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Latin Name

Common Name

Edibility Rating

Medicinal Rating

Abies balsamea

Balsam Fir

3

5

Abies concolor

Colorado Fir, White fir

0

2

Abies fraseri

She Balsam, Fraser fir, Southern Balsam Fir

1

3

Abies lasiocarpa

Subalpine Fir, Alpine Fir

2

Abutilon theophrasti

China Jute, Velvetleaf, Butterprint Buttonweed Jute, China Mallow, Indian Velvet Leaf

3

2

Acacia farnesiana

Sweet Acacia, Perfume Acacia, Huisache

2

Acer spicatum

Mountain Maple

2

Agastache foeniculum

Anise Hyssop, Blue giant hyssop

5

1

Agoseris glauca

Mountain Dandelion, Pale agoseris, False agoseris

1

Allium cernuum

Nodding Onion, New Mexican nodding onion

5

2

Alnus viridis crispa

American Green Alder

1

2

Ambrosia trifida

Giant Ragweed, Great ragweed, Texan great ragweed, Bitterweed, Bloodweed, Buffalo Weed, Horse Cane

1

3

Anaphalis margaritacea

Pearly Everlasting, Western pearly everlasting

1

2

Anchusa azurea

Anchusa, Italian bugloss

2

1

Anemone cylindrica

Candle Anemone

0

2

Anemone virginiana

Tall Thimbleweed

0

1

Angelica anomala

0

2

Angelica dahurica

Bai Zhi

2

3

Anthriscus cerefolium

Chervil, Garden chervil

3

2

Aplectrum hyemale

Putty Root, Adam and eve

0

1

Aralia racemosa

American Spikenard

3

Arctostaphylos manzanita

Manzanita, Whiteleaf manzanita, Konocti manzanita, Contra Costa manzanita, Roof's manzanita, Wieslan

3

1

Arctostaphylos patula

Greenleaf Manzanita

3

1

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Bearberry

3

4

Arisaema triphyllum

Jack In The Pulpit, Dragonroot, Indian Turnip

3

2

Aristotelia chilensis

Macqui

3

1

Aristotelia serrata

3

1

Artemisia biennis

Biennial Wormwood

1

Artemisia campestris

Field Southernwood

0

2

Artemisia frigida

Fringed Wormwood, Prairie sagewort

2

Artemisia ludoviciana

White Sage, Louisiana Sage, Prairie Sage, Western Mugwort

2

Artemisia ludoviciana gnaphalodes

White Sage

0

2

Artemisia mexicana

Mexican White Sagebrush

0

1

Artemisia michauxiana

Mountain Sagewort, Michaux's wormwood

1

Artemisia tilesii

Wormwood, Tilesius' wormwood

1

2

Artemisia tridentata

Sage Brush, Big sagebrush, Bonneville big sagebrush

3

2

Asarum canadense

Snake Root, Canadian wildginger, Canada Wild Ginger, Wild Ginger

3

Asarum caudatum

Wild Ginger, British Columbia wildginger

3

2

Asclepias tuberosa

Pleurisy Root, Butterfly milkweed, Rolfs' milkweed, Indian Paintbrush

3

Asclepias viridiflora

Green Milkweed, Green comet milkweed

3

2

Athyrium filix-femina

Lady Fern, Common ladyfern, Subarctic ladyfern, Asplenium ladyfern, Southern Lady Fern, Tatting Fer

1

2

Atriplex argentea

Silvery Orach, Silverscale saltbush, Stalked saltbush

2

Atriplex confertifolia

Shadscale, Shadscale saltbush

4

1

Atriplex lentiformis

Quail Bush, Big saltbush, Quailbush,

3

1

Aucuba japonica

Spotted Laurel, Japanese laurel, Japanese Gold Dust Tree

1

Avena sativa

Oats, Common oat

3

Balsamorhiza sagittata

Oregon Sunflower, Arrowleaf balsamroot

4

2

Begonia picta

2

Bergenia ciliata

1

2

Boehmeria nivea

Ramie, Chinese Grass, Chinese Silk Plant

2

Borago officinalis

Borage, Common borage,Cool-tankard, Tailwort

3

Botrychium virginianum

Rattlesnake Fern

1

2

Brassica rapa

Turnip, Field mustard, Toria, Yellow sarson

3

2

Bupleurum falcatum

Thorow-Wax

2

Cacalia atriplicifolia

Pale indian plantain

2

1

Calla palustris

Water Arum

2

Callicarpa macrophylla

1

2

Caltha leptosepala

Western Marsh Marigold, Howell's marsh marigold, Sulphur marsh marigold

2

1

Calystegia pubescens

Japanese Bindweed

1

Calystegia sepium

Hedge Bindweed, Hedge false bindweed, Appalachia false bindweed, Bingham's false bindweed

