Latin Name | Common Name | Edibility Rating | Medicinal Rating |
Achyranthes bidentata | Niu Xi | 2 | 3 |
Aconitum chasmanthum | | 0 | 1 |
Aconitum chinense | | 0 | 1 |
Aconitum lycoctonum vulparia | Wolfbane | 1 | 1 |
Aconitum napellus | Aconite, Venus' chariot, Wolfsbane Garden, Monk's Hood Garden | 1 | 2 |
Aconitum orientale | | 0 | 1 |
Aconitum volubile | | 1 | 1 |
Acorus calamus | Sweet Flag - Calamus | 3 | 4 |
Acorus gramineus | Grass-leaved Sweet Rush, Japanese Sweet Flag, Dwarf Sweet Flag | 3 | 3 |
Ageratum houstonianum | Ageratum, Bluemink, Floss Flower, Garden | 0 | 1 |
Akebia quinata | Akebia, Chocolate vine, Fiveleaf Akebia, Chocolate Vine | 4 | 2 |
Alnus rubra | Red Alder, Oregon Alder | 2 | 2 |
Alnus rugosa | Speckled Alder | 0 | 2 |
Alnus tenuifolia | Mountain Alder, Thinleaf alder | 1 | 2 |
Ampelopsis japonica | | 0 | 2 |
Anaphalis margaritacea | Pearly Everlasting, Western pearly everlasting | 1 | 2 |
Anemone vitifolia | | 0 | 2 |
Angelica pubescens | Du Huo | 2 | 3 |
Aquilegia canadensis | Wild Columbine, Red columbine, Meeting Houses, Common Columbine | 2 | 2 |
Aralia chinensis | Chinese Angelica Tree, Pumila Spirea, Chinese Astilbe | 2 | 2 |
Aralia elata | Japanese Angelica Tree, Angelica Tree | 3 | 2 |
Aralia mandschurica | Manchurian Angelica Tree | 2 | 2 |
Ardisia crenata | Coralberry, Hen's eyes, Spiceberry | 0 | 1 |
Arisaema amurense | Tian Nan Xing | 2 | 3 |
Arisaema consanguineum | Tian Nan Xing | 1 | 3 |
Aristolochia debilis | Ma Dou Ling | 1 | 3 |
Aristolochia molissima | | 0 | 2 |
Artemisia lancea | | 1 | 1 |
Asclepias syriaca | Common Milkweed, Silkweed, Milkweed | 3 | 2 |
Asparagus schoberioides | | 2 | 1 |
Atropa acuminata | Indian Belladonna | 0 | 3 |
Begonia grandis evansiana | Hardy Begonia | 0 | 2 |
Begonia picta | | 2 | 2 |
Bellis perennis | Daisy, Lawndaisy, English Daisy | 2 | 3 |
Boenninghausenia albiflora | | 0 | 2 |
Brassica juncea | Brown Mustard | 4 | 2 |
Brassica juncea crispifolia | Curled Mustard | 4 | 2 |
Brassica juncea foliosa | Leaf Mustard | 4 | 2 |
Brassica juncea multiceps | Green In The Snow | 4 | 2 |
Brassica juncea napiformis | Root Mustard | 4 | 2 |
Brassica juncea rugosa | Head Mustard | 4 | 2 |
Brassica juncea strumata | Large Petiole Mustard | 4 | 2 |
Brassica juncea tumida | Swollen-Stem Mustard | 4 | 2 |
Callirhoe involucrata | Poppy Mallow, Purple poppymallow, Winecup, Finger Poppy Mallow | 3 | 2 |
Caltha palustris | Marsh Marigold, Yellow marsh marigold | 2 | 2 |
Cannabis sativa | Hemp, Marijuana | 4 | 4 |
Carduus crispus | Welted Thistle, Curly plumeless thistle | 1 | 1 |
Centipeda minima | Spreading Sneeze Weed | 0 | 2 |
Cerastium viscosum | sticky chickweed | 2 | 1 |
Chamaemelum nobile | Chamomile, Roman chamomile | 2 | 5 |
Chelidonium majus | Greater Celandine, Swallow Wort, Greater Celandine | 1 | 3 |
