Latin Name | Common Name | Edibility Rating | Medicinal Rating |
Aconitum lycoctonum | Wolfsbane | 1 | 1 |
Adenophora stricta | Sha Shen, Ladybells | 2 | 1 |
Adiantum capillus-veneris | Maidenhair Fern, Common maidenhair, Southern Maidenhair Fern, Venus Maidenhair Fern, Venus's Hair Fe | 2 | 2 |
Aletris spicata | | 1 | 1 |
Althaea officinalis | Marsh Mallow, Common marshmallow | 5 | 5 |
Anagallis arvensis | Scarlet Pimpernel | 2 | 2 |
Anchusa azurea | Anchusa, Italian bugloss | 2 | 1 |
Antennaria dioica | Catsfoot, Stoloniferous pussytoes | 0 | 2 |
Anthyllis vulneraria | Kidney Vetch | 1 | 2 |
Ardisia japonica | Marlberry | 0 | 3 |
Arenaria serpyllifolia | Thyme-Leaf Sandwort | 2 | 2 |
Argemone mexicana | Prickly Poppy, Mexican pricklypoppy | 1 | 3 |
Aristolochia contorta | Ma Dou Ling | 1 | 3 |
Aristolochia debilis | Ma Dou Ling | 1 | 3 |
Aristolochia rotunda | Snakeroot | 0 | 2 |
Asarum blumei | | 0 | 1 |
Asarum forbesii | Du Heng | 0 | 1 |
Asarum heterotropoides | | 0 | 2 |
Asparagus cochinchinensis | Chinese Asparagus | 3 | 3 |
Asparagus filicinus | Fern Asparagus | 2 | 1 |
Asparagus schoberioides | | 2 | 1 |
Asplenium ceterach | Scale Fern | 0 | 2 |
Aster amellus | Ialian Aster | 2 | 2 |
Aster tataricus | Tartarian Aster | 1 | 3 |
Bellis perennis | Daisy, Lawndaisy, English Daisy | 2 | 3 |
Berchemia lineata | | 2 | 1 |
Centaurea cyanus | Cornflower, Garden cornflower, Blue Bottle, Cornflower | 2 | 2 |
Centaurea montana | Mountain Cornflower, Perennial cornflower, Mountain Bluet | 0 | 2 |
Centipeda minima | Spreading Sneeze Weed | 0 | 2 |
Citrus aurantium | Bitter Orange, Sour orange, Bergamot orange | 3 | 3 |
Citrus reticulata | Mandarin, Tangerine, Unshu orange, Satsuma Orange,Temple Orange, Tangerine | 3 | 3 |
Corydalis cava | | 0 | 3 |
Corydalis yanhusuo | Yan Hu Suo | 0 | 3 |
Cucumis melo | Melon, Cantaloupe | 4 | 2 |
Cynanchum atratum | Bai Wei | 1 | 2 |
Cynanchum glaucescens | | 0 | 1 |
Cynanchum japonicum | | 0 | 2 |
Cynanchum stauntonii | | 0 | 2 |
Cyperus rotundus | Nut Grass | 3 | 3 |
Daphne genkwa | Lilac Daphne | 0 | 3 |
Datura metel | Thorn Apple, Angel's Trumpet, Hindu Datura, Horn of Plenty, Downy Thorn Apple | 1 | 3 |
Descurainia sophia | Flixweed, Herb sophia | 2 | 2 |
Dioscorea tokoro | | 2 | 2 |
Diospyros kaki | Persimmon, Japanese persimmon | 4 | 3 |
Echium vulgare | Viper's Bugloss, Common viper's bugloss | 1 | 2 |
Elaeagnus multiflora | Goumi, Cherry silverberry | 5 | 2 |
Elaeagnus pungens | Elaeagnus, Thorny olive, Thorny Elaeagnus, Oleaster, Silverberry, Silverthorn, Pungent Elaeagnus | 5 | 2 |
Ephedra distachya | Sea Grape, Jointfir | 2 | 4 |
Epimedium grandiflorum | Barrenwort, Bishop's Hat, Longspur Epimedium | 2 | 3 |
Eriobotrya japonica | Loquat, Japanese Loquat | 4 | 3 |
Eupatorium lindleyanum | | 0 | 2 |
Fagus sylvatica | Beech, European beech, Common Beech | 4 | 2 |
Forsythia suspensa | Lian Qiao, Weeping forsythia | 1 | 3 |
Fortunella japonica | Round Kumquat | 3 | 1 |
Fraxinus bungeana | Xiao Ye Qin | 0 | 2 |
Fraxinus chinensis rhynchophylla | Hua Qu Liu | 0 | 2 |