2

1

Campanula parryi

Parry's Bellflower, Idaho bellflower

1

Cardiocrinum giganteum

0

1

Catalpa bungei

0

2

Ceanothus sanguineus

Oregon Tea Tree, Redstem ceanothus

2

1

Ceanothus velutinus

Sticky Laurel, Snowbrush ceanothus, Hooker's ceanothus

2

Centaurium erythraea

Centaury - Feverwort, European centaury

1

3

Cercocarpus ledifolius

Mountain Mahogany, Curl-leaf mountain mahogany

1

2

Chaenactis douglasii

Morning Brides, Douglas' dustymaiden, Alpine dustymaiden

0

2

Chamaecyparis nootkatensis

Nootka Cypress, Nootka Cypress, Yellow Cypress, Alaska Cedar

0

1

Chenopodium californicum

California Goosefoot

2

1

Chlorogalum pomeridianum

Soap Lily, Wavyleaf soap plant

3

2

Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus

Green Rabbitbrush, Yellow rabbitbrush

2

1

Cirsium vulgare

Common Thistle, Bull thistle, Dodder, Boar Thistle, Bull Thistle

2

1

Claytonia sibirica

Pink Purslane, Siberian springbeauty

4

1

Clematis buchananiana

1

2

Clematis ligusticifolia

White Clematis, Western white clematis, California clematis,

0

2

Clerodendrum japonicum

Japanese glorybower

1

Clintonia borealis

Bluebeard

2

1

Coccinia grandis

Ivy Gourd

2

Codonopsis ovata

2

1

Comptonia peregrina

Sweet Fern

3

Comptonia peregrina asplenifolia

Sweet Fern

3

Convallaria majalis

Lily Of The Valley, European lily of the valley

1

3

Coprosma grandifolia

1

Coriaria sinica

2

1

Cornus alternifolia

Green Osier, Alternateleaf dogwood, Alternate Leaf Dogwood, Golden Shadows Pagoda Dogwood, Green Osi

0

2

Cornus amomum

Silky Dogwood

1

2

Cornus florida

Flowering Dogwood

2

Cornus sericea

Red Osier Dogwood, Western dogwood

2

Corylus americana

American Hazel

3

1

Crataegus douglasii

Black Hawthorn

4

2

Crinum asiaticum

Asian Poison Bulb

0

1

Cucurbita foetidissima

Buffalo Gourd, Missouri gourd

3

2

Cucurbita maxima

Winter Squash

5

3

Cucurbita pepo

Pumpkin, Field pumpkin, Ozark melon, Texas gourd

4

3

Cuminum cyminum

Cumin - Jeera

4

3

Cycas circinalis

Sago Palm, Queen sago, Fern Palm, Queen Sago Palm

2

1

Cynoglossum grande

Pacific Hound's Tongue

1

Dalbergia hupeana

1

Dalea candida oligophylla

White Prairie Clover

3

1

Dalea purpurea

Purple Prairie Clover

2

1

Daucus pusillus

Rattlesnake Weed, American wild carrot

2

Delphinium menziesii

Menzies' Larkspur

0

1

Delphinium semibarbatum

Zalil

0

1

Descurainia incana

Mountain Tansy Mustard

2

1

Descurainia pinnata

Tansy Mustard, Western tansymustard, Menzies' tansymustard.

2

1

Descurainia sophia

Flixweed, Herb sophia

2

Dicentra cucullaria

Dutchman's Breeches

0

2

Dirca palustris

Leather Wood, Eastern leatherwood

0

2

Disporum trachycarpum

Fairybells

2

1

Dorema ammoniacum

Ammoniacum

0

3

Dryopteris expansa

Spiny Wood Fern, Spreading woodfern

2

3

Duchesnea indica

Mock Strawberry, Indian strawberry

2

Echinocystis lobata

Wild Cucumber

0

1

Ephedra nevadensis

Mormon Tea, Nevada jointfir

3

Ephedra trifurca

Longleaf Jointfir

1

2

Ephedra viridis

Mormon Tea, Brigham Tea, Long Leaf Ephedra, Mountain Joint Fir, Mormon Tea, Ephedra

