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Latin NameCommon NameEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Begonia picta 22
Heuchera americanaRock Geranium, American alumroot, Alumroot, Coral Bells, Rock Geranium03
Heuchera cylindricaAlum Root, Roundleaf alumroot, Alpine alumroot, Beautiful alumroot, Poker alumroot12
Heuchera diversifoliaAlum Root, Crevice alumroot11
Heuchera glabraAlpine Heuchera11
Heuchera micranthaAlum Root, Crevice alumroot, Hartweg's alumroot, Coral Bells12
Heuchera sanguineaAlum Root, Coralbells, Crimson Bells00
Heuchera versicolorPink alumroot01
Juniperus monospermaOne-Seed Juniper32
Lycopodium campanulatum 01
Lycopodium clavatumCommon Club Moss, Running clubmoss03
Lycopodium complanatumGround Pine, Groundcedar03
Lycopodium lucidulumShining Club Moss10
Lycopodium obscurumGround Pine, Rare clubmoss02
Lycopodium selagoFir Clubmoss12
Lycopodium serratumClub Moss02
Opuntia imbricataTree Chola20
Opuntia polyacanthaPlains Prickly Pear, El Paso pricklypear, Grizzlybear pricklypear, Navajo Bridge pricklypear, Hairsp31
Prunus nigraCanadian Plum41
Quercus macrocarpaBurr Oak, Mossy Cup Oak32
Rhus ambigua 00
Rhus aromaticaLemon Sumach, Fragrant sumac42
Rhus chinensisChinese Gall, Chinese sumac23
Rhus copallinaDwarf Sumach, Winged sumac, Flameleaf Sumac, Winged Sumac, Shining Sumac42
Rhus coriariaElm-Leaved Sumach, Sicilian sumac21
Rhus diversilobaWestern Poison Oak, Pacific poison oak02
Rhus glabraSmooth Sumach43
Rhus integrifoliaLemonade Berry, Lemonade sumac20
Rhus microphyllaDesert Sumach, Littleleaf sumac20
Rhus ovataSugar Bush, Sugar sumac21
Rhus potaninii 02
Rhus punjabensis 32
Rhus punjabensis sinica 32
Rhus radicansPoison Ivy01
Rhus sempervirens 21
Rhus succedaneaWax Tree12
Rhus sylvestris 00
Rhus toxicodendronEastern Poison Oak02
Rhus trichocarpa 00
Rhus trilobataSkunk Bush, Basketbush, Squawbush, Three Leaf Sumac42
Rhus typhinaStag's Horn Sumach, Velvet Sumac, Staghorn Sumac42
Rhus vernixPoison Sumach01
Rhus wallichii 01
Rhus x pulvinata 42
Symplocos microcalyx 10
Symplocos paniculataAsiatic Sweetleaf, Sapphire-berry12
Symplocos tinctoriaSweet Leaf, Common sweetleaf21
Alchornea cordifoliaChristmas Bush24
Anogeissus leiocarpaAfrican Birch24
Averrhoa carambolaCarambola, Star Fruit42
Blighia sapidaAkee, ackee apple or ayee32
Caesalpinia digynaTeri pods, Udakiryaka22
Cordeauxia edulisYeheb. Yeheb nut32
Parkia biglobosaAfrican Locust Bean42
Pentaclethra macrophyllaAfrican Oil Bean. Oil Bean Tree, Owala Oil32
Phyllanthus emblicaEmblica, Indian Gooseberry35
Woodfordia fruticosaFire-flame bush22
Terminalia chebulaBlack Myrobalan, Chebulic Myroblan,35
Terminalia ivorensisBlack Afara02
Terminalia superbaShinglewood02
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