Fritillaria cirrhosa | Chuan Bei Mu | 2 | 3 |
Fritillaria pallidiflora | Pale-Flowered Fritillary | 0 | 3 |
Fritillaria thunbergii | Zhe Bei Mu | 2 | 3 |
Fritillaria verticillata | | 2 | 3 |
Gleditsia japonica | | 3 | 1 |
Gleditsia sinensis | Locust | 3 | 3 |
Glycyrrhiza uralensis | Gan Cao | 3 | 4 |
Gnaphalium affine | | 1 | 2 |
Haplopappus nuttallii | | 1 | 1 |
Hippophae tibetana | Tibetan Sea Buckthorn | 4 | 3 |
Hydrangea macrophylla | French hydrangea , Florist's Hydrangea, Bigleaf Hydrangea | 3 | 2 |
Ilex pubescens | | 0 | 2 |
Inula helenium | Elecampane, Elecampane inula | 3 | 3 |
Kadsura longepedunculata | | 2 | 2 |
Lepidium apetalum | | 2 | 2 |
Lepidium virginicum | Wild Pepper Grass, Virginia pepperweed, Intermediate pepperweed, Menzies' pepperweed, Hairy pepperwe | 2 | 2 |
Leucanthemum vulgare | Ox-Eye Daisy, Marguerite | 2 | 2 |
Ligularia hodgsonii | | 1 | 2 |
Lilium brownii | Hong Kong Lily | 3 | 2 |
Lilium japonicum | Bamboo Lily | 2 | 2 |
Lilium japonicum platyfolium | Bamboo Lily | 2 | 2 |
Lilium longiflorum | White Trumpet Lily, Easter lily, Trumpet Lily | 3 | 2 |
Lilium pumilum | Coral Lily | 2 | 2 |
Lycopus uniflorus | Bugleweed, Northern bugleweed | 3 | 1 |
Lysimachia paridiformis | | 0 | 2 |
Mahonia japonica | | 3 | 2 |
Morus alba | White Mulberry, Common Mulberry, | 4 | 3 |
Morus alba multicaulis | White Mulberry | 4 | 3 |
Myricaria squamosa | | 0 | 2 |
Nandina domestica | Sacred Bamboo, Heavenly Bamboo | 1 | 2 |
Nepeta cataria | Catmint, Catnip | 3 | 2 |
Ononis spinosa | Spiny Rest Harrow | 2 | 2 |
Ophiopogon japonicus | Snake's Beard, Dwarf lilyturf, Mondo Grass, Monkey Grass, Dwarf Lilyturf | 2 | 3 |
Osbeckia chinensis | | 0 | 2 |
Osmanthus fragrans | Fragrant Olive | 2 | 2 |
Paeonia anomala | Anomalous peony, Common Peony | 1 | 3 |
Paeonia brownii | Brown's Peony | 1 | 2 |
Paeonia caucasica | | 0 | 1 |
Paeonia hybrida | | 1 | 1 |
Paeonia mascula | | 0 | 1 |
Papaver somniferum | Opium Poppy | 4 | 4 |
Paris polyphylla | Herb Paris | 1 | 2 |
Perilla frutescens | Shiso, Beefsteakplant, Spreading Beefsteak Plant | 4 | 3 |
Petasites albus | Butterbur | 2 | 1 |
Phragmites australis | Common Reed, American common reed, Hybrid common reed, European common reed, Subtropical common re | 5 | 2 |
Phyllostachys nigra | Black Bamboo, Kuro-Chiku | 4 | 3 |
Physalis alkekengi | Winter Cherry, Strawberry groundcherry,Ground Cherry, Chinese Lantern | 2 | 2 |
Phytolacca acinosa | Indian Poke | 2 | 3 |
Phytolacca esculenta | | 2 | 2 |
Pinellia tripartita | | 0 | 1 |
Pinguicula vulgaris | Butterwort, Common butterwort | 1 | 2 |
Pistacia lentiscus | Mastic Tree - Pistachier Lentisque | 2 | 2 |
Plantago asiatica | Che Qian Zi | 1 | 3 |
Platycodon grandiflorus | Balloon Flower | 2 | 3 |
Polygala japonica | | 1 | 2 |
Polygonatum cirrhifolium | | 2 | 2 |
Polygonatum odoratum | Solomon's Seal | 2 | 3 |
Primula auricula | | 0 | 1 |
Protea mellifera | Sugar Bush | 1 | 1 |
Prunus armeniaca | Apricot | 4 | 3 |
Prunus avium | Wild Cherry, Sweet cherry | 4 | 2 |