2

3

Epilobium angustifolium

Willow Herb

3

2

Equisetum sylvaticum

Wood Horsetail, Woodland horsetail

1

2

Equisetum telmateia

Giant Horsetail

1

Eriogonum microthecum

Slender Buckwheat, Alpine slender buckwheat, San Bernardino buckwheat, Johnston's buckwheat, Panamin

1

Erodium cicutarium

Stork's Bill, Redstem stork's bill

3

2

Erysimum capitatum

Coastal Wallflower, Sanddune wallflower, Contra Costa wallflower, San Luis Obispo wallflower, Pursh'

0

2

Erythronium americanum

Trout Lily, Dogtooth violet

4

1

Erythronium oregonum

Giant White Fawnlily

2

1

Euphorbia serpyllifolia

Thymeleaf Sandmat

2

Farfugium japonicum

Leopard Plant

1

Ficus palmata

Wild Fig, Punjab fig

2

1

Fragaria virginiana

Scarlet Strawberry, Virginia strawberry

3

2

Frasera caroliniensis

American Columbo

0

2

Fremontodendron californicum

Flannel Flower, California flannelbush, Common Flannel Bush

0

2

Gaultheria shallon

Shallon, Salal

5

2

Gentiana andrewsii

Closed Bottle Gentian, Dakota gentian

0

3

Geocaulon lividum

False Toadflax

1

Geranium wallichianum

0

2

Geum japonicum

1

2

Glaucium flavum

Horned Poppy, Yellow hornpoppy

2

1

Glycyrrhiza lepidota

American Liquorice

4

3

Goodyera oblongifolia

Western Rattlesnake Plantain

1

Goodyera pubescens

Downy Rattlesnake Plantain

0

2

Grindelia squarrosa

Rosin Weed, Curlycup gumweed

2

3

Guizotia abyssinica

Niger Seed, Ramtilla

3

1

Helenium puberulum

Rosilla

1

Heuchera micrantha

Alum Root, Crevice alumroot, Hartweg's alumroot, Coral Bells

1

2

Hibiscus cannabinus

Kenaf, Brown Indianhemp

4

2

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Chinese Hibiscus, Shoeblackplant, Hawaiian Hibiscus, Tropical Hibiscus, China Rose, Rose-of-China, S

