Latin Name | Common Name | Edibility Rating | Medicinal Rating |
Actaea rubra | Red Baneberry | 0 | 2 |
Alnus serrulata | Smooth Alder, Hazel alder | 0 | 2 |
Aloe vera | Aloe Vera, Barbados aloe, First Aid Plant, Medicinal Aloe | 1 | 5 |
Anagallis arvensis | Scarlet Pimpernel | 2 | 2 |
Argemone albiflora | White Prickly Poppy, Bluestem pricklypoppy | 0 | 1 |
Argemone mexicana | Prickly Poppy, Mexican pricklypoppy | 1 | 3 |
Artemisia vulgaris | Mugwort, Common wormwood, Felon Herb, Chrysanthemum Weed, Wild Wormwood | 2 | 3 |
Arum maculatum | Cuckoo Pint | 2 | 1 |
Asarum sieboldii | Wild Ginger | 0 | 2 |
Asclepias subulata | Rush Milkweed | 0 | 1 |
Asclepias syriaca | Common Milkweed, Silkweed, Milkweed | 3 | 2 |
Astrantia major | Great Masterwort | 0 | 1 |
Atriplex hortensis | Orach, Garden orache | 4 | 2 |
Baptisia australis | Wild Indigo, Blue wild indigo, Blue False Indigo | 0 | 2 |
Baptisia tinctoria | Wild Indigo, Horseflyweed | 1 | 3 |
Belamcanda chinensis | Leopard Lily, Blackberry lily, Leopard Flower | 1 | 3 |
Bellis perennis | Daisy, Lawndaisy, English Daisy | 2 | 3 |
Berberis vulgaris | European Barberry, Common barberry | 3 | 3 |
Bryonia dioica | Red Bryony, Cretan bryony | 1 | 2 |
Buxus wallichiana | | 0 | 1 |
Caesalpinia decapetala | Mysore Thorn, Shoofly | 0 | 2 |
Calystegia sepium | Hedge Bindweed, Hedge false bindweed, Appalachia false bindweed, Bingham's false bindweed | 2 | 1 |
Calystegia soldanella | Sea Bindweed, Seashore false bindweed | 1 | 1 |
Carlina acaulis | Stemless Carline Thistle | 2 | 2 |
Carlina vulgaris | Carline Thistle | 1 | 1 |
Centaurea cyanus | Cornflower, Garden cornflower, Blue Bottle, Cornflower | 2 | 2 |
Centaurea montana | Mountain Cornflower, Perennial cornflower, Mountain Bluet | 0 | 2 |
Ceratonia siliqua | Carob, St. john's bread | 3 | 2 |
Chelidonium majus | Greater Celandine, Swallow Wort, Greater Celandine | 1 | 3 |
Chrysanthemum coronarium | Chop-Suey Greens | 3 | 2 |
Chrysanthemum coronarium spatiosum | Chop-Suey Greens | 3 | 2 |
Citrullus lanatus | Water Melon | 4 | 3 |
Cneorum tricoccon | Spurge Olive | 0 | 1 |
Colutea arborescens | Bladder Senna | 0 | 2 |
Consolida regalis | Larkspur, Royal knight's-spur | 0 | 3 |
Convolvulus arvensis | Field Bindweed | 1 | 2 |
Cornus sericea | Red Osier Dogwood, Western dogwood | 2 | 2 |
Cuscuta reflexa | Dodder, Giant dodder | 0 | 2 |
Cyclamen hederifolium | Cyclamen, Alpine Violet, Persian Violet | 0 | 1 |
Daphne genkwa | Lilac Daphne | 0 | 3 |
Daphne laureola | Spurge Laurel | 0 | 1 |
Daphne oleoides | | 1 | 1 |
Daphne papyracea | | 0 | 1 |
Datisca cannabina | Acalbir, Akalbir | 0 | 1 |
