Latin Name | Common Name | Edibility Rating | Medicinal Rating |
Abelmoschus manihot | Aibika | 4 | 1 |
Achillea millefolium | Yarrow, Boreal yarrow, California yarrow, Giant yarrow, Coast yarrow, Western yarrow, Pacific yarrow | 3 | 4 |
Achillea ptarmica | Sneeze-Wort, Sneezeweed | 2 | 1 |
Achillea sibirica | Siberian Yarrow | 1 | 1 |
Achyranthes aspera | Devil's Horsewhip | 2 | 3 |
Achyranthes bidentata | Niu Xi | 2 | 3 |
Acinos arvensis | Basil Thyme | 2 | 1 |
Acorus calamus | Sweet Flag - Calamus | 3 | 4 |
Aesculus californica | Californian Buckeye, California Horsechestnut | 3 | 1 |
Aesculus pavia | Red Buckeye | 2 | 1 |
Agave americana | Agave, American century plant | 3 | 3 |
Ageratina altissima | White Snakeroot, Richweed | 0 | 2 |
Alnus rugosa | Speckled Alder | 0 | 2 |
Althaea officinalis | Marsh Mallow, Common marshmallow | 5 | 5 |
Anacyclus pyrethrum | Mount Atlas Daisy, Chamomile Spanish, Pellitory | 0 | 2 |
Anemone vitifolia | | 0 | 2 |
Aristolochia serpentaria | Virginia Snakeroot | 0 | 3 |
Aristolochia tomentosa | Dutchman's Pipe, Woolly dutchman's pipe | 0 | 2 |
Artemisia dracunculus | Tarragon, French Tarragon | 4 | 2 |
Asarum sieboldii | Wild Ginger | 0 | 2 |
Asclepias involucrata | Dwarf Milkweed | 2 | 1 |
Balsamorhiza sagittata | Oregon Sunflower, Arrowleaf balsamroot | 4 | 2 |
Berberis asiatica | Chutro, Rasanjan (Nep); marpyashi (Newa); Daruharidra, Darbi (Sans) | 4 | 3 |
Buxus sempervirens | Box, Common box, American Boxwood | 1 | 2 |
Cephalanthus occidentalis | Button Bush, Common buttonbush, Button Willow, Honey Bells, Buttonbush | 0 | 2 |
Chenopodium album | Fat Hen, Lambsquarters | 3 | 2 |
Chrysothamnus nauseosus | Rubber Rabbitbrush | 1 | 2 |
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus | Green Rabbitbrush, Yellow rabbitbrush | 2 | 1 |
Cinnamomum camphora | Camphor, Camphortree | 2 | 3 |
Cirsium acaulon | Stemless Thistle | 0 | 1 |
Clematis buchananiana | | 1 | 2 |
Clematis ligusticifolia | White Clematis, Western white clematis, California clematis, | 0 | 2 |
Comptonia peregrina | Sweet Fern | 3 | 3 |
Comptonia peregrina asplenifolia | Sweet Fern | 3 | 3 |
Corylus cornuta | Beaked Hazel, California hazelnut, Turkish Filbert, Turkish Hazel | 3 | 1 |
Datisca cannabina | Acalbir, Akalbir | 0 | 1 |
Delphinium denudatum | | 0 | 1 |
Delphinium staphisagria | Stavesacre | 0 | 2 |
Dentaria diphylla | Crinkleroot | 4 | 2 |
Descurainia pinnata | Tansy Mustard, Western tansymustard, Menzies' tansymustard. | 2 | 1 |
Dodonaea viscosa | Native Hops, Florida hopbush, Hopseed Bush, Varnish Leaf, Hopbush, Narrow-leaf hopbush, Wedge-leaf h | 2 | 2 |
Dryopteris marginalis | Marginal Woodfern, Leather Wood Fern | 0 | 4 |
Emilia sonchifolia | Cupid's Shaving Brush, Lilac tasselflower | 3 | 2 |
Encelia farinosa | Brittle Bush, Brittlebush, Incienso | 2 | 1 |