3

Hippophae goniocarpa

3

Hippophae gyantsensis

3

Hippophae neurocarpa

3

Hippophae rhamnoides

Sea Buckthorn, Seaberry

5

Hippophae rhamnoides turkestanica

Sea Buckthorn

5

Hippophae salicifolia

Willow-Leaved Sea Buckthorn

5

3

Hippophae sinensis

Chinese Sea Buckthorn

5

3

Hippophae tibetana

Tibetan Sea Buckthorn

4

3

Holodiscus discolor

Creambush, Oceanspray

1

2

Hordeum vulgare

Barley, Common barley

4

3

Hymenoxys richardsonii

Pingue Hymenoxys, Pingue rubberweed, Colorado rubberweed

2

1

Hypericum ascyron

Great Saint John's Wort

1

2

Impatiens balsamina

Rose Balsam, Spotted snapweed, Touch-Me-Not, Garden Balsam

2

Impatiens capensis

Jewelweed

3

2

Iris cristata

Crested Iris, Dwarf crested iris

1

Iris missouriensis

Rocky Mountain Iris

1

2

Jeffersonia diphylla

Twinleaf, Rheumatism Root

0

2

Juniperus monosperma

One-Seed Juniper

3

2

Juniperus occidentalis

Western Juniper

3

2

Juniperus osteosperma

Desert Juniper, Utah juniper

2

Juniperus scopulorum

Rocky Mountain Juniper, Weeping Rocky Mountian Juniper, Colorado Red Cedar

3

2

Jurinea dolomiaea

0

1

Kalmia angustifolia

Sheep Laurel

0

2

Kalmia polifolia

Swamp Laurel, Bog laurel

0

2

Lactuca pulchella

Blue Lettuce

2

Lagenaria siceraria

Bottle Gourd

3

2

Larix laricina

Tamarack, Hackmatack, American Larch

2

Larix occidentalis

Western Larch

2

Laserpitium prutenicum

0

1

Lavatera arborea

Tree Mallow

2

1

Lavatera plebeia

Lavatera

2

1

Ledum groenlandicum

Labrador Tea, Bog Labrador tea

2

3

Lens culinaris

Lentil

5

1

Leonurus japonicus

0

3

Lepidium sativum

Cress, Gardencress pepperweed

3

1

Leucocrinum montanum

Sand Lily, Common starlily

1

Leucothoe axillaris

Coastal Doghobble

0

1

Lewisia rediviva

Bitter-Root

2

Liatris punctata

Snakeroot, Dotted blazing star, Mexican blazing star, Nebraska blazing star

1

2

Liatris scariosa

Devil's Bite

0

2

Liatris squarrosa

Scaly blazing star, Alabama blazing star

0

1

Ligularia amplexicaulis

0

2

Lilium brownii

Hong Kong Lily

3

2

Lilium canadense

Meadow Lily, Canada lily

3

1

Lilium concolor

Morning Star Lily

2

Lilium philadelphicum

Wood Lily

3

1

Linnaea borealis

Twinflower, Longtube twinflower

1

Linum perenne

Perennial Flax, Blue flax, Alpine flax

3

2

Liquidambar styraciflua

Sweet Gum, Red Gum, American Sweet Gum, Red Sweet Gum,

2

3

Liriodendron tulipifera

Tulip Tree, Tulip Poplar, Yellow Poplar, Canary Whitewood

1

2

Lobelia siphilitica

Great Blue Lobelia, Blue Cardinal Flower, Big Blue Lobelia, Great Lobelia

0

2

Lomatium dissectum

Fernleaf Biscuitroot, Carrotleaf biscuitroot

4

2

Lomatium macrocarpum

Bigseed Biscuitroot

4

2

Lomatium nudicaule

Pestle Parsnip, Barestem biscuitroot

4

2

Lonicera ciliosa

Orange Honeysuckle

2

Lonicera involucrata

Twinberry, Twinberry honeysuckle

2

Lycopus europaeus

Gypsywort

1

3

Lycoris aurea

Golden Spider Lily

0

1

Lycoris radiata

Spider Lily, Red spider lily, Nerine Lily, Short tube Lycoris

2

Lygodesmia juncea

Skeleton Weed, Rush skeletonplant

1

2

Lysichiton americanus

Yellow Skunk Cabbage, American skunkcabbage

3

2

Mahonia ganpinensis

1

2

Maianthemum dilatatum

Wild Lily Of The Valley, False lily of the valley

2

1

Malva moschata

Musk Mallow

5

2

Malva neglecta

Dwarf Mallow, Common mallow

4

2

Malva pusilla

Dwarf Mallow, Low mallow

4

2

Megacodon stylophorus

2

1

Melilotus albus

White Melilot

2

Melilotus indicus

Annual Yellow Sweetclover

1

2

Mentha spicata

Spearmint

4

3

Mentzelia albicaulis

Whitestem Blazing Star

2

1

Menziesia ferruginea

False Huckleberry, Rusty menziesia

2

1

Mimulus guttatus

Yellow Monkey Flower, Seep monkeyflower

2

Mimulus lewisii

Great Purple Monkey Flower, Purple monkeyflower

2

1

Mirabilis multiflora

Four O'clock Plant, Colorado four o'clock

1

2

Mollugo verticillata

Indian Chickweed, Green carpetweed

1

Moneses uniflora

Single Delight

1

2

Monolepis nuttalliana

Poverty Weed, Nuttall's povertyweed

3

1

Muscari comosum

Tassel Hyacinth, Tassel grape hyacinth

3

1

Myricaria elegans

0

1

Narcissus tazetta

Bunchflower Daffodil, Cream narcissus

0

2

Nelumbo lutea

American Water Lotus, American lotus

4

1

Nicotiana glauca

Tree Tobacco

1

2

Nuphar advena

Common Spatterdock, Yellow pond-lily, Varigated yellow pond-lily

3

2

Nuphar polysepala

Spatterdock, Rocky Mountain pond-lily

3

1

Oemleria cerasiformis

Oso Berry, Indian plum

2

1

Oenothera elata hookeri

Hooker's Evening Primrose

2

1

Onoclea sensibilis

Sensitive Fern

2

Onosma echioides

Onosma

0

1

Opuntia compressa

Eastern Prickly Pear, Prickly Pear Cactus

3

1

Orobanche fasciculata

Cancer Root, Clustered broomrape

1

2

Osmorhiza claytonii

Woolly Sweet-Cicely, Clayton's sweetroot

3

1

Osmorhiza longistylis

Aniseroot, Longstyle sweetroot

3

1

Osmorhiza occidentalis

Western Sweet-Cicely, Western sweetroot

3

2

Oxalis oregana

Redwood Sorrel

3

1

Oxalis stricta

Yellow Wood Sorrel, Common yellow oxalis, Common Yellow Wood Sorrel, Oxalis

2

1

Paeonia brownii

Brown's Peony

1

2

Parthenium integrifolium

Wild Quinine

0

2

Pastinaca sativa

Parsnip, Wild parsnip

4

1

Pedicularis canadensis

Common Lousewort

1

2

Pelargonium tomentosum

Peppermint Geranium

1

2

Petasites frigidus

Sweet Coltsfoot, Arctic sweet coltsfoot, Arrowleaf sweet coltsfoot, Golden Palms Coltsfoot, Butterb