Dichroa febrifuga | Chinese Quinine, Dichroa | 0 | 3 |
Ecballium elaterium | Squirting Cucumber | 0 | 2 |
Eclipta prostrata | Han Lian Cao, False daisy | 1 | 3 |
Erysimum cheiri | Wallflower, Aegean wallflower | 0 | 2 |
Erythrina acanthocarpa | | 0 | 1 |
Erythrina crista-galli | Coral Tree, Crybabytree | 0 | 1 |
Erythrina herbacea | Cardinal Spear, Redcardinal | 1 | 1 |
Erythrina humeana | Dwarf Kaffirboom, Dwarf erythrina | 0 | 1 |
Erythrina x bidwillii | | 0 | 1 |
Erythrina zeyheri | Prickly Cardinal | 0 | 1 |
Euonymus crenulatus | | 0 | 1 |
Euonymus europaeus | Spindle Tree, European spindletree | 1 | 2 |
Euonymus lucidus | | 0 | 1 |
Euonymus tingens | | 0 | 1 |
Eupatorium cannabinum | Hemp Agrimony | 0 | 3 |
Eupatorium perfoliatum | Thoroughwort, Boneset, Common boneset | 0 | 3 |
Euphorbia corollata | Wild Spurge, Flowering spurge | 0 | 2 |
Euphorbia hirta | Asthma Weed, Pill-Bearing Spurge | 1 | 3 |
Euphorbia lathyris | Caper Spurge, Moleplant | 1 | 2 |
Euphorbia pekinensis | Da Ji | 0 | 3 |
Euphorbia thomsoniana | | 0 | 1 |
Fraxinus excelsior | Ash, European ash, Common Ash | 2 | 2 |
Geocaulon lividum | False Toadflax | 1 | 1 |
Gratiola officinalis | Hedge Hyssop | 0 | 2 |
Gypsophila paniculata | Baby's Breath | 0 | 1 |
Gypsophila struthium | | 0 | 2 |
Helleborus niger | Black Hellebore | 0 | 2 |
Helleborus viridis | Green Hellebore | 0 | 2 |
Hibiscus cannabinus | Kenaf, Brown Indianhemp | 4 | 2 |
Ilex aquifolium | Holly, English holl, Christmas Holly, Common Holly, English Holly | 2 | 2 |
Iris decora | | 0 | 1 |
Iris germanica | Purple Flag, German iris, Orris-root, Tall Bearded German Iris, Bearded Iris | 1 | 3 |
Iris germanica florentina | Orris, Orris-root | 1 | 3 |
Laburnum alpinum | Scotch Laburnum, Alpine Bea Tree, Alpine Golden Chain Tree | 0 | 1 |
Lagenaria siceraria | Bottle Gourd | 3 | 2 |
Lagerstroemia indica | Crepe Myrtle, Crepeflower | 0 | 2 |
Lamium purpureum | Red Dead Nettle, Purple deadnettle | 2 | 1 |
Lavatera cachemiriana | Lavatera | 2 | 1 |
Lepidium apetalum | | 2 | 2 |
Linaria vulgaris | Yellow Toadflax, Butter and eggs | 1 | 2 |
Linum catharticum | Purging Flax, Fairy flax | 0 | 2 |
Lycium barbarum | Goji, Box Thorn, Matrimony vine | 4 | 3 |
Lycopodium selago | Fir Clubmoss | 1 | 2 |
Malva neglecta | Dwarf Mallow, Common mallow | 4 | 2 |
Marah macrocarpus | Chilicothe, Cucamonga manroot | 0 | 2 |
Melia azederach | Bead Tree, Pride of India, Chinaberry | 3 | 3 |
Menispermum canadense | Canada Moonseed, Common moonseed | 0 | 2 |
Mercurialis annua | Annual Mercury | 1 | 1 |
Mercurialis perennis | Dog's Mercury | 0 | 1 |
