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Latin NameCommon NameEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Achillea ptarmicaSneeze-Wort, Sneezeweed21
Ageratum conyzoidesGoatweed, Tropical whiteweed03
Alchemilla alpinaAlpine Lady's Mantle, Mountain Lady's Mantle23
Alchemilla xanthochloraLady's Mantle23
Anemone canadensisCanadian Anemone02
Artemisia argyi 02
Aspidistra elatiorAspidistra, Cast Iron Plant02
Bergenia purpurascens 02
Bidens bipinnataSpanish Needles22
Bidens pilosaBeggar's Ticks, Blackjack, Hairy beggarticks22
Bidens tripartitaBurr Marigold, Threelobe beggarticks22
Bletilla striataHyacinth Orchid, Urn orchid, Hyacinth Bletilla, Hardy Orchid, Chinese Ground Orchid03
Boenninghausenia albiflora 02
Cibotium barometzScythian Lamb11
Cirsium japonicumNo-Azami, Japanese thistle22
Conyza canadensisCanada Fleabane, Canadian horseweed13
Cucubalus bacciferBerry-Bearing Catchfly11
Cyrilla racemifloraLeatherwood, Swamp titi, Black Titi, Swamp, Myrtle, Titi Swamp, Leatherwood01
Dichondra micranthaAsian ponysfoot02
Diospyros kakiPersimmon, Japanese persimmon43
Echinochloa crus-galliBarnyard Millet, Barnyardgrass,32
Eclipta prostrataHan Lian Cao, False daisy13
Equisetum fluviatileSwamp Horsetail, Water horsetail22
Equisetum hyemaleDutch Rush, Scouringrush horsetail, Horsetail, Scouring Rush, Rough Horsetail22
Equisetum sylvaticumWood Horsetail, Woodland horsetail12
Eucryphia lucidaLeatherwood01
Euphorbia humifusa 12
Geranium bicknelliiBicknell's cranesbill11
Geranium dissectumCut-Leafed Cranesbill, Cutleaf geranium12
Geranium erianthumWooly Geranium11
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