Prunus davidiana | Chinese Wild Peach | 2 | 3 |
Prunus pensylvanica | Pin Cherry | 2 | 2 |
Prunus persica | Peach, Flowering Peach, Ornamental Peach, Common Peach | 5 | 3 |
Prunus persica nucipersica | Nectarine | 4 | 3 |
Prunus serotina | Rum Cherry - Wild Cherry, Black Cherry, Wild Black Cherry | 4 | 2 |
Prunus sibirica | Siberian Apricot | 3 | 2 |
Pseudocydonia sinensis | Chinese Quince, Quince | 2 | 1 |
Rhododendron anthopogon | | 1 | 2 |
Ricinus communis | Castor-Oil Plant, Castorbean, Palma Christi, Wonder Tree, Castor Oil Plant | 1 | 4 |
Rubia cordifolia | Indian Madder | 2 | 3 |
Rubia manjith | Indian Madder | 1 | 2 |
Saussurea graminifolia | | 0 | 2 |
Schisandra chinensis | Magnolia Vine, Wu Wei Zi | 4 | 5 |
Schisandra sphenanthera | | 2 | 5 |
Scopolia japonica | Japanese belladonna | 0 | 2 |
Thuja orientalis | Biota | 1 | 3 |
Torreya grandis | Chinese Nutmeg Tree | 2 | 1 |
Trichosanthes kirilowii | Chinese Cucumber | 2 | 4 |
Trichosanthes kirilowii japonica | | 3 | 3 |
Trichosanthes multiloba | | 2 | 1 |
Tussilago farfara | Coltsfoot | 3 | 3 |
Tylophora ovata | | 0 | 2 |
Xanthium strumarium | Cocklebur, Rough cocklebur, Canada cocklebur | 1 | 3 |
Youngia japonica | Japanese Hawkweed, Oriental false hawksbeard | 1 | 1 |
Zanthoxylum ailanthoides | | 2 | 1 |
Zanthoxylum piperitum | Japanese Pepper Tree | 3 | 2 |
Averrhoa carambola | Carambola, Star Fruit | 4 | 2 |
Bacopa monnieri | Herb of Grace, Brahmi, Smooth Water Hyssop | 3 | 4 |
Barringtonia procera | Pao nuts, Cut nut | 4 | 2 |
Bauhinia petersiana | White bauhinia, Zambezi coffee | 3 | 2 |
Bauhinia thonningii | Camel's foot tree, monkey bread | 3 | 2 |
Bombax ceiba | Red Silk Cotton Tree, Kapok Tree | 2 | 2 |
Borassus flabellifer | Palmyra Palm | 4 | 2 |
Brosimum alicastrum | Breadnut. Maya nut | 3 | 2 |
Brosimum utile | Cow Tree, Palo De Vaca | 3 | 2 |
Buchanania lanzan | Almondette, Charoli Nut | 4 | 2 |
Cajanus cajan | Pigeon Pea, Puerto Rico Bean, Gandul, Dhal, Congo Pea | 4 | 2 |
Canarium luzonicum | Manila Elemi | 4 | 3 |
Canarium schweinfurtii | African elemi | 3 | 3 |
Canavalia gladiata | Sword Bean | 3 | 2 |
Ceiba pentandra | Kapok Tree, Cotton Tree, Suma'ma | 3 | 3 |
Corymbia citriodora | Lemon-Scented Gum, blue spotted gum, lemon eucalyptus, eucalyptus citriodora. | 2 | 3 |
Corypha utan | Gebang Palm. Corypha palm, Sugar palm | 3 | 2 |
Embelia ribes | False black pepper, White-flowered Embelia | 3 | 4 |
Erythrina fusca | Coral Bean, Swamp Immortelle | 2 | 2 |
Eugenia uniflora | Brazil Cherry | 4 | 3 |
Garcinia kola | Bitter Kola | 3 | 4 |
Inga edulis | Ice Cream Bean, Monkey Tamarind | 4 | 2 |
Ipomoea aquatica | Kangkong, Swamp Morning Glory | 4 | 2 |
Jatropha curcas | Physic Nut, Barbados Nut | 2 | 3 |
Linum hybrids | Perennial Flax | 4 | 4 |
Malpighia glabra | Escobillo, Acerola | 4 | 1 |
Mangifera indica | Mango, Bowen Mango | 5 | 3 |
Mondia whitei | Mondia, White's Ginger | 3 | 4 |
Moringa stenopetala | African horseradish tree, cabbagetree | 4 | 3 |
Musa acuminata | Dwarf Banana, Edible banana | 5 | 2 |
