulatum 01
Lycopodium clavatumCommon Club Moss, Running clubmoss03
Lycopodium complanatumGround Pine, Groundcedar03
Lycopodium obscurumGround Pine, Rare clubmoss02
Lycopodium serratumClub Moss02
Lycopus europaeusGypsywort13
Lysimachia sikokiana 01
Macromeria viridifloraGiant Trumpets, Thurber's giant-trumpets01
Macromeria viridifloraGiant Trumpets, Thurber's giant-trumpets01
Matteuccia struthiopterisOstrich Fern21
Millettia dielsiana 12
Millettia reticulataJi Xue Teng03
Mimulus geyeriMonkey Flower20
Misodendrum brachystachyum 01
Misodendrum linearifolium 01
Misodendrum punctulatum 01
Misodendrum quadriflorum 01
Moneses unifloraSingle Delight12
Morus mongolicaMongolian Mulberry21
Musa balbisianaPlantain, Plantain Banana41
Myrcianthes pungensGuabiyu41
Nasturtium officinaleWatercress43
Nasturtium x sterileBrown Watercress43
Nelumbo nuciferaSacred Water Lotus, Sacred lotus43
Nelumbo nuciferaSacred Water Lotus, Sacred lotus43
Nephelium ramboutan-akePulasan41
Oenothera biennisEvening Primrose, Sun Drop, Common evening primrose35
Oenothera glaziovianaLarge-Flower Evening Primrose, Redsepal evening primrose22
Onosma bracteatum 02
Onosma hispidum 11
Orobanche tuberosaGround Cone11
Oxalis corniculataYellow Sorrel, Creeping woodsorrel22
Panax trifoliusGround Nut, Dwarf ginseng12
Peganum harmalaSyrian Rue, Harmal peganum13
Petasites japonicusSweet Coltsfoot, Japanese sweet coltsfoot, Butterbur32
Phaseolus vulgarisFrench Bean, Kidney bean52
Phragmites australisCommon Reed, American common reed, Hybrid common reed, European common reed, Subtropical common re52
Physalis virginianaVirginia Ground Cherry21
Pinus pinasterMaritime Pine22
Pinus strobusWhite Pine, Eastern white pine23
Pinus teocoteTwisted Leaf Pine12
Pistacia chinensisChinese Pistache, Chinese Pistachio21
Pistacia chinensis integerrima 21
Pistacia veraPistachio, Pistachio Nut32
Platycrater arguta 10
Polygonatum falcatum 21
Polygonatum odoratumSolomon's Seal23
Polygonatum sibiricumHuang Jing22
Populus euphratica 01
Primula elatiorOxlip22
Prinsepia utilisCherry prinsepia42
Prosopis julifloraMesquite, Honey Mesquite32
Prunus americanaAmerican Plum, American Wild Plum, Wild Plum32
Prunus dulcisAlmond, Sweet almond43
Pseudolarix amabilisGolden Larch, Chinese golden-larch02
Psoralea canescensBuckroot21
Ptelea trifoliataHop Tree, Common hoptree, Pallid hoptree23
Pyrus betulaefoliaBirch-Leaved Pear21
Ranunculus ternatus 01
Rhamnus dahuricaDahurian Buckthorn11
Rhamnus nepalensis 11
Rhexia virginicaDeer Grass, Handsome Harry31
Rhododendron campanulatum 01
Rhus vernixPoison Sumach01
Ribes bracteosumStink Currant21
Ribes divaricatumCoastal Black Gooseberry, Spreading gooseberry, Parish's gooseberry, Straggly gooseberry41
Ribes glandulosumSkunk Currant21
Ribes hudsonianumHudson Bay Currant, Northern black currant, Western black currant21
Ribes nigrumBlackcurrant, European black currant53
Ribes oxyacanthoidesAmerican Mountain Gooseberry, Canadian gooseberry, Stream currant, Henderson's currant, Idaho go31
Ribes uva-crispaGooseberry, European gooseberry51
Rubus ellipticusGolden Evergreen Raspberry, Yellow Himalayan raspberry42
Rubus hirsutus 21
Salix hookerianaDune Willow12
Salix piperiDune Willow12
Salvia pomiferaApple Sage22
Sanicula marylandicaMaryland Sanicle02
Saussurea obvallata 02
Schinus molleCalifornia Peppertree, Peruvian peppertree21
Scutellaria laterifloraVirginian Skullcap, Blue skullcap03
Senecio nikoensis 11
Sidalcea acuta 11
Sidalcea neomexicanaNew Mexico Prairie Mallow, Salt spring checkerbloom, Thurber's checkerbloom11
Silene nigrescens 02
Solanum aviculareKangaroo Apple, New Zealand nightshade22
Solanum laciniatumKangaroo Apple22
Solanum simileOondoroo12
Solanum vescumGreen Kangaroo Apple22
Sonchus brachyotus 11
Sophora mollis 10
Sorbus americanaAmerican Mountain Ash12
Stellaria alsineBog Stitchwort, Bog chickweed12
Stylophorum lasiocarpum 01
Tacca leontopetaloidesPolynesian Arrowroot, Pia42
Taraxacum officinaleDandelion - Kukraundha, Kanphool, Common dandelion, Dandelion43
Trifolium pratenseRed Clover33
Trillium kamtschaticum 12
Trillium sessileToadshade21
Trillium tschonoskii 12
Turritis glabraTower Cress11
Typha angustifoliaSmall Reed Mace, Narrowleaf cattail53
Typha bungeana 43
Typha davidiana 43
Typha domingensisSouthern Cattail43
Typha glaucaHybrid cattail40
Typha latifoliaReedmace, Broadleaf cattail, Bullrush, Nailrod53
Typha laxmannii 41
Typha orientalisBroadleaf Cumbungi43
Urginea maritimaSea Squill, Red squill03
Uvularia perfoliataBellwort, Perfoliate bellwort22
Vaccinium macrocarponAmerican Cranberry, Cranberry31
Verbena urticifoliaWhite Vervain01
Viburnum erubescens 21
Viola diffusa 22
Vitis labruscaNorthern Fox Grape, Fox grape31
Vitis viniferaGrape, Wine grape, Purpleleaf Grape, Common Grape52
Xanthium spinosumSpiny Cocklebur01
Xanthorrhoea australisGrasstree21
Zanthoxylum alatumWinged Prickly Ash32
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