Cibotium barometz | Scythian Lamb | 1 | 1 |
Clematis chinensis | Wei Ling Xian | 1 | 2 |
Clerodendrum bungei | Glory Flower, Rose glorybower, Cashmere Bouquet, Mexican Hydrangea, Glory Bower | 0 | 1 |
Cocculus orbiculatus | Queen coralbead | 1 | 2 |
Coix lacryma-jobi | Job's Tears | 3 | 3 |
Colchicum luteum | | 0 | 2 |
Coriaria sinica | | 2 | 1 |
Cornus macrophylla | Large-Leaf Dogwood | 2 | 2 |
Cornus monbeigii | | 1 | 2 |
Cornus poliophylla | | 1 | 2 |
Corydalis solida | Fumewort, Spring fumewort | 1 | 3 |
Corydalis ternata | Three-Leaf Corydalis | 0 | 2 |
Crataegus cuneata | Sanzashi, Chinese hawthorn | 3 | 3 |
Crocus nudiflorus | | 2 | 3 |
Crocus sativus | Saffron | 3 | 3 |
Cynanchum paniculatum | | 1 | 2 |
Cynanchum stauntonii | | 0 | 2 |
Daphne odora | Winter Daphne, Fragrant Daphne | 0 | 2 |
Datura inoxia | Downy Thorn Apple, Pricklyburr | 1 | 3 |
Datura metel | Thorn Apple, Angel's Trumpet, Hindu Datura, Horn of Plenty, Downy Thorn Apple | 1 | 3 |
Datura stramonium | Thorn Apple, Jimsonweed, Jamestown Weed | 0 | 4 |
Delphinium semibarbatum | Zalil | 0 | 1 |
Dodonaea viscosa | Native Hops, Florida hopbush, Hopseed Bush, Varnish Leaf, Hopbush, Narrow-leaf hopbush, Wedge-leaf h | 2 | 2 |
Drosera peltata | Sundew | 0 | 2 |
Dryopteris filix-mas | Male Fern | 2 | 4 |
Elsholtzia fruticosa | Ji Gu Chai | 1 | 1 |
Equisetum arvense | Field Horsetail | 2 | 3 |
Eriogonum alatum | Winged Buckwheat | 2 | 1 |
Eschscholzia californica | Californian Poppy | 1 | 3 |
Euodia ruticarpa | Wu Zhu Yu | 0 | 3 |
Euonymus alatus | Winged Spindle Tree, Burningbush, Corky spindletree | 1 | 2 |
Euonymus alatus apterus | Winged Spindle Tree | 1 | 2 |
Eupatorium chinense | | 1 | 2 |
Eupatorium japonicum | Pei Lan | 1 | 3 |
Euphorbia hirta | Asthma Weed, Pill-Bearing Spurge | 1 | 3 |
Fagopyrum dibotrys | Perennial Buckwheat | 4 | 2 |
Galium gracile | | 1 | 2 |
Gentiana scabra | Long Dan Cao | 1 | 3 |
Gentiana scabra buergeri | | 1 | 3 |
Geranium molle | Dovefoot Geranium | 0 | 1 |
Geranium pusillum | Small geranium | 0 | 1 |
Geum aleppicum | Yellow Avens | 1 | 2 |
Geum pentapetalum | Aleutian avens | 0 | 2 |
Glechoma hederacea | Ground Ivy, Field Balm, Gill Over The Ground, Runaway Robin | 2 | 3 |
Glyptostrobus pensilis | Chinese Swamp Cypress | 0 | 2 |
Hemerocallis fulva | Common Day Lily, Orange daylily, Tawny Daylily, Double Daylily | 5 | 2 |
Hemerocallis minor | Grassleaf Day Lily, Small daylily | 4 | 1 |
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis | Chinese Hibiscus, Shoeblackplant, Hawaiian Hibiscus, Tropical Hibiscus, China Rose, Rose-of-China, S | 3 | 3 |
Humulus lupulus | Hop, Common hop, European Hop, | 4 | 5 |
Hyoscyamus albus | White Henbane | 0 | 4 |
Hyoscyamus aureus | | 0 | 1 |
Hyoscyamus niger | Henbane, Black henbane | 0 | 4 |
Hypericum sampsonii | | 1 | 2 |