Mirabilis jalapa | Marvel Of Peru, Miracle Flower of Peru, Four O'Clock | 2 | 2 |
Morus alba | White Mulberry, Common Mulberry, | 4 | 3 |
Morus australis | Korean Mulberry, Aino Mulberry | 2 | 2 |
Morus nigra | Black Mulberry | 5 | 3 |
Nannorrhops ritchiana | Mazari Palm | 1 | 1 |
Nasturtium microphyllum | Watercress, Onerow yellowcress | 3 | 1 |
Nasturtium officinale | Watercress | 4 | 3 |
Nasturtium x sterile | Brown Watercress | 4 | 3 |
Oenanthe sarmentosa | Water Dropwort,Water parsely | 3 | 1 |
Penstemon confertus | Yellow Penstemon | 1 | 1 |
Phytolacca americana | Pokeweed, American pokeweed, Garnet, Pigeon Berry, Poke | 3 | 3 |
Phytolacca esculenta | | 2 | 2 |
Plantago arenaria | French Psyllium | 1 | 3 |
Podophyllum aurantiocaule | | 2 | 2 |
Podophyllum hexandrum | Himalayan May Apple | 2 | 4 |
Podophyllum peltatum | American Mandrake, Mayapple, Ground Lemon, Mandrake, Mayapple | 2 | 4 |
Podophyllum pleianthum | | 2 | 3 |
Podophyllum versipelle | | 2 | 3 |
Polygonum aviculare | Knotweed, Prostrate knotweed | 2 | 3 |
Polygonum dumetorum | Climbing false buckwheat | 1 | 1 |
Polypodium vulgare | Polypody, Adders Fern, Golden Maidenhair Fern, Wall Fern, Common Polypod Fern | 2 | 3 |
Prunus insititia | Damson | 5 | 1 |
Rhamnus cathartica | Common Buckthorn | 0 | 3 |
Rhamnus frangula | Alder Buckthorn | 0 | 3 |
Rhamnus purpureus | | 0 | 1 |
Rhamnus virgatus | | 1 | 1 |
Rheum australe | Himalayan Rhubarb | 3 | 3 |
Rheum palmatum | Turkey Rhubarb, Chinese Rhubarb - Da Huang, Chinese rhubarb | 3 | 5 |
Rheum palmatum tanguticum | Da Huang | 3 | 5 |
Rheum rhaponticum | Rhubarb, Garden rhubarb | 2 | 3 |
Rheum spiciforme | | 2 | 1 |
Rheum x cultorum | Rhubarb | 4 | 3 |
Ribes orientale | | 2 | 1 |
Ricinus communis | Castor-Oil Plant, Castorbean, Palma Christi, Wonder Tree, Castor Oil Plant | 1 | 4 |
Robinia pseudoacacia | Black Locust, Yellow Locust | 3 | 2 |
Rosa cymosa | | 2 | 2 |
Rosa wichuraiana | Memorial Rosa | 2 | 1 |
Rumex nepalensis | | 1 | 2 |
Sambucus ebulus | Dwarf Elder, Dwarf elderberry | 1 | 2 |
Sambucus javanica | Chinese Elder | 1 | 2 |
Sambucus nigra | Elderberry - European Elder, Black elderberry, American black elderberry, Blue elderberry, Europea | 4 | 3 |
Sambucus pubens | American Red Elder | 3 | 1 |
Sambucus racemosa | Red Elder, Red elderberry, Rocky Mountain elder, European Red Elderberry | 3 | 2 |
Sambucus racemosa kamtschatica | Red Elder | 3 | 2 |
Sambucus wightiana | Elder | 0 | 2 |
Santalum lanceolatum | | 1 | 1 |
Sapium sebiferum | Vegetable Tallow, Chinese tallow, Popcorn Tree, Chinese Tallow Tree | 2 | 2 |
Saponaria officinalis | Soapwort, Bouncingbet | 0 | 3 |