Erigenia bulbosa | Harbinger Of Spring | 2 | 1 |
Erigeron affinis | | 0 | 1 |
Eriogonum atrorubens | Red Wild Buckwheat, Red buckwheat | 1 | 0 |
Erysimum capitatum | Coastal Wallflower, Sanddune wallflower, Contra Costa wallflower, San Luis Obispo wallflower, Pursh' | 0 | 2 |
Eschscholzia californica | Californian Poppy | 1 | 3 |
Euphorbia serpyllifolia | Thymeleaf Sandmat | 2 | 2 |
Fagus sylvatica | Beech, European beech, Common Beech | 4 | 2 |
Fragaria chiloensis | Beach Strawberry, Pacific beach strawberry, Sandwich beach strawberry | 3 | 1 |
Fragaria virginiana | Scarlet Strawberry, Virginia strawberry | 3 | 2 |
Geranium wallichianum | | 0 | 2 |
Gillenia stipulata | American Ipecacuanna, American ipecac | 0 | 3 |
Gillenia trifoliata | Indian Physic, Bowman's root | 0 | 3 |
Glycyrrhiza lepidota | American Liquorice | 4 | 3 |
Goodyera pubescens | Downy Rattlesnake Plantain | 0 | 2 |
Haplopappus spinulosus | Spiny Ironplant | 0 | 1 |
Heracleum sphondylium montanum | Cow Parsnip | 3 | 2 |
Hosta ventricosa | Blue plantain lily, Hosta | 2 | 1 |
Illicium anisatum | Star Anise, Chinese Anise,Japanese Anise | 1 | 2 |
Iris missouriensis | Rocky Mountain Iris | 1 | 2 |
Iris pseudacorus | Yellow Flag, Paleyellow iris | 1 | 2 |
Juglans cinerea | Butternut - White Walnut, Butternut | 3 | 3 |
Juniperus monosperma | One-Seed Juniper | 3 | 2 |
Juniperus occidentalis | Western Juniper | 3 | 2 |
Juniperus osteosperma | Desert Juniper, Utah juniper | 2 | 2 |
Lagenaria siceraria | Bottle Gourd | 3 | 2 |
Larrea tridentata | Creosote Bush - Chaparral | 2 | 2 |
Laserpitium siler | | 1 | 1 |
Laurelia novae-zealandiae | Pukatea | 0 | 1 |
Liquidambar formosana | Formosan Gum, Chinese Sweet Gum, Formosa Sweet Gum | 0 | 3 |
Lithocarpus densiflorus | Tanbark Oak | 2 | 1 |
Lobelia tupa | Devil's Tobacco | 0 | 1 |
Lycium pallidum | Pale Wolfberry, Pale desert-thorn, Rabbit thorn | 3 | 2 |
Lycium torreyi | Squawthorn, Torrey wolfberry | 2 | 2 |
Lycopersicon esculentum | Tomato | 4 | 3 |
Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium | Currant Tomato | 4 | 2 |
Magnolia macrophylla | Bigleaf Magnolia | 0 | 1 |
Mahonia confusa | | 3 | 2 |
Mahonia fortunei | Fortune's Mahonia | 3 | 2 |
Mahonia ganpinensis | | 1 | 2 |
Malus domestica | Apple | 5 | 2 |
Mentzelia albicaulis | Whitestem Blazing Star | 2 | 1 |
Mentzelia multiflora | Manyflowered Mentzelia, Adonis blazingstar | 2 | 1 |
Mentzelia pumila | Dwarf Mentzelia | 2 | 1 |
Micromeria biflora | Lemon Scented Thyme | 2 | 2 |
Monotropa uniflora | Indian Pipe | 2 | 3 |
Morus alba | White Mulberry, Common Mulberry, | 4 | 3 |
Morus alba multicaulis | White Mulberry | 4 | 3 |
Morus nigra | Black Mulberry | 5 | 3 |
Myoporum laetum | Ngaio, Ngaio tree, Mousehole Tree | 1 | 1 |
Nasturtium officinale | Watercress | 4 | 3 |
