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Latin NameCommon NameEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Abutilon theophrastiChina Jute, Velvetleaf, Butterprint Buttonweed Jute, China Mallow, Indian Velvet Leaf32
Acanthus mollisBear's Breeches02
Actinidia chinensisKiwi42
Actinidia deliciosaKiwi Fruit51
Ageratina altissimaWhite Snakeroot, Richweed02
Agrimonia parvifloraHarvestlice02
Agrimonia striataRoadside agrimony02
Ajuga chamaepitysGround Pine, Yellow bugle02
Akebia quinataAkebia, Chocolate vine, Fiveleaf Akebia, Chocolate Vine42
Akebia trifoliataAkebia, Threeleaf Akebia42
Alchornea cordifoliaChristmas Bush24
Allium tuberosumGarlic Chives, Chinese chives, Oriental Chives,52
Althaea officinalisMarsh Mallow, Common marshmallow55
Amaranthus spinosusSpiny Amaranth23
Ammi visnagaVisnaga. Khella. Bishop's Weed, Toothpickweed15
Anemarrhena asphodeloidesZhi Mu03
Angelica archangelicaAngelica, Norwegian angelica33
Aphanes arvensisParsley Piert, Field parsley piert23
Apocynum androsaemifoliumSpreading Dogbane02
Apocynum cannabinumIndian Hemp22
Arbutus unedoStrawberry Tree42
Arctostaphylos glaucaBigberry Manzanita22
Arctostaphylos tomentosaDowny Manzanita, Woollyleaf manzanita, Brittleleaf manzanita, Dacite manzanita, Rosy manzanita, San33
Arctostaphylos uva-ursiBearberry34
Armeria maritimaSea Thrift, Thrift seapink, California seapink, Interior seapink, Siberian sea thrift11
Armoracia rusticanaHorseradish, Red Cole33
Asparagus officinalisAsparagus, Garden asparagus43
Aspidistra elatiorAspidistra, Cast Iron Plant02
Atropa acuminataIndian Belladonna03
Atropa bella-donnaDeadly Nightshade, Belladonna03
Baccharis genistelloidesCarqueja04
Barringtonia proceraPao nuts, Cut nut42
Bassia scopariaSummer Cypress, Burningbush22
Bauhinia forficataBrazilian Orchid Tree04
Benincasa hispidaWax Gourd33
Berberis darwiniiDarwin's Barberry, Darwin's berberis42
Bergenia ciliata 12
Betula lentaCherry Birch, Sweet birch, Black Birch, Cherry Birch33
Betula nigraRiver Birch, Black Birch, Red Birch, Water Birch, River Birch32
Betula occidentalisWater Birch32
Betula papyriferaPaper Birch, Mountain paper birch, Kenai birch32
Betula pendulaSilver Birch, European white birch, Common Birch, Warty Birch, European White Birch33
Betula platyphyllaWhite Birch, Asian white birch,22
Betula populifoliaGrey Birch21
Betula pubescensWhite Birch, Downy birch33
Betula schmidtiiSchmidt's Birch00
Betula utilisIndian Paper Birch, Whitebarked Himilayan Birch, Jacquemontii Birch02
Bidens frondosaBeggar Ticks, Devil's beggartick12
Bombax ceibaRed Silk Cotton Tree, Kapok Tree22
Bryonia albaWhite Bryony12
Calluna vulgarisHeather, Scotch Heather22
Calycanthus floridus glaucusEastern Sweetshrub21
Capsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's Purse32
Cedrus deodaraDeodar, Deodar cedar02
Chenopodium albumFat Hen, Lambsquarters32
Chimaphila maculataSpotted Wintergreen, Striped prince's pine, Pipsissewa13
Chimaphila umbellataPipsissewa23
Citrullus colocynthisPerennial egusi, Bitter-apple32
Citrullus lanatusWater Melon43
Collinsonia canadensisStone Root - Horse Balm, Richweed03
Copaifera coriaceaSapucaia tree24
Copaifera guyanensisHoepel, Guyanense Copaiba24
Copaifera langsdorffiiCopaiba, Langsdorf's copaifera14
Copaifera multijugaHayne oil, Copaiba,14
Copaifera officinalisCopaiba Balsam, Medicinal Copaiba24
Copaifera reticulataCopaiba, Reticulated Copaiba, Copaiba Balsam04
Coprosma grandifolia 11
Coptis deltoidea 02
Cornus chinensis 23
Cornus officinalisShan Zhu Yu, Asiatic dogwood, Japanese Cornel Dogwood43
Cucurbita pepoPumpkin, Field pumpkin, Ozark melon, Texas gourd43
