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Latin NameCommon NameEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Alliaria petiolataGarlic Mustard32
Alnus rubraRed Alder, Oregon Alder22
Amaranthus spinosusSpiny Amaranth23
Amorpha canescensLead Plant22
Amorpha fruticosaFalse Indigo, False indigo bush12
Anogeissus leiocarpaAfrican Birch24
Aralia nudicaulisWild Sarsaparilla43
Aralia racemosaAmerican Spikenard33
Arctium lappaGreat Burdock, Gobo45
Arctium minusLesser Burdock35
Aristolochia clematitisBirthwort02
Aristolochia rotundaSnakeroot02
Arnebia euchroma 02
Artemisia campestrisField Southernwood02
Artemisia ludovicianaWhite Sage, Louisiana Sage, Prairie Sage, Western Mugwort22
Aspalathus linearisRooibos33
Avena sativaOats, Common oat33
Azadirachta indicaNeem24
Bassia scopariaSummer Cypress, Burningbush22
Bellis perennisDaisy, Lawndaisy, English Daisy23
Betula pendulaSilver Birch, European white birch, Common Birch, Warty Birch, European White Birch33
Betula pubescensWhite Birch, Downy birch33
Canarium schweinfurtiiAfrican elemi33
Carapa guianensisAndiroba04
Carex arenariaSand Sedge22
Carlina acaulisStemless Carline Thistle22
Ceanothus velutinusSticky Laurel, Snowbrush ceanothus, Hooker's ceanothus22
Celosia argentea cristataLagos Spinach, Common Cockscomb43
Chenopodium vulvariaStinking Goosefoot. Arrach - Wormseed21
Clematis columbianaRock Clematis01
Clematis ligusticifoliaWhite Clematis, Western white clematis, California clematis,02
Cnidium monnieriShe Chuang Zi, Monnier's snowparsley13
Copaifera coriaceaSapucaia tree24
Copaifera guyanensisHoepel, Guyanense Copaiba24
Copaifera langsdorffiiCopaiba, Langsdorf's copaifera14
Copaifera multijugaHayne oil, Copaiba,14
Copaifera officinalisCopaiba Balsam, Medicinal Copaiba24
Copaifera reticulataCopaiba, Reticulated Copaiba, Copaiba Balsam04
Dendranthema indicumChrysanthemum23
Dendranthema lavandulifolium 22
Dictamnus albusBurning Bush, Gasplant, White Dittany,23
Duchesnea indicaMock Strawberry, Indian strawberry22
Eclipta prostrataHan Lian Cao, False daisy13
Equisetum arvenseField Horsetail23
Euonymus atropurpureusWahoo- Indian Arrow Wood - Burning Bush, Eastern wahoo12
Fagopyrum esculentumBuckwheat43
Fumaria officinalisFumitory, Drug fumitory13
Galium aparineGoosegrass, Coachweed, Catchweed, Stickywilly23
Garcinia mangostanaMangosteen, Manggis52
Gentiana manshurica 03
Gentiana scabraLong Dan Cao13
Gentiana scabra buergeri 13
Gentiana triflora 02
Girardinia diversifoliaHimalayan Nettle22
Glochidion eriocarpum 02
Gloriosa superbaGloriosa Lily, Climbing Lily, Flame Lily04
Glycyrrhiza glabraLiquorice, Cultivated licorice44
Grindelia camporumGumplant, Great Valley gumweed, Bract gumweed03
Grindelia hirsutulaGumweed, Gum Plant03
Grindelia lanceolataRosin Weed, Narrowleaf gumweed, Texan gumweed13
Grindelia squarrosaRosin Weed, Curlycup gumweed23
Handroanthus impetiginosusPau D'Arco, Pink Trumpet Tree24
Hippophae goniocarpa 33
Hippophae gyantsensis 33
Hippophae neurocarpa 33
Hippophae rhamnoidesSea Buckthorn, Seaberry55
Hippophae rhamnoides turkestanicaSea Buckthorn55
Hippophae salicifoliaWillow-Leaved Sea Buckthorn53
