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Latin Name

Common Name

Edibility Rating

Medicinal Rating

Aesculus californica

Californian Buckeye, California Horsechestnut

3

1

Aesculus pavia

Red Buckeye

2

1

Agastache neomexicana

New Mexico Giant Hyssop, Bill Williams Mountain giant hyssop

3

1

Ajuga australis

Australian Bugle

0

1

Amorpha canescens

Lead Plant

2

Andropogon virginicus

Broomsedge Bluestem

0

1

Aquilegia brevistyla

Smallflower columbine

2

1

Aquilegia canadensis

Wild Columbine, Red columbine, Meeting Houses, Common Columbine

2

Aquilegia coerulea

Rocky Mountain Columbine, Colorado blue columbine, Dailey's columbine, White Colorado columbine

2

1

Aquilegia flavescens

Columbine, Yellow columbine

2

1

Aquilegia formosa

Western Columbine

2

Aquilegia formosa truncata

Columbine

2

Aquilegia jonesii

Columbine, Jones' columbine, Blue limestone columbine

2

1

Aquilegia pubescens

Columbine, Sierra columbine

2

1

Aquilegia shockleyi

2

1

Arnica cordifolia

Heartleaf Arnica

0

2

Aruncus dioicus

Goat's Beard, Bride's feathers

2

Asarum canadense

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

3

Benincasa hispida

Wax Gourd

3

Betula glandulosa

Scrub Birch

2

1

Betula kenaica

Kenai Birch

3

1

Betula nana

Dwarf Birch

2

Betula nigra

River Birch, Black Birch, Red Birch, Water Birch, River Birch

3

2

Betula occidentalis

Water Birch

3

2

Bouteloua gracilis

Blue Grama

1

Camellia japonica

Camellia, Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia

3

2

Clematis columbiana

Rock Clematis

0

1

Comandra pallida

Pale Bastard Toadflax

1

Comandra umbellata

Bastard Toad Flax, California bastard toadflax, Pale bastard toadflax

1

Commelina erecta angustifolia

Whitemouth Dayflower

2

1

Coronilla varia

Crown Vetch

0

1

Crotalaria sessiliflora

1

Elaeagnus commutata

Silverberry

3

2

Ephedra torreyana

Mexican Tea, Torrey's jointfir

2

3

Eriogonum alatum

Winged Buckwheat

2

1

Euphorbia marginata

Mountain Snow, Ghost Spurge, Ghost Weed

1

Firmiana simplex

Chinese Parasol Tree, Chinese parasoltree, Japanese Varnish Tree, Chinese Parasol Tree

