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Latin NameCommon NameEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Acalypha australisAsian copperleaf01
Acinos alpinusAlpine Calamint11
Aconitum heterophyllum 12
Aconitum napellusAconite, Venus' chariot, Wolfsbane Garden, Monk's Hood Garden12
Aconitum violaceum 11
Acorus calamusSweet Flag - Calamus34
Acorus gramineusGrass-leaved Sweet Rush, Japanese Sweet Flag, Dwarf Sweet Flag33
Actinidia chinensisKiwi42
Actinidia deliciosaKiwi Fruit51
Adenophora verticillata 22
Adiantum pedatumNorthern Maidenhair,American Maidenhair Fern02
Aesculus hippocastanumHorse Chestnut, European Horsechestnut, Common Horsechestnut34
Agastache neomexicanaNew Mexico Giant Hyssop, Bill Williams Mountain giant hyssop31
Agastache rugosaKorean Mint43
Ageratina altissimaWhite Snakeroot, Richweed02
Agrimonia parvifloraHarvestlice02
Ailanthus altissimaTree Of Heaven13
Ajuga decumbens 02
Akebia quinataAkebia, Chocolate vine, Fiveleaf Akebia, Chocolate Vine42
Alcea roseaHollyhock32
Alchemilla alpinaAlpine Lady's Mantle, Mountain Lady's Mantle23
Alchemilla xanthochloraLady's Mantle23
Allium ampeloprasumWild Leek, Broadleaf wild leek53
Allium cepaOnion, Garden onion53
Allium cepa aggregatumPotato Onion43
Allium cepa ascalonicumShallot53
Allium cepa proliferumTree Onion, Walking Onion53
Allium porrumLeek, Garden leek42
Allium sativumGarlic, Cultivated garlic55
Allium sativum ophioscorodonSerpent Garlic55
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