Hippophae sinensisChinese Sea Buckthorn53
Hippophae tibetanaTibetan Sea Buckthorn43
Jatropha curcasPhysic Nut, Barbados Nut23
Juglans nigraBlack Walnut33
Juglans regiaWalnut, English walnut, Persian Walnut,43
Juniperus oxycedrusPrickly Juniper, Cade juniper01
Knautia arvensisField Scabious, Field scabiosa02
Lantana camaraWild Sage, Lantana Verbena24
Larix deciduaLarch, European Larch, Common Larch23
Leonurus japonicus 03
Leonurus sibiricusChinese Motherwort, Honeyweed23
Lithospermum erythrorhizonLithospermum03
Lythrum salicariaPurple Loosestrife23
Malus fuscaOregon Crab, Oregon crab apple32
Mentha pulegiumPennyroyal33
Milicia excelsaAfrican Teak23
Milicia regiaOroko, Iroko22
Mimusops elengiSpanish Cherry, Bakul32
Oenothera biennisEvening Primrose, Sun Drop, Common evening primrose35
Pelargonium graveolensRose Geranium, Sweet scented geranium23
Philadelphus lewisiiMock Orange, Lewis' mock orange01
Phytolacca dodecandraEndod, Pokeberry23
Picea engelmanniiMountain Spruce, Engelmann spruce22
Pittosporum phillyreoidesWeeping Pittosporum, Narrow-leaf Pittosporum21
Platonia insignisBakuri, Bacuri42
Portulaca grandifloraRose Moss22
Prinsepia utilisCherry prinsepia42
Prunus emarginataBitter Cherry22
Pterocarya stenopteraChinese wingnut02
Quercus infectoriaAleppo Oak, Oak22
Rehmannia glutinosaChinese Foxglove - Di Huang13
Rhus diversilobaWestern Poison Oak, Pacific poison oak02
Ricinus communisCastor-Oil Plant, Castorbean, Palma Christi, Wonder Tree, Castor Oil Plant14
Sanguisorba minorSalad Burnet, Small burnet42
Sanguisorba officinalisGreat Burnet23
Scoparia dulcisSweet Broom, Licorice Weed, Vassourinha24
Scrophularia marilandicaCarpenter's Square02
Scrophularia nodosaKnotted Figwort, Woodland figwort13
Scrophularia umbrosaWater Betony, Water figwort13
Senna alataRingworm Bush, Candle Bush, Empress Candle Plant24
Smilax officinalisHonduran sarsaparilla24
Solanum dulcamaraBittersweet. Bittersweet Nightshade, Climbing nightshade, Bittersweet, Deadly Nightshade, Poisonous03
Sophora flavescensKu Shen, Shrubby sophora03
Sphagnum cymbilifoliumSphagnum Moss03
Succisa pratensisDevil's Bit Scabious, Devilsbit22
Symphytum officinaleComfrey, Common comfrey35
Symphytum uplandicumComfrey35
Tagetes erectaAfrican Marigold, Aztec marigold, Big Marigold, American Marigold33
Taraxacum officinaleDandelion - Kukraundha, Kanphool, Common dandelion, Dandelion43
Tectona grandisTeak22
Trichilia dregeanaCape Mahogany43
Trifolium pratenseRed Clover33
Tsuga canadensisCanadian Hemlock, Eastern hemlock13
Tussilago farfaraColtsfoot33
Ulmus glabraWych Elm, Table-top Scotch Elm, Scotch Elm32
Ulmus proceraEnglish Elm32
Urtica dioicaStinging Nettle, California nettle55
Urtica piluliferaRoman Nettle33
Urtica urensAnnual Nettle33
Valeriana hardwickii 03
Valeriana jatamansiIndian Valerian03
Valeriana officinalisValerian, Garden valerian23
Valeriana sambucifolia 23
Valeriana sitchensisAmerican Valerian, Sitka valerian13
Verbena officinalisVervain, Herb of the cross, Prostrate verbena13
Viola tricolorHeartsease, Johnny jumpup, Field Pansy,23
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