Inula cappa | Sheep's Ear | 0 | 2 |
Iris foetidissima | Stinking Gladwin, Stinking iris, Gladwin Iris | 0 | 2 |
Juglans nigra | Black Walnut | 3 | 3 |
Juglans regia | Walnut, English walnut, Persian Walnut, | 4 | 3 |
Justicia gendarussa | | 0 | 2 |
Kadsura longepedunculata | | 2 | 2 |
Lactuca sativa | Lettuce, Garden lettuce | 3 | 3 |
Lactuca sativa angustana | Celtuce | 3 | 3 |
Lactuca serriola | Prickly Lettuce | 2 | 3 |
Lactuca virosa | Wild Lettuce, Bitter lettuce | 1 | 3 |
Liatris spicata | Gayfeather, Dense blazing star, Spiked Blazing Star, Button Snakewot, Gayfeather, Spiked Gayfeather, | 0 | 3 |
Ligusticum brachylobum | | 0 | 2 |
Ligustrum lucidum | Chinese Privet, Glossy privet, White Wax Tree, Tree Ligustrum | 1 | 3 |
Lindera strychnifolia | | 0 | 2 |
Liquidambar formosana | Formosan Gum, Chinese Sweet Gum, Formosa Sweet Gum | 0 | 3 |
Lolium temulentum | Darnel | 1 | 1 |
Lysimachia paridiformis | | 0 | 2 |
Magnolia denudata | Lily Tree, Yulan Magnolia | 1 | 2 |
Magnolia liliiflora | Mu-Lan, Woody Orchid, Lily Magnolia | 0 | 3 |
Malus baccata | Chinese Crab, Siberian crab apple | 2 | 1 |
Matricaria recutita | German Camomile | 1 | 5 |
Medicago sativa | Alfalfa, Yellow alfalfa | 4 | 3 |
Mentha aquatica | Water Mint | 3 | 3 |
Mentha x piperita citrata | Eau De Cologne Mint, Eau de Cologne Mint, Peppermint | 2 | 2 |
Mentha x piperita officinalis | White Peppermint | 3 | 5 |
Mentha x piperita vulgaris | Black Peppermint | 4 | 5 |
Monarda pectinata | Plains Lemon Monarda, Pony beebalm | 1 | 2 |
Moneses uniflora | Single Delight | 1 | 2 |
Mosla chinensis | | 0 | 2 |
Nuphar advena | Common Spatterdock, Yellow pond-lily, Varigated yellow pond-lily | 3 | 2 |
Nuphar lutea | Yellow Water Lily, Yellow pond-lily, Rocky Mountain pond-lily, Varigated yellow pond-lily | 3 | 2 |
Nymphaea alba | White Water Lily, European white waterlily | 3 | 2 |
Nymphaea candida | | 2 | 2 |
Nymphaea odorata | Fragrant Water Lily, American white waterlily | 3 | 3 |
Nymphaea tuberosa | Tuberous Water Lily, American white waterlily | 3 | 3 |
Oldenlandia diffusa | Snake-Needle Grass | 0 | 3 |
Oxalis acetosella | Wood Sorrel | 3 | 2 |
Paeonia lactiflora | Chinese Peony, Peony | 1 | 3 |
Papaver nudicaule | Arctic Poppy, Icelandic poppy | 1 | 1 |
Papaver rhoeas | Corn Poppy, Field Poppy, Shirley Poppy | 2 | 3 |
Papaver somniferum | Opium Poppy | 4 | 4 |
Peucedanum officinale | Hog's Fennel | 0 | 2 |
Photinia serratifolia | Taiwanese photinia , Chinese Photinia | 0 | 1 |
Phyla nodiflora | Frogfruit, Turkey tangle fogfruit | 1 | 2 |
Phytolacca americana | Pokeweed, American pokeweed, Garnet, Pigeon Berry, Poke | 3 | 3 |
Pinus gerardiana | Chilghoza Pine | 3 | 2 |
Polymnia uvedalia | Bearsfoot | 0 | 2 |
Populus alba | White Poplar | 1 | 2 |
Populus 'Balsam Spire' | Tacatricho 32 | 0 | 3 |
Populus balsamifera | Balsam Poplar, Black cottonwood | 1 | 3 |