Cuscuta epithymumLesser Dodder02
Cynanchum atratumBai Wei12
Cypripedium acauleNerve Root, Moccasin flower, Ladyslipper Orchid, Pink Lady's Slipper03
Daucus carotaWild Carrot, Queen anne's lace, Carrot, Wild Carrot, Queen Anne's Lace23
Desmodium styracifoliumGuang Jing Qian Cao, Coin-leaf desmodium02
Dianthus chinensisChinese Pink, Rainbow pink, Annual Pink, China Pink03
Dianthus superbusFringed Pink23
Echinacea angustifoliaEchinacea, Blacksamson echinacea, Strigose blacksamson05
Echinacea pallidaCone Flower, Pale purple coneflower05
Echinacea purpureaEchinacea, Eastern purple coneflower, Hedge Coneflower, Black Sampson , Purple Coneflower15
Elytrigia repensCouch Grass, Quackgrass23
Epigaea repensMayflower, Trailing arbutus, Ground Laurel22
Epilobium glabellum 11
Equisetum arvenseField Horsetail23
Erythrina vernaMulungu04
Eupatorium purpureumGravel Root13
Euphorbia corollataWild Spurge, Flowering spurge02
Fabiana imbricataPichi02
Foeniculum vulgareFennel, Sweet fennel53
Foeniculum vulgare azoricumFlorence Fennel33
Foeniculum vulgare dulceSweet Fennel43
Forsythia suspensaLian Qiao, Weeping forsythia13
Fouquieria splendensOcotillo. Coach whip22
Fraxinus longicuspis 01
Fremontodendron californicumFlannel Flower, California flannelbush, Common Flannel Bush02
Galium verumLady's Bedstraw, Yellow Spring bedstraw, Wirtgen's bedstraw32
Garcinia kolaBitter Kola34
Garcinia mangostanaMangosteen, Manggis52
Gentiana manshurica 03
Gentiana scabraLong Dan Cao13
Gentiana scabra buergeri 13
Gentiana triflora 02
Ginkgo bilobaMaidenhair Tree, Ginkgo55
Glycyrrhiza glabraLiquorice, Cultivated licorice44
Guazuma ulmifoliaBastard Cedar. West Indian elm, Guasimo23
Hibiscus moscheutosSwamp Rose Mallow, Crimsoneyed rosemallow, Wild Cotton, Common Rosemallow, Eastern Rosemallow, Swamp12
Hordeum distichonTwo-Rowed Barley43
Humulus japonicusJapanese Hop21
Hymenaea courbarilWest Indian Locust33
Hyoscyamus albusWhite Henbane04
Hyoscyamus nigerHenbane, Black henbane04
Imperata cylindricaCogongrass, Japanese Blood Grass33
Intsia bijugaMoluccan Ironwood, Ipil12
Jeffersonia diphyllaTwinleaf, Rheumatism Root02
Juglans regiaWalnut, English walnut, Persian Walnut,43
Juncus effususSoft Rush, Common rush, Lamp rush, Pacific rush12
Juniperus communisJuniper, Common juniper33
Juniperus communis nanaJuniper33
Lactuca serriolaPrickly Lettuce23
Lactuca virosaWild Lettuce, Bitter lettuce13
Larrea tridentataCreosote Bush - Chaparral22
Leucas cephalotesSpiderwort12
Levisticum officinaleLovage, Garden lovage33
Linum hybridsPerennial Flax44
Linum usitatissimumFlax, Common flax43
Lycopodium clavatumCommon Club Moss, Running clubmoss03
Lycopodium complanatumGround Pine, Groundcedar03
Malva moschataMusk Mallow52
Malva neglectaDwarf Mallow, Common mallow42
Malva pusillaDwarf Mallow, Low mallow42
Manilkara zapotaSapodilla, Nispero52
Maranta arundinaceaArrowroot43
Mesembryanthemum crystallinumIce Plant, Common iceplant31
Monarda didymaBergamot, Scarlet beebalm, Horsemint, Oswego Tea, Bee Balm32
Mondia whiteiMondia, White's Ginger34
Morinda citrifoliaNoni, Indian Mulberry34
Morus albaWhite Mulberry, Common Mulberry,43
Morus alba multicaulisWhite Mulberry43
Morus nigraBlack Mulberry53
Myrtus communisMyrtle, Foxtail Myrtle33
Nelumbo nuciferaSacred Water Lotus, Sacred lotus43
Oldenlandia diffusaSnake-Needle Grass03
Oryza hybridsPerennial Rice42
Oryza sativaRice, Common Rice52
Oxalis corniculataYellow Sorrel, Creeping woodsorrel22
Oxalis exilisLeast Yellow Sorrel, Shady woodsorrel22
Oxytenanthera abyssynicaSavanah Bamboo22
Parietaria judaicaPellitory Of The Wall, Spreading pellitory23
Parietaria officinalisPellitory Of The Wall, Upright pellitory23