1

Fritillaria atropurpurea

Purple Fritillary, Spotted fritillary

2

1

Geranium bicknellii

Bicknell's cranesbill

1

Geranium erianthum

Wooly Geranium

1

Geranium viscosissimum

Sticky Geranium, Sticky purple geranium

1

2

Geum triflorum

Purple Avens, Old man's whiskers, Prairie Smoke

2

Helianthus petiolaris

Prairie Sunflower

2

1

Heuchera glabra

Alpine Heuchera

1

Ipomoea leptophylla

Bush Moon Flower

3

2

Iris missouriensis

Rocky Mountain Iris

1

2

Juniperus osteosperma

Desert Juniper, Utah juniper

2

Kalmia latifolia

Mountain Laurel, Calico Bush, Ivy

0

2

Kalmia polifolia

Swamp Laurel, Bog laurel

0

2

Larix laricina

Tamarack, Hackmatack, American Larch

2

Larix occidentalis

Western Larch

2

Laserpitium prutenicum

0

1

Ledum groenlandicum

Labrador Tea, Bog Labrador tea

2

3

Liquidambar orientalis

Oriental Sweet Gum

2

3

Liquidambar styraciflua

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

2

3

Lithospermum erythrorhizon

Lithospermum

0

3

Lomatium dissectum

Fernleaf Biscuitroot, Carrotleaf biscuitroot

4

2

Lonicera utahensis

Utah Honeysuckle

1

Lygodesmia grandiflora

Skeleton Plant, Largeflower skeletonplant

1

Magnolia grandiflora

Southern Magnolia, Bull Bay, Large-flowered Magnolia, Southern Magnolia

2

Mahonia pinnata

California Barberry, Wavyleaf barberry, Island barberry, Creeping Holly Grape

3

2

Mahonia repens

Creeping Oregon Grape, Creeping barberry, Grape Oregon

3

Malva moschata

Musk Mallow

5

2

Malva neglecta

Dwarf Mallow, Common mallow

4

2

Malva sylvestris

Mallow, High mallow, French Hollyhock, Common Mallow, Tree Mallow, Tall Mallow

3

Mentha arvensis

Corn Mint, Wild mint

3

2

Mentha arvensis piperascens

Japanese Mint

3

2

Mentzelia albicaulis

Whitestem Blazing Star

2

1

Orobanche fasciculata

Cancer Root, Clustered broomrape

1

2

Oxalis violacea

Violet Wood Sorrel

3

1

Penstemon confertus

Yellow Penstemon

1

Perideridia gairdneri

Yampa, Gardner's yampah, Common yampah

5

2

Petasites hyperboreus

Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot

2

1

Petasites palmatus

Sweet Butterbur, Golden Palms Coltsfoot, Sweet Coltsfoot, Butterbur

2

1

Petasites saggitatus

Arrowleaf Sweet Coltsfoot

2

1

Picea engelmannii

Mountain Spruce, Engelmann spruce

2

Picea glauca

White Spruce, Black Hills Spruce, Canadian Spruce

2

Picea mariana

Black Spruce, Swamp Spruce

2

Picea sitchensis

Sitka Spruce

2

Pinus contorta

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

3

2

Pinus monophylla

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

4

2

Pinus monticola

Western White Pine

2

Pinus ponderosa

Ponderosa Pine, Washoe pine

3

2

Pinus resinosa

Red Pine

1

2

Pinus rigida

Northern Pitch Pine, Pitch pine

1

2

Pinus strobus

White Pine, Eastern white pine

2

3

Platanus occidentalis

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

1

2

Polymnia uvedalia

Bearsfoot

0

2

Populus nigra

Black Poplar, Lombardy poplar

1

3

Populus tremuloides

American Aspen - Poplar, Quaking aspen

1

3

Potentilla cryptotaeniae

0

1

Potentilla hippiana

Woolly Cinquefoil

0

1

Prunus cerasus

Sour Cherry

1

2

Prunus pensylvanica

Pin Cherry

2

Prunus virginiana

Chokecherry, Western chokecherry, Black chokecherry

3

2

Psoralea macrostachya

Large Leather Root

2

1

Pyrularia pubera

Oil Nut, Buffalo nut

1

Quercus falcata

Southern Red Oak, Cherrybark Oak, Spanish Oak, Southern Red Oak

1

2

Quercus lobata

Californian White Oak, Valley oak

2

Quercus phellos

Willow Oak

2

Quercus rubra

Red Oak, Northern red oak

3

2

Quercus velutina

Black Oak

2

3

Rhus copallina

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

4

2

Rhus glabra

Smooth Sumach

4

3

Rhus toxicodendron

Eastern Poison Oak

0

2

Ribes aureum

Golden Currant

4

1

Ribes lobbii

Gummy Gooseberry

1

Rosa californica

California Wild Rose

2

Rosa woodsii

Western Wild Rose, Woods' rose, Tehachapi rose

2

Rubus occidentalis

Black Raspberry

4

2

Rubus odoratus

Thimbleberry, Purpleflowering raspberry

3

2

Rubus parviflorus

Thimbleberry

3

Rumex crispus

Curled Dock, Curly dock

2

3

Rumex hymenosepalus

Canaigre, Canaigre dock

2

Rumex obtusifolius

Round-Leaved Dock, Bitter dock

1

2

Rumex salicifolius

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

1

2

Rumex venosus

Sour Greens, Veiny dock

1

2

Salvia lyrata

Cancer Weed, Lyreleaf Sage

0

2

Sambucus caerulea

Blue Elder

4

2

Sambucus melanocarpa

Black Elder, Rocky Mountain elder

2

Sambucus nigra

Elderberry - European Elder, Black elderberry, American black elderberry, Blue elderberry, Europea

4

3

Sedum spathulifolium

Broadleaf Stonecrop, Purdy's stonecrop, Yosemite stonecrop, Stonecrop, Blood Leaf Sedum

1

Siegesbeckia orientalis pubescens

1

2

Smilax herbacea

Carrion Flower, Smooth carrionflower

4

1

Solidago canadensis

Canadian Goldenrod, Shorthair goldenrod, Harger's goldenrod, Rough Canada goldenrod, Common Goldenro

2

Solidago canadensis scabra

Canadian Goldenrod

2

Solidago radiata

1

Solidago spathulata

Coast Goldenrod, Creeping Goldenrod

1

Symphoricarpos albus laevigatus

Snowberry

1

2

Thalictrum foliolosum

0

2

Ulmus americana

American Elm, Gray Elm, Water Elm

2

Umbellularia californica

California Laurel, California Bay

4

2

Uvularia grandiflora

Fairybells, Merry Bells, Bellwort, Largeflower bellwort

0

3

Uvularia perfoliata

Bellwort, Perfoliate bellwort

2

Veratrum californicum

California False Hellebore

0

2

Viburnum edule

Mooseberry, Squashberry

3

1

Vicia americana

American Vetch, Mat vetch

2

1

Viola adunca

Western Dog Violet, Hookedspur violet, Kirk's violet

3

1

Weigela japonica

0

1

Wyethia longicaulis

Humboldt Mulesears

3

1

Yucca aloifolia

Spanish Bayonet, Aloe yucca, Dagger Plant, Yucca, Spanish Bayonet

3

1

Yucca filamentosa

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

3

1

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