Populus ciliata | Himalayan Poplar | 0 | 2 |
Populus deltoides | Eastern Cottonwood, Plains cottonwood, Rio Grande cottonwood, Necklace Poplar | 2 | 2 |
Populus deltoides monilifera | Plains Cottonwood | 1 | 2 |
Populus deltoides wislizenii | Rio Grande Cottonwood | 2 | 1 |
Populus euphratica | | 0 | 1 |
Populus fremontii | Cottonwood, Fremont cottonwood, Fremont Poplar, Western Cottonwood | 1 | 2 |
Populus grandidentata | Canadian Aspen, Bigtooth aspen | 1 | 1 |
Populus heterophylla | Swamp Cottonwood | 0 | 1 |
Populus maximowiczii | Doronoki, Japanese poplar | 0 | 1 |
Populus nigra | Black Poplar, Lombardy poplar | 1 | 3 |
Populus pseudosimonii | | 1 | 1 |
Populus sieboldii | Japanese Aspen | 1 | 1 |
Populus simonii | Simon poplar, Chinese Poplar | 1 | 1 |
Populus tremula | Aspen Poplar, European aspen, Aspen | 1 | 2 |
Populus tremuloides | American Aspen - Poplar, Quaking aspen | 1 | 3 |
Populus trichocarpa | Western Balsam Poplar, Black cottonwood | 1 | 3 |
Populus x canadensis | Canadian Poplar, Carolina Poplar | 0 | 1 |
Populus x canescens | Grey Poplar | 0 | 1 |
Populus x jackii | Balm Of Gilead | 0 | 3 |
Primula reticulata | | 0 | 1 |
Primula veris | Cowslip, Cowslip primrose | 3 | 3 |
Primula vulgaris | Primrose, Common Primrose, English Primrose | 3 | 3 |
Prunus padus | Bird Cherry, European bird cherry | 3 | 2 |
Pseudowintera axillaris | Heropito | 0 | 1 |
Ranunculus acris | Meadow Buttercup, Tall buttercup, Showy buttercup | 1 | 2 |
Ranunculus bulbosus | Bulbous Buttercup, St. Anthony's turnip | 1 | 2 |
Ranunculus sceleratus | Celery-Leaved Buttercup, Cursed buttercup | 1 | 1 |
Ranunculus ternatus | | 0 | 1 |
Rosa chinensis | China Rose | 1 | 2 |
Rosa multiflora | Japanese Rose, Multiflora rose | 2 | 2 |
Rubia cordifolia | Indian Madder | 2 | 3 |
Rubia manjith | Indian Madder | 1 | 2 |
Salix acutifolia | Sharp-Leaf Willow | 1 | 2 |
Salix aegyptiaca | | 1 | 2 |
Salix alaxensis | Feltleaf Wiillow | 1 | 2 |
Salix alba | White Willow | 1 | 3 |
Salix alba caerulea | Cricket Bat Willow | 1 | 3 |
Salix alba vitellina | Golden Willow | 1 | 3 |
Salix 'Americana' | | 0 | 2 |
Salix amygdaloides | Peach Leaved Willow | 0 | 2 |
Salix appendiculata | | 1 | 2 |
Salix arenaria | | 1 | 2 |
Salix atrocinerea | Rusty Sallow, large gray willow | 0 | 3 |
Salix aurita | Eared Sallow | 0 | 2 |
Salix babylonica | Weeping Willow, Babylon Weeping Willow | 1 | 3 |
Salix bakko | | 1 | 2 |
Salix bebbiana | Beak Willow, Bebb Willow | 0 | 2 |
Salix 'Bowles hybrid' | | 1 | 2 |
Salix brachycarpa | shortfruit willow | 1 | 2 |
Salix caprea | Goat Willow, Kilmarnock Willow, Pink Pussy Willow, Pussy Willow | 1 | 2 |
Salix chaenomeloides | Japanese Pussy Willow | 1 | 2 |
Salix cinerea | Grey Willow, Large gray willow | 0 | 3 |
Salix commutata | undergreen willow | 1 | 2 |