Schinus molle | California Peppertree, Peruvian peppertree | 2 | 1 |
Scrophularia nodosa | Knotted Figwort, Woodland figwort | 1 | 3 |
Senecio erucifolius | Hoary Groundsel, Hoary ragwort | 0 | 2 |
Senecio vulgaris | Groundsel | 1 | 2 |
Senna tora | Stinking Cassia, Sickle senna | 1 | 3 |
Solanum dulcamara | Bittersweet. Bittersweet Nightshade, Climbing nightshade, Bittersweet, Deadly Nightshade, Poisonous | 0 | 3 |
Solanum nigrum | Black Nightshade, Common Nightshade, Poisonberry, Black Nightshade | 2 | 2 |
Solanum scabrum | Garden Huckleberry | 3 | 2 |
Sophora japonica | Japanese Pagoda Tree, Scholar Tree | 2 | 3 |
Spartium junceum | Spanish Broom, Weaver's Broom, Spanish Broom | 0 | 2 |
Staphylea colchica | Bladdernut | 1 | 1 |
Tagetes minuta | Muster-John-Henry | 2 | 2 |
Taxus baccata | Yew, English yew, Common Yew | 3 | 4 |
Thalictrum foliolosum | | 0 | 2 |
Thapsia garganica | Drias Plant | 0 | 2 |
Trichosanthes cucumerina anguina | Snake Gourd | 2 | 1 |
Trollius europaeus | Globeflower, Common Globeflower, European Globeflower | 0 | 2 |
Ulmus japonica | Japanese Elm | 2 | 1 |
Vinca major | Greater Periwinkle, Bigleaf periwinkle, Myrtle, Large Periwinkle, Big Periwinkle | 0 | 3 |
Viola odorata | Sweet Violet, English Violet, Garden Violet, Sweet Violet, Florist's Violet | 5 | 3 |
Yucca aloifolia | Spanish Bayonet, Aloe yucca, Dagger Plant, Yucca, Spanish Bayonet | 3 | 1 |
Yucca gloriosa | Spanish Dagger, moundlily yucca, Palm Lily, Roman Candle, Mound Lily Yucca, Spanish Dagger | 2 | 1 |
Azadirachta indica | Neem | 2 | 4 |
Prunus domestica italica | Gages, Greengage | 5 | 2 |
Alchornea cordifolia | Christmas Bush | 2 | 4 |
Aleurites moluccanus | Candle Nut, Country Walnut | 3 | 3 |
Aloe arborescens | Candelabra Aloe, Tree Aloe, Mountain Bush Aloe | 2 | 5 |
Anacardium occidentale | Cashew, Caju | 5 | 3 |
Ananas comosus | Pineapple | 5 | 2 |
Annona squamosa | Sugar Apple, Sweetsop, Custard Apple | 5 | 2 |
Areca catechu | Betel Palm, Betel Nut Palm | 3 | 3 |
Artocarpus altilis | Breadfruit | 5 | 4 |
Artocarpus mariannensis | Seeded breadfruit, Marianas bread | 4 | 3 |
Balanites aegyptiaca | Desert Date. Desert date, Soapberry tree | 3 | 2 |
Bixa orellana | Annatto (Lipstick Plant, Urucum, Colorau, Achiote ) | 3 | 3 |
Byrsonima crassifolia | Golden Spoon, Nance, Nancy Tree | 4 | 2 |
Calotropis gigantea | Giant Milkweed, Crown Flower, Giant Calotrope, Swallow-wort | 2 | 3 |
Canarium ovatum | Pili Nut | 4 | 3 |
Canarium schweinfurtii | African elemi | 3 | 3 |
Carica papaya | Papaya, Mamo, Melon Tree | 5 | 3 |
Cocos nucifera | Coconut Palm, Coconut | 5 | 2 |
Crescentia cujete | Calabash Tree | 3 | 2 |