Musa x paradisiaca | Banana | 5 | 2 |
Musanga cecropioides | Corkwood | 3 | 4 |
Myrianthus arboreus | Giant yellow mulberry, Monkeyfruit | 4 | 3 |
Phaseolus vulgaris | French Bean, Kidney bean | 5 | 2 |
Phyllanthus emblica | Emblica, Indian Gooseberry | 3 | 5 |
Pinus caribaea | Caribbean Pine. Caribbean pitch pine | 2 | 2 |
Pongamia pinnata | Pongam, Karum Tree, Poonga-Oil Tree, Indian Beech | 0 | 3 |
Populus hybrids | Hybrid poplar | 3 | 3 |
Prunus armeniaca mandschurica | Manchurian apricot | 4 | 3 |
Psidium guajava | Guava, Tropical Guava, Goiaba, Araçá-goiaba | 5 | 2 |
Ricinodendron heudelotii | Manketti nut, Zambezi almond, African oil-nut-tree | 3 | 3 |
Sauropus androgynus | Sweet Leaf, Sweetleaf Bush, Katuk | 5 | 2 |
Senegalia senegal | Gum Arabic | 3 | 2 |
Senna singueana | Winter cassia, Sticky pod | 2 | 3 |
Sesamum indicum | Sesame | 3 | 3 |
Solanecio biafrae | Sierra Leone Bologi | 4 | 2 |
Sonneratia caseolaris | Firefly mangrove, mangrove apple | 2 | 2 |
Spondias dulcis | Golden Apple, Ambarella, | 4 | 2 |
Spondias mombin | Yellow Mombin, Hog Plum, Caja Fruit, Taperebá | 4 | 2 |
Talipariti tiliaceum | Beach Hibiscus, Sea Hibiscus, Cottontree, Mahoe | 3 | 2 |
Tarchonanthus camphoratus | Camphor Bush, Wild Camphor Bush | 1 | 3 |
Terminalia catappa | Indian Almond, Tropical Almond Tree | 4 | 2 |
Treculia africana | African Breadfruit or Breadnut | 4 | 2 |
Vachellia nilotica | Gum Arabic Tree | 2 | 2 |
Vangueria infausta | African medlar | 4 | 2 |
Vigna radiata | Mung Bean, Thai Mung Bean | 4 | 2 |
Warburgia salutaris | Pepperbark Tree | 2 | 4 |
Warburgia salutaris | Pepperbark Tree | 2 | 4 |
Zingiber officinale | Ginger: Common,Cooking Stem, Canton | 4 | 5 |
Diplazium esculentum | Vegetable Fern | 4 | 3 |
Piper betle | Betel | 2 | 3 |
Brosimum rubescens | Bloodwood Cacique | 0 | 2 |
Carapa guianensis | Andiroba | 0 | 4 |
Carapichea ipecacuanha | Ipecac | 0 | 4 |
Carmona retusa | Fukien Tea, Philippine tea tree | 2 | 4 |
Cedrelopsis grevei | Katrafay, Kathrafay | 2 | 4 |
Chamaecrista nigricans | Diola, Diala | 1 | 2 |
Combretum imberbe | Leadwood Tree, Ivory tree | 2 | 2 |
Costus afer | Spiral Ginger, Ginger lily, White spiral costus. | 2 | 4 |
Cupressus lusitanica | Mexican Cypress | 0 | 2 |
Erythrina verna | Mulungu | 0 | 4 |
Guiera senegalensis | Moshi medicine, guier du Senegal | 1 | 4 |
Maclura cochinchinensis | Cockspur Thorn, Thorny Cockspur | 2 | 2 |
Manicaria saccifera | Ubussu, Troolie Palm | 2 | 2 |
Milicia excelsa | African Teak | 2 | 3 |
Milicia regia | Oroko, Iroko | 2 | 2 |
Nageia wallichiana | Nageia | 0 | 2 |
Nauclea latifolia | African Peach | 3 | 4 |
Ocotea kenyensis | Transvaal stinkwood, stinkhout | 0 | 2 |
Peltophorum dasyrhachis | Peltophorum, Soga | 0 | 2 |
Pycnanthus angolensis | African Nutmeg | 2 | 3 |
Securidaca longipedunculata | Violet Tree | 1 | 4 |
Smilax officinalis | Honduran sarsaparilla | 2 | 4 |
Strychnos potatorum | Clearing Nut | 2 | 2 |
Trema orientalis | Charcoal Tree | 1 | 2 |
Turraeanthus africanus | Avodire | 0 | 2 |