2

1

Petasites hyperboreus

Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot

2

1

Petasites japonicus

Sweet Coltsfoot, Japanese sweet coltsfoot, Butterbur

3

2

Petasites saggitatus

Arrowleaf Sweet Coltsfoot

2

1

Petroselinum crispum

Parsley

4

Philadelphus lewisii

Mock Orange, Lewis' mock orange

0

1

Phryma leptostachya

Lopseed, American lopseed

0

1

Physalis heterophylla

Clammy Ground Cherry, Rowell's groundcherry

3

1

Physalis lanceolata

Ground Cherry, Sword groundcherry

2

1

Physalis viscosa

Sticky Ground Cherry, Starhair groundcherry

4

2

Picea abies

Norway Spruce

2

1

Picea glauca

White Spruce, Black Hills Spruce, Canadian Spruce

2

Picea mariana

Black Spruce, Swamp Spruce

2

Picea rubens

Red Spruce

2

1

Picea sitchensis

Sitka Spruce

2

Pinus banksiana

Jack Pine

2

Pinus cembroides

Mexican Pine Nut, Pinyon Pine

4

2

Pinus cembroides orizabensis

Mexican Pine Nut

4

2

Pinus contorta

Beach Pine, Lodgepole pine, Bolander beach pine, Beach pine, Sierra lodgepole pine, Yukon pine, Shor

3

2

Pinus gerardiana

Chilghoza Pine

3

2

Pinus koraiensis

Korean Nut Pine, Chinese pinenut

4

2

Pinus lambertiana

Sugar Pine

3

2

Pinus monophylla

Single Leaf Piñon, Single Leaf PinyonPine, Stone Pine, Pine Pinyon

4

2

Pinus monticola

Western White Pine

2

Pinus muricata

Bishop's Pine

2

Pinus ponderosa

Ponderosa Pine, Washoe pine

3

2

Pinus quadrifolia

Parry Piñon, Parry's Pinyon Pine, Four-leaved Pinyon

4

2

Pinus resinosa

Red Pine

1

2

Pinus rigida

Northern Pitch Pine, Pitch pine

1

2

Pinus sabiniana

Digger Pine, California foothill pine, Bull Pine, Gray Pine, Digger Pine

4

2

Pinus strobus

White Pine, Eastern white pine

2

3

Plantago australis

Mexican Plantain

1

2

Plantago lanceolata

Ribwort Plantain, Narrowleaf plantain

2

3

Plantago major

Common Plantain, Cart Track Plant,White Man's Foot ,Plantain

2

3

Plantago rugelii

Blackseed Plantain

1

2

Platanus occidentalis

Buttonwood, American sycamore, American Planetree, Sycamore, American Sycamore

1

2

Polygonatum biflorum

Small Solomon's Seal

2

1

Polygonatum multiflorum

Solomon's Seal, Eurasian Solomon's seal

2

3

Polygonum amphibium

Willow Grass, Water knotweed, Longroot smartweed, Water smartweed

1

2

Polygonum bistortoides

American Bistort

3

1

Polygonum nepalense

Nepalese smartweed

1

Polygonum persicaria

Red Leg, Spotted ladysthumb

1

2

Polymnia uvedalia

Bearsfoot

0

2

Polystichum acrostichoides

Christmas Fern

1

2

Polystichum munitum

Giant Holly Fern, Western swordfern

1

2

Populus deltoides

Eastern Cottonwood, Plains cottonwood, Rio Grande cottonwood, Necklace Poplar

2

Populus deltoides monilifera

Plains Cottonwood

1

2

Populus tremuloides

American Aspen - Poplar, Quaking aspen

1

3

Potentilla egedei

Pacific Silverweed

2

1

Potentilla hippiana

Woolly Cinquefoil

0

1

Prenanthes altissimus

Rattlesnake Root

0

1

Prunus americana

American Plum, American Wild Plum, Wild Plum

3

2

Prunus pensylvanica

Pin Cherry

2

Prunus virginiana

Chokecherry, Western chokecherry, Black chokecherry

3

2

Prunus virginiana demissa

Western Chokecherry

3

2

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Douglas Fir, Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir

2

Psoralea esculenta

Breadroot, Large Indian breadroot

5

1

Pteridium aquilinum

Bracken, Western brackenfern, Decomposition brackenfern, Hairy brackenfern

2

Pteridium aquilinum esculentum

Bracken

2

Pueraria phaseoloides

Tropical Kudzu

2

1

Pueraria tuberosa

2

Pyracantha crenato-serrata

1

Quercus douglasii

Blue Oak

3

2

Quercus lobata

Californian White Oak, Valley oak

2

Raphanus sativus

Radish, Cultivated radish

4

3

Raphanus sativus caudatus

Rat-Tail Radish

3

Raphanus sativus niger

Oriental Radish

4

3

Raphanus sativus oleiformis

Fodder Radish

3

Rhododendron arboreum

1

2

Rhus copallina

Dwarf Sumach, Winged sumac, Flameleaf Sumac, Winged Sumac, Shining Sumac

4

2

Rhus typhina

Stag's Horn Sumach, Velvet Sumac, Staghorn Sumac

4

2

Ribes himalense

3

1

Ribes inebrians

Whisky Currant

2

1

Ribes lobbii

Gummy Gooseberry

1

Ribes rubrum

Red Currant, Cultivated currant

4

1

Rohdea japonica

0

2

Rosa arkansana suffulta

Prairie Rose

2

1

Rosa multiflora

Japanese Rose, Multiflora rose

2

Rosa woodsii

Western Wild Rose, Woods' rose, Tehachapi rose

2

Rubus leucodermis

Whitebark Raspberry

4

1

Rubus paniculatus

2

1

Rubus parviflorus

Thimbleberry

3

Rubus spectabilis

Salmonberry

3

2

Rudbeckia laciniata

Cone Flower, Cutleaf coneflower, Green Headed Coneflower

1

Rumex acetosella

Sheeps Sorrel, Common sheep sorrel

4

3

Rumex crispus

Curled Dock, Curly dock

2

3

Rumex hymenosepalus

Canaigre, Canaigre dock

2

Rumex mexicanus

Mexican Dock

1

2

Rumex occidentalis

Western Dock

1

Rumex salicifolius

Willow Dock, Toothed willow dock, Lake willow dock, Mexican dock

1

2

Rumex venosus

Sour Greens, Veiny dock

1

2

Sagittaria latifolia

Duck Potato, Broadleaf Arrowhead

5

1

Salix babylonica

Weeping Willow, Babylon Weeping Willow

1

3

Salix bebbiana

Beak Willow, Bebb Willow

0

2

Salix fragilis

Crack Willow

1

3

Salix scouleriana

Scouler's Willow

0

2

Salvia lanata

1

Salvia moorcroftiana

1

Sambucus ebulus

Dwarf Elder, Dwarf elderberry

1

2

Sambucus melanocarpa

Black Elder, Rocky Mountain elder

2

Sanicula canadensis

Black Snakeroot

0

1

Sapindus drummondii

Western Soapberry

1

Saururus cernuus

Swamp Lily, Lizard's Tail

0

1

Saururus chinensis

0

2

Saxifraga pensylvanica

Swamp Saxifrage, Eastern swamp saxifrage

1

Scilla scilloides

1

Scirpus microcarpus

Panicled Bulrush

3

1

Secale cereale

Rye, Cereal rye

4

1

Sedum album

Small Houseleek, White stonecrop, Sedum, Stonecrop

1

Sedum arboroseum

Garden Stonecrop

1

2

Sedum kamtschaticum

Orange stonecrop, Kamschataka Sedum, Kamschataka Stonecrop

1

2

Sedum lineare

Needle stonecrop

1

Sedum makinoi

Stonecrop, Sedum

1

2

Senecio erucifolius

Hoary Groundsel, Hoary ragwort

0

2

Senecio vulgaris

Groundsel

1

2

Senna marilandica

Wild Senna, Maryland senna

0

3

Setaria viridis

Green Bristle Grass

2

Shepherdia canadensis

Buffalo Berry, Russet buffaloberry, Canada Buffaloberry

3

2

Sisymbrium irio

London Rocket

1

2

Smilax auriculata

Earleaf Greenbrier

2

Smilax bona-nox

Greenbriar, Saw greenbrier, Dunes saw greenbrier

3

2

Smilax glauca

Cat Greenbrier

2

Smilax herbacea

Carrion Flower, Smooth carrionflower