Dichrostachys cinerea | Marabou Thorn, Sickle Bush | 2 | 2 |
Embelia ribes | False black pepper, White-flowered Embelia | 3 | 4 |
Erythrina fusca | Coral Bean, Swamp Immortelle | 2 | 2 |
Garcinia kola | Bitter Kola | 3 | 4 |
Gymnema sylvestre | Gurmar, Gymnema | 3 | 4 |
Hibiscus sabdariffa | Roselle | 3 | 3 |
Indigofera arrecta | Bengal Indigo, Java indigo, Natal indigo | 2 | 2 |
Irvingia gabonensis | Dika Nut | 4 | 3 |
Jatropha curcas | Physic Nut, Barbados Nut | 2 | 3 |
Maclura tinctoria | Fustic Tree | 2 | 2 |
Mondia whitei | Mondia, White's Ginger | 3 | 4 |
Oenocarpus bataua | Pataua Palm. Bataua | 3 | 2 |
Parkia biglobosa | African Locust Bean | 4 | 2 |
Phyllanthus emblica | Emblica, Indian Gooseberry | 3 | 5 |
Sambucus nigra spp canadensis | American Elder | 4 | 3 |
Senna singueana | Winter cassia, Sticky pod | 2 | 3 |
Thespesia populnea | Portia Tree, Aden Apple, Indian Tulip Tree | 3 | 3 |
Vangueria infausta | African medlar | 4 | 2 |
Vernicia montana | Abrasin oil tree | 0 | 3 |
Aloe ferox | Cape Aloe, Bitter Aloe, Red Aloe, Cape Aloe, Alligator Jaw Aloe | 2 | 5 |
Aloe macrosiphon | Tanzanian Aloe | 0 | 4 |
Aloe perryi | Perry's Aloe | 0 | 4 |
Baccharoides hymenolepis | Baccharoides | 4 | 2 |
Banisteriopsis caapi | Yage, Ayahuasca, Caapi | 0 | 4 |
Bursera simaruba | Gum Tree, Gumbo Limbo | 2 | 2 |
Calotropis procera | Auricula Tree, Dead Sea Apple, Sodom Apple | 1 | 3 |
Cassia sieberiana | West African Laburnum | 1 | 4 |
Catharanthus roseus | Madagascar Periwinkle, Jasmine, Cayenne Old Maid Periwinkle | 1 | 4 |
Ceiba aesculifolia | Pochote | 2 | 1 |
Chamaecrista nigricans | Diola, Diala | 1 | 2 |
Dactyladenia barteri | Monkey Fruit | 0 | 2 |
Erythrophleum suaveolens | Erun, ordealtree, Sasswood Tree | 0 | 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 |
Griffonia simplicifolia | Griffonia | 2 | 4 |
Guarea guidonia | Muskwood , Carrapeta, Cedro Macho | 0 | 2 |
Himatanthus sucuuba | Plumeria sucuuba | 0 | 4 |
Leplaea thompsonii | Black Guarea | 0 | 2 |
Milicia excelsa | African Teak | 2 | 3 |
Milicia regia | Oroko, Iroko | 2 | 2 |
Pentadiplandra brazzeana | Joy perfume tree, j'oubli | 4 | 4 |
Phytolacca dodecandra | Endod, Pokeberry | 2 | 3 |
Prunus africana | Pygeum | 0 | 5 |
Pterocarpus erinaceus | African Kino | 0 | 3 |
Pycnanthus angolensis | African Nutmeg | 2 | 3 |
Senna alata | Ringworm Bush, Candle Bush, Empress Candle Plant | 2 | 4 |
Tectona grandis | Teak | 2 | 2 |
Thespesia populneoides | Tulip Tree; Portia Tree; Pacific Rosewood | 3 | 3 |
Toona sureni | Suren | 2 | 2 |
Trichilia dregeana | Cape Mahogany | 4 | 3 |
Vachellia seyal | Shittim Wood | 2 | 2 |