Salix daphnoides | Violet Willow, Daphne willow | 1 | 2 |
Salix decipiens | | 1 | 2 |
Salix eriocephala | Missouri Willow, Missouri River willow | 0 | 2 |
Salix exigua | Coyote Willow, Narrowleaf willow | 1 | 2 |
Salix fluviatilis | River Willow | 0 | 2 |
Salix 'Forbiana' | | 1 | 2 |
Salix fragilis | Crack Willow | 1 | 3 |
Salix gilgiana | Willow | 1 | 2 |
Salix gooddingii | Goodding's Willow | 1 | 2 |
Salix gracilistyla | Rosegold Pussy Willow | 1 | 2 |
Salix hastata | Halberd-Leaved Willow, Halberd willow | 1 | 2 |
Salix hookeriana | Dune Willow | 1 | 2 |
Salix japonica | | 1 | 2 |
Salix koriyanagi | kori-yanagi | 0 | 2 |
Salix lanata | Woolly Willow | 1 | 2 |
Salix lasiolepis | Arroyo willow, Bigelow's willow | 0 | 2 |
Salix lucida | Shining Willow, Greenleaf willow | 0 | 2 |
Salix matsudana | Corkscrew willow, Hankow Willow, Peking Willow, Corkscrew Willow | 1 | 2 |
Salix miyabeana | | 0 | 2 |
Salix nigra | Black Willow | 1 | 3 |
Salix nipponica | | 1 | 2 |
Salix pentandra | Bay Willow, Laurel willow | 1 | 3 |
Salix petiolaris | Slender Willow. Meadow willow | 0 | 2 |
Salix piperi | Dune Willow | 1 | 2 |
Salix pulchra | Tealeaf Willow | 1 | 2 |
Salix purpurea | Purple Osier. purpleosier willow | 1 | 3 |
Salix purpurea lambertiana | Purple Osier | 1 | 3 |
Salix repens | Creeping Willow | 1 | 2 |
Salix schwerinii | | 0 | 2 |
Salix scouleriana | Scouler's Willow | 0 | 2 |
Salix sitchensis | Sitka Willow | 1 | 2 |
Salix taxifolia | Yew-Leaf Willow | 1 | 2 |
Salix triandra | Almond-Leaved Willow, Almond willow | 1 | 2 |
Salix viminalis | Osier. Basket Willow | 1 | 2 |
Salix wallichiana | | 1 | 2 |
Salix x mollisima hippophaeifolia | | 1 | 2 |
Salix x mollisima undulata | Salix × mollisima var. undulata | 1 | 2 |
Salix x rubra | Green-leaved willow, Red osier | 1 | 2 |
Salix x smithiana | Silky-leaved Osier, Smith Willow | 1 | 2 |
Sambucus javanica | Chinese Elder | 1 | 2 |
Sambucus racemosa | Red Elder, Red elderberry, Rocky Mountain elder, European Red Elderberry | 3 | 2 |
Sambucus racemosa kamtschatica | Red Elder | 3 | 2 |
Sambucus williamsii | | 1 | 2 |
Sanguisorba officinalis | Great Burnet | 2 | 3 |
Sassafras albidum | Sassafras, Common Sassafras | 5 | 3 |
Saussurea costus | Costus | 2 | 3 |
Scopolia japonica | Japanese belladonna | 0 | 2 |
Scrophularia nodosa | Knotted Figwort, Woodland figwort | 1 | 3 |
Scutellaria baicalensis | Baikal Skullcap - Huang-Qin | 1 | 3 |
Sedum kamtschaticum | Orange stonecrop, Kamschataka Sedum, Kamschataka Stonecrop | 1 | 2 |
Senecio cannabifolius | Aleutian ragwort | 1 | 2 |
Siegesbeckia orientalis pubescens | | 1 | 2 |
Sinomenium acutum | | 1 | 1 |
Solanum carolinense | Horse Nettle, Carolina horsenettle | 0 | 2 |
Solanum dulcamara | Bittersweet. Bittersweet Nightshade, Climbing nightshade, Bittersweet, Deadly Nightshade, Poisonous | 0 | 3 |
