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Latin NameCommon NameEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Araucaria araucanaMonkey Puzzle Tree51
Araucaria bidwilliiBunya-Bunya, Monkey Puzzle Tree, False Monkey Puzzle30
Artocarpus camansiBreadnut, Kamansi41
Artocarpus heterophyllusJackfruit52
Artocarpus integerChampedak40
Artocarpus mariannensisSeeded breadfruit, Marianas bread43
Bactris gasipaesPeach Palm, Pupunha52
Castanea crenataJapanese Chestnut30
Castanea mollissimaChinese Chestnut32
Castanea sativaSweet Chestnut, European chestnut52
Castanopsis tribuloides 20
Ceratonia siliquaCarob, St. john's bread32
Chenopodium bonus-henricusGood King Henry42
Coix lacryma-jobiJob's Tears33
Euryale feroxFoxnut, Euryale32
Ginkgo bilobaMaidenhair Tree, Ginkgo55
Gleditsia triacanthosHoney Locust32
Glyceria fluitansFloating Manna Grass, Water mannagrass30
Hordeum vulgareBarley, Common barley43
Leymus arenariusLyme Grass, Sand ryegrass20
Nelumbo luteaAmerican Water Lotus, American lotus41
Nelumbo nuciferaSacred Water Lotus, Sacred lotus43
Panicum decompositumNative Millet, Australian millet20
Phleum pratenseTimothy01
Quercus acutissimaSawthorn Oak22
Quercus emoryiBlack Oak, Emory oak32
Quercus ilexHolly Oak, Evergreen Oak52
Quercus kelloggiiCalifornian Black Oak, Black Oak32
Rumex acetosaSorrel, Garden sorrel53
Triticum aestivumBread Wheat, Common wheat42
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