Parthenium integrifoliumWild Quinine02
Pedicularis resupinataLousewort12
Peganum harmalaSyrian Rue, Harmal peganum13
Petasites hybridusButterbur, Pestilence wort03
Petroselinum crispumParsley44
Peumus boldusBoldu, Boldo23
Phaseolus vulgarisFrench Bean, Kidney bean52
Phellodendron amurenseAmur Cork Tree, Chinese Corktree13
Phellodendron chinenseChinese Cork Tree03
Phragmites australisCommon Reed, American common reed, Hybrid common reed, European common reed, Subtropical common re52
Physalis alkekengiWinter Cherry, Strawberry groundcherry,Ground Cherry, Chinese Lantern22
Physalis heterophyllaClammy Ground Cherry, Rowell's groundcherry31
Phytolacca acinosaIndian Poke23
Picea glaucaWhite Spruce, Black Hills Spruce, Canadian Spruce22
Pimpinella saxifragaBurnet Saxifrage, Solidstem burnet saxifrage22
Pinellia pedatisectaHu Zhang02
Pinus elliottiiSlash Pine22
Pistacia terebinthusTerebinth, Cyprus turpentine22
Plantago ovataBlond Psyllium, Desert Indianwheat23
Pogontherum crinitum 01
Polygonum multiflorumHe Shou Wu, Tuber fleeceflower23
Polypodium lineare 01
Polytrichum juniperinumHair-Cap Moss, Juniper polytrichum moss02
Populus albaWhite Poplar12
Populus nigraBlack Poplar, Lombardy poplar13
Populus tremuloidesAmerican Aspen - Poplar, Quaking aspen13
Ptaeroxylon obliquumSneezewood02
Pyrola rotundifoliaRound-Leaved Wintergreen02
Quassia amaraBitterwood, Amargo Bark24
Rosa laevigataCherokee Rose23
Rubus allegheniensisAlleghany Blackberry, Graves' blackberry32
Rubus coreanusKorean Bramble12
Rumex acetosellaSheeps Sorrel, Common sheep sorrel43
Saccharum officinarumSugarcane, Purple Sugar Cane42
Santalum spicatumWest Australian Sandalwood22
Saururus chinensis 02
Schisandra chinensisMagnolia Vine, Wu Wei Zi45
Schisandra sphenanthera 25
Scutellaria baicalensisBaikal Skullcap - Huang-Qin13
Semiaquilegia adoxoidesTian Kui02
Senecio nemorensis 11
Serenoa repensSaw Palmetto23
Smilax bona-noxGreenbriar, Saw greenbrier, Dunes saw greenbrier32
Smilax chinaChina Root43
Smilax officinalisHonduran sarsaparilla24
Solidago canadensisCanadian Goldenrod, Shorthair goldenrod, Harger's goldenrod, Rough Canada goldenrod, Common Goldenro22
Solidago odoraSweet Goldenrod, Anisescented goldenrod, Chapman's goldenrod22
Solidago virgaureaGoldenrod13
Sophora flavescensKu Shen, Shrubby sophora03
Sophora tonkinensis 02
Sorghum bicolorSorghum, Common wild sorghum, Grain sorghum, Sudangrass42
Spergularia rubraSandwort, Red sandspurry11
Spinacia oleraceaSpinach32
Tabernanthe ibogaIboga04
Tamarindus indicaTamarind43
Taraxacum officinaleDandelion - Kukraundha, Kanphool, Common dandelion, Dandelion43
Tectona grandisTeak22
Thespesia populneaPortia Tree, Aden Apple, Indian Tulip Tree33
Thespesia populneoidesTulip Tree; Portia Tree; Pacific Rosewood33
Tinospora cordifoliaKanda Amrta24
Tithonia diversifoliaMexican Sunflower03
Trillium erectumBeth Root - Indian Balm, Red trillium, Wakerobin, Purple Trillium23
Tropaeolum majusNasturtium, Indian Cress43
Turnera diffusa aphrodisiacaDamiana13
Ulmus rubraSlippery Elm25
Uncaria guianensisCat's Claw24
Uncaria tomentosaCat's Claw24
Urtica dioicaStinging Nettle, California nettle55
Urtica piluliferaRoman Nettle33
Urtica urensAnnual Nettle33
Vaccinium myrtillusBilberry, Whortleberry43
Vaccinium oxycoccosSmall Cranberry41
Viola odorataSweet Violet, English Violet, Garden Violet, Sweet Violet, Florist's Violet53
Vitis aestivalisSummer Grape, Long grape31
Vitis labruscaNorthern Fox Grape, Fox grape31
Vitis vulpinaFrost Grape31
Combretum imberbeLeadwood Tree, Ivory tree22
Prunus africanaPygeum05
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