Stachys affinis | Chinese Artichoke, Artichoke betony | 4 | 1 |
Symphytum asperum | Prickly Comfrey | 3 | 2 |
Symphytum officinale | Comfrey, Common comfrey | 3 | 5 |
Symphytum uplandicum | Comfrey | 3 | 5 |
Tinospora sagittata | | 0 | 1 |
Torreya nucifera | Kaya, Japanese torreya | 5 | 2 |
Trachelospermum jasminoides | Star Jasmine, Confederate jasmine | 0 | 2 |
Trichosanthes ovigera | Japanese Snake Gourd | 2 | 2 |
Vaccaria hispanica | Cow Cockle, Cow soapwort | 1 | 3 |
Verbascum densiflorum | Mullein | 0 | 2 |
Verbascum nigrum | Dark Mullein, Black mullein | 0 | 3 |
Verbascum phlomoides | Wooly Mullein, Orange mullein | 0 | 3 |
Verbascum thapsus | Great Mullein, Common mullein, Aaron's Rod, Flannel Plant, Hag Taper, Mullein, Torches, Velvet Plant | 1 | 3 |
Viburnum prunifolium | Stagberry, Black Haw, Hybrid blackhaw, Smooth Blackhaw, Blackhaw Viburnum | 2 | 3 |
Viola japonica | Japanese violet | 3 | 2 |
Viola pinnata | | 3 | 1 |
Viola tricolor | Heartsease, Johnny jumpup, Field Pansy, | 2 | 3 |
Woodwardia radicans | Chain Fern, Rooting chainfern | 0 | 1 |
Xanthium strumarium | Cocklebur, Rough cocklebur, Canada cocklebur | 1 | 3 |
Zanthoxylum americanum | Prickly Ash - Northern, Common pricklyash, Northern Prickly Ash | 2 | 3 |
Zanthoxylum nitidum | | 0 | 2 |
Zanthoxylum simulans | Szechuan Pepper, Chinese-pepper, Prickly Ash | 3 | 2 |
Ziziphus jujuba | Jujube | 4 | 3 |
Allanblackia floribunda | Vegetable Tallow. Tallow tree | 3 | 2 |
Vitex doniana | Black Plum | 4 | 3 |
Piper sarmentosum | Betel Leaf, Wild Betel | 3 | 2 |
Alchornea castaneifolia | Iporuru | 0 | 4 |
Brassica juncea integrifolia crispifolia | Curled Mustard | 4 | 2 |
Brassica juncea integrifolia rugosa | Head Mustard | 4 | 2 |
Brassica juncea integrifolia strumata | Large Petiole Mustard | 4 | 2 |
Brassica juncea integrifolia subintegrifolia | Leaf Mustard | 4 | 2 |
Brassica juncea tsatsai multiceps | Green In The Snow | 4 | 2 |
Brassica juncea tsatsai tumida | Swollen-Stem Mustard | 4 | 2 |
Copaifera coriacea | Sapucaia tree | 2 | 4 |
Copaifera guyanensis | Hoepel, Guyanense Copaiba | 2 | 4 |
Copaifera langsdorffii | Copaiba, Langsdorf's copaifera | 1 | 4 |
Copaifera multijuga | Hayne oil, Copaiba, | 1 | 4 |
Copaifera officinalis | Copaiba Balsam, Medicinal Copaiba | 2 | 4 |
Copaifera reticulata | Copaiba, Reticulated Copaiba, Copaiba Balsam | 0 | 4 |
Costus afer | Spiral Ginger, Ginger lily, White spiral costus. | 2 | 4 |
Entandrophragma angolense | Tiama Mahogany | 1 | 2 |
Entandrophragma candollei | West African Cedar | 0 | 2 |
Entandrophragma cylindricum | Sapele Mahogany | 0 | 2 |
Pericopsis elata | African-teak, golden afrormosia, kokrodua | 0 | 2 |
Petiveria alliacea | Guinea Hen Weed | 0 | 4 |
Smilax officinalis | Honduran sarsaparilla | 2 | 4 |
Terminalia superba | Shinglewood | 0 | 2 |