4

1

Smilax hispida

Hag Briar

2

Smilax laurifolia

Laurel Greenbrier

3

2

Smilax rotundifolia

Horse Brier, Roundleaf greenbrier, Brambles

3

2

Smilax tamnoides

Bristly Greenbrier

2

Solanum carolinense

Horse Nettle, Carolina horsenettle

0

2

Solanum melongena

Aubergine, Eggplant

3

2

Solanum tuberosum

Potato, Irish potato

5

2

Sonchus asper

Prickly Sow Thistle, Spiny sowthistle

2

1

Sonchus oleraceus

Sow Thistle, Common sowthistle

2

Stachys bullata

California Hedgenettle

0

1

Stanleya pinnata

Prince's Plume, Desert princesplume, Bipinnate princesplume, Golden princesplume, Inyo princesplume

2

Stellaria media

Chickweed, Common chickweed

3

Symphoricarpos albus laevigatus

Snowberry

1

2

Tamus communis

Black Bryony

1

2

Tanacetum vulgare

Tansy, Common tansy, Golden Buttons, Curly Leaf Tansy

2

Taxus brevifolia

Pacific Yew

3

4

Thalictrum polycarpum

Meadowrue

0

1

Thuja plicata

Western Red Cedar, Giant Arborvitae, Giant Cedar, Incense Cedar, Western Red Cedar

1

2

Tiarella cordifolia

Foamflower, Heartleaf foamflower, Clumping Foamflower

0

2

Tilia americana

American Basswood, Carolina basswood, Basswood, AmericanBasswood, American Linden

3

Tilia heterophylla

White Basswood, American basswood

3

2

Tolmiea menziesii

Youth On Age, Mother-of-Thousands Plant, Youth on Age Plant, Pickaback Plant

1

Tradescantia virginiana

Spiderwort, Virginia spiderwort

2

1

Trichosanthes ovigera

Japanese Snake Gourd

2

Trillium erectum

Beth Root - Indian Balm, Red trillium, Wakerobin, Purple Trillium

2

3

Triosteum perfoliatum

Wild Coffee, Feverwort

1

2

Tsuga heterophylla

Western Hemlock

1

2

Tsuga mertensiana

Mountain Hemlock

1

2

Ulmus pumila

Siberian Elm, Hybrid elm

2

Umbellularia californica

California Laurel, California Bay

4

2

Umbilicus rupestris

Pennywort

3

1

Uvularia grandiflora

Fairybells, Merry Bells, Bellwort, Largeflower bellwort

0

3

Uvularia sessilifolia

Bellwort, Sessileleaf bellwort

2

1

Valeriana uliginosa

Mountain Valerian

0

2

Veratrum californicum

California False Hellebore

0

2

Veronica anagallis-aquatica

Water Speedwell

2

Veronica beccabunga

Brooklime, European speedwell

1

Viola adunca

Western Dog Violet, Hookedspur violet, Kirk's violet

3

1

Viola canadensis

Canada Violet, Canadian white violet, Creepingroot violet

3

1

Viola cucullata

Marsh Blue Violet

3

1

Viola patrinii

China violet

3

2

Viola pedata

Bird's Foot Violet, Crowfoot Violet, Pansy Violet, Bird's Foot Violet

2

1

Viola sororia

Wooly Blue Violet, Common blue violet

3

1

Viola verecunda

3

1

Vitis aestivalis

Summer Grape, Long grape

3

1

Vitis labrusca

Northern Fox Grape, Fox grape

3

1

Wyethia amplexicaulis

Mulesears Wyethia, Mule-ears

3

1

Wyethia angustifolia

California Compass Plant

2

1

Wyethia longicaulis

Humboldt Mulesears

3

1

Wyethia mollis

Woolly Wyethia, Woolly mule-ears

4

1

Xylosma japonica

1

Xyris caroliniana

Carolina Yelloweyed Grass

0

1

Yucca filamentosa

Spoonleaf Yucca, Adam's needle, Desert Candle, Needle Palm, St. Peter's Palm, Spanish Bayonet, Comm

3

1

Yucca glauca

Soapweed, Soapweed yucca, Gurney's yucca, American Vetch, Yucca, Narrowleaf Yucca, Soapweed

