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Latin Name

Common Name

Edibility Rating

Medicinal Rating

Abelmoschus esculentus

Okra

4

3

Cotton Abroma. Perennial Indian Hemp.

0

3

Acacia angustissima

Prairie acacia. Timbre. Fernleaf Acacia

2

3

Cutch tree, Catechu acacia

1

2

Cole's wattle, Candelabra Wattle, Soap wattle,

3

2

Acacia cowleana

Hall’s Creek wattle

3

2

Acacia holosericea

Strap wattle, Candelabra wattle

1

2

Koa Acacia

0

2

Koai'a

0

1

Acacia leucophloea

Kuteera-Gum, White-barked acacia.

2

1

Acacia murrayana

Murray’s wattle, Colony wattle

3

2

Blue-Leaved Wattle, Orange wattle

1

0

Acacia victoriae

Bramble wattle. Gundabluey, Bardi bush

4

2

Acanthocereus tetragonus

Pitahaya. Barbed-wire cactus.

3

0

Acanthosicyos horridus

Naras. Butterpips

3

2

Acer saccharinum

Silver Maple, River Maple, Soft Maple

3

1

Sugar Maple, Florida Maple, Hard Maple, Rock Maple

4

2

Achnatherum hymenoides

Indian Millet, Indian ricegrass

3

0

Acrocomia aculeata

Coyoli Palm. Gru-Gru Palm, Macaw palm

3

1

Adansonia digitata

Baobab, Judas Fruit, Monkey Bread Tree

3

3

Adenanthera pavonina

Red Sandalwood, Coral Tree

3

2

Aechmea magdalenae

Pingwing. Ixtle, Pita plant

3

0

Horse chestnut

4

4

Afraegle paniculata

Nigerian Powder-Flask Fruit. African afraegle

2

3

Agave americana

Agave, American century plant

3

3

Agave cantala agave

Agave

2

0

Agave fourcroydes

Henequen

0

1

Agave lechuguilla

Ixtle, Chihuahua

1

2

Hohokam Agave, Murphey agave

2

0

Century Plant, Parry's agave, Mescal

3

1

1

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