Nasturtium x sterile | Brown Watercress | 4 | 3 |
Origanum vulgare | Oregano, Pot Marjoram | 4 | 3 |
Petroselinum crispum | Parsley | 4 | 4 |
Peucedanum ostruthium | Masterwort | 2 | 2 |
Picea mariana | Black Spruce, Swamp Spruce | 2 | 2 |
Pistacia lentiscus | Mastic Tree - Pistachier Lentisque | 2 | 2 |
Plantago media | Hoary Plantain | 2 | 2 |
Plumbago europaea | Plumbago | 0 | 2 |
Poncirus trifoliata | Bitter Orange, Hardy orange, Trifoliat Orange, Japanese Hardy Orange | 3 | 2 |
Populus angustifolia | Narrowleaf Cottonwood | 1 | 2 |
Potentilla anserina | Silverweed | 3 | 3 |
Potentilla erecta | Tormentil, Erect cinquefoil | 1 | 3 |
Potentilla reptans | Cinquefoil, Creeping cinquefoil | 1 | 2 |
Potentilla supina | | 1 | 1 |
Psoralea corylifolia | Bu Gu Zhi | 1 | 4 |
Ranunculus hirtus | | 0 | 1 |
Rhus trilobata | Skunk Bush, Basketbush, Squawbush, Three Leaf Sumac | 4 | 2 |
Rubus odoratus | Thimbleberry, Purpleflowering raspberry | 3 | 2 |
Rubus spectabilis | Salmonberry | 3 | 2 |
Sagina japonica | Japanese pearlwort | 1 | 2 |
Sanguinaria canadensis | Blood Root, Red Puccoon, Bloodroot | 0 | 3 |
Sarcobatus vermiculatus | Greasewood | 2 | 1 |
Sempervivum arachnoideum | Cobweb Houseleek | 0 | 2 |
Sempervivum tectorum | Houseleek, Common houseleek, Hen and Chickens | 2 | 3 |
Stanleya pinnata | Prince's Plume, Desert princesplume, Bipinnate princesplume, Golden princesplume, Inyo princesplume | 2 | 2 |
Symplocarpus foetidus | Skunk Cabbage | 2 | 3 |
Thuja plicata | Western Red Cedar, Giant Arborvitae, Giant Cedar, Incense Cedar, Western Red Cedar | 1 | 2 |
Verbascum thapsus | Great Mullein, Common mullein, Aaron's Rod, Flannel Plant, Hag Taper, Mullein, Torches, Velvet Plant | 1 | 3 |
Vernonia glauca | Ironweed, Broadleaf ironweed | 0 | 1 |
Viburnum edule | Mooseberry, Squashberry | 3 | 1 |
Zanthoxylum alatum | Winged Prickly Ash | 3 | 2 |
Zanthoxylum americanum | Prickly Ash - Northern, Common pricklyash, Northern Prickly Ash | 2 | 3 |
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis | Hercules Club. Prickly Ash - Southern, Hercules' club, Southern Prickly Ash | 2 | 3 |
Azadirachta indica | Neem | 2 | 4 |
Baillonella toxisperma | African Pearwood, False Shea Butternut | 3 | 3 |
Crescentia cujete | Calabash Tree | 3 | 2 |
Dichrostachys cinerea | Marabou Thorn, Sickle Bush | 2 | 2 |
Diospyros mespiliformis | West African Ebony, Monkey guava, jackalberry | 4 | 3 |
Irvingia wombolu | Bitter bush-mango | 4 | 2 |
Jatropha curcas | Physic Nut, Barbados Nut | 2 | 3 |
Lagenaria siceraria | Bottle Gourd | 3 | 2 |
Landolphia heudelotii | Guinea gumvine, Landolphia rubber | 3 | 2 |
Mangifera indica | Mango, Bowen Mango | 5 | 3 |
Manilkara zapota | Sapodilla, Nispero | 5 | 2 |
Mimusops elengi | Spanish Cherry, Bakul | 3 | 2 |
Morinda citrifolia | Noni, Indian Mulberry | 3 | 4 |