2

Ziziphus jujuba

Jujube

4

3

Bixa orellana

Annatto (Lipstick Plant, Urucum, Colorau, Achiote )

3

Byrsonima crassifolia

Golden Spoon, Nance, Nancy Tree

4

2

Calotropis gigantea

Giant Milkweed, Crown Flower, Giant Calotrope, Swallow-wort

2

3

Camellia sinensis assamica

Tea Plant, Assam Tea

4

Canarium luzonicum

Manila Elemi

4

3

Canarium schweinfurtii

African elemi

3

Cocos nucifera

Coconut Palm, Coconut

5

2

Dioscorea bulbifera

Aerial Yam, Air Potato

4

2

Embelia ribes

False black pepper, White-flowered Embelia

3

4

Entada phaseoloides

St. Thomas Bean

3

2

Erythrina fusca

Coral Bean, Swamp Immortelle

2

Garcinia brasiliensis

Bacupari

4

2

Gymnema sylvestre

Gurmar, Gymnema

3

4

Hibiscus sabdariffa

Roselle

3

Ipomoea aquatica

Kangkong, Swamp Morning Glory

4

2

Irvingia gabonensis

Dika Nut

4

3

Manihot esculenta

Cassava, Tapioca Plant, Yuca

5

2

Maranta arundinacea

Arrowroot

4

3

Melia azederach

Bead Tree, Pride of India, Chinaberry

3

Morinda citrifolia

Noni, Indian Mulberry

3

4

Musa acuminata

Dwarf Banana, Edible banana

5

2

Nephelium lappaceum

Rambutan, Hairy Lychee

5

2

Parkinsonia aculeata

Jerusalem Thorn

3

2

Passiflora laurifolia

Yellow Granadilla

4

2

Passiflora quadrangularis

Giant Granadilla, Badea

4

2

Pinus caribaea

Caribbean Pine. Caribbean pitch pine

2

Pongamia pinnata

Pongam, Karum Tree, Poonga-Oil Tree, Indian Beech

0

3

Pourouma cecropiifolia

Amazon Grape

4

2

Pouteria sapota

Sapote, Mamey Sapote

4

2

Pueraria montana

Kudzu Vine

4

5

Sambucus nigra spp canadensis

American Elder

4

3

Sesbania bispinosa

Prickly Sesban

2

Sesbania grandiflora

Vegetable Hummingbird, Agati,

3

2

Sonneratia caseolaris

Firefly mangrove, mangrove apple

2

Spondias purpurea

Purple Mombin Red Mombin, Spanish Plum, Ciruela

4

2

Talipariti tiliaceum

Beach Hibiscus, Sea Hibiscus, Cottontree, Mahoe

3

2

Thespesia populnea

Portia Tree, Aden Apple, Indian Tulip Tree

3

Vachellia nilotica

Gum Arabic Tree

2

Vigna mungo

Black Gram, Urd Bean, Black Matpe, Black Mung Bean

4

2

Vigna unguiculata unguiculata

Black-Eyed Pea

4

2

Jasminum sambac

Jasmine Tea

3

Piper betle

Betel

2

3

Aloe ferox

Cape Aloe, Bitter Aloe, Red Aloe, Cape Aloe, Alligator Jaw Aloe

2

5

Andrographis paniculata

Green Chireta, Creat, Nilavembu, Kirayat, Chuan Xin Lian, King of Bitters

1

4

Cassia sieberiana

West African Laburnum

1

4

Cissus quadrangularis

Veldt Grape

2

4

Euphorbia tirucalli

African Milkbush, Pencil Cactus, Milk Bush

0

2

Geodorum densiflorum

Nodding Swamp Orchid

0

2

Gossypium barbadense

Sea Island Cotton

3

2

Guiera senegalensis

Moshi medicine, guier du Senegal

1

4

Lantana camara

Wild Sage, Lantana Verbena

2

4

Panicum miliaceum

European Millet

3

2

Platymiscium trinitatis

Macacauba, Macawood, Hormigo, Orange Agate

0

2

Senna alata

Ringworm Bush, Candle Bush, Empress Candle Plant

2

4

Shorea robusta

Sal Tree

4

3

Solanum paniculatum

Jurubeba, Nightshade

0

4

Tamarindus indica

Tamarind

4

3

Thespesia populneoides

Tulip Tree; Portia Tree; Pacific Rosewood

3

Trichilia dregeana

Cape Mahogany

4

3

Vitex pinnata

Keleban

0

2

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