Moringa oleifera | Horseradish Tree, Moringa, | 4 | 4 |
Musanga cecropioides | Corkwood | 3 | 4 |
Myrianthus arboreus | Giant yellow mulberry, Monkeyfruit | 4 | 3 |
Nypa fruticans | Nipa Palm, Mangrove Palm | 3 | 2 |
Phragmites australis | Common Reed, American common reed, Hybrid common reed, European common reed, Subtropical common re | 5 | 2 |
Piper nigrum | Black Pepper | 4 | 3 |
Pongamia pinnata | Pongam, Karum Tree, Poonga-Oil Tree, Indian Beech | 0 | 3 |
Solanum lycopersicum | Tomato, Garden Tomato | 5 | 3 |
Syzygium aromaticum | Clove, Zanzibar Redhead | 4 | 4 |
Tarchonanthus camphoratus | Camphor Bush, Wild Camphor Bush | 1 | 3 |
Treculia africana | African Breadfruit or Breadnut | 4 | 2 |
Vangueria infausta | African medlar | 4 | 2 |
Vitellaria paradoxa | Shea Butter Tree | 4 | 5 |
Vitex doniana | Black Plum | 4 | 3 |
Vitex madiensis | Ekarukei, Murukukwe | 4 | 2 |
Piper sarmentosum | Betel Leaf, Wild Betel | 3 | 2 |
Caesalpinia echinata | Pau Brasil, Brazil Wood, Indian Savin | 0 | 2 |
Calotropis procera | Auricula Tree, Dead Sea Apple, Sodom Apple | 1 | 3 |
Cassia sieberiana | West African Laburnum | 1 | 4 |
Cedrelopsis grevei | Katrafay, Kathrafay | 2 | 4 |
Commiphora myrrha | Myrrh, Myrrh Gum | 2 | 4 |
Croton lechleri | Sangre De Grado, Dragon's blood | 0 | 4 |
Croton palanostigma | Sangre De Grado, Dragon's blood | 0 | 4 |
Croton salutaris | Sangre De Grado, Dragon's blood | 0 | 4 |
Cullen corylifolium | Bu Gu Zhi | 1 | 4 |
Eclipta prostrata | Han Lian Cao, False daisy | 1 | 3 |
Euclea divinorum | Magic Guarri | 2 | 2 |
Euphorbia tirucalli | African Milkbush, Pencil Cactus, Milk Bush | 0 | 2 |
Gloriosa superba | Gloriosa Lily, Climbing Lily, Flame Lily | 0 | 4 |
Lantana camara | Wild Sage, Lantana Verbena | 2 | 4 |
Lawsonia inermis | Henna, Mignonette Tree | 0 | 3 |
Melaleuca leucadendra | Paperbark, Weeping Paperbark | 2 | 4 |
Palaquium gutta | Gutta-Percha | 2 | 0 |
Pericopsis angolensis | East African afrormosia | 0 | 2 |
Petiveria alliacea | Guinea Hen Weed | 0 | 4 |
Pterocarpus angolensis | Ambila | 0 | 3 |
Pterocarpus erinaceus | African Kino | 0 | 3 |
Pterocarpus soyauxii | African Coralwood | 2 | 2 |
Pycnanthus angolensis | African Nutmeg | 2 | 3 |
Quassia amara | Bitterwood, Amargo Bark | 2 | 4 |
Sapindus mukorossi | Chinese Soapberry, Soap Berry, Chinese Soapberry, Soapnut Tree | 1 | 2 |
Securidaca longipedunculata | Violet Tree | 1 | 4 |
Senegalia catechu | Black Catechu | 2 | 3 |
Shorea robusta | Sal Tree | 4 | 3 |
Solanum pimpinellifolium | Currant Tomato | 4 | 2 |
Spirostachys africana | African mahogany tree, African sandalwood | 0 | 0 |
Swartzia benthamiana | Wamara | 0 | 2 |
Tabernanthe iboga | Iboga | 0 | 4 |
Tectona grandis | Teak | 2 | 2 |
Tieghemella heckelii | Baku | 4 | 2 |
Trema orientalis | Charcoal Tree | 1 | 2 |