Latin Name | Common Name | Edibility Rating | Medicinal Rating |
Acer saccharinum | Silver Maple, River Maple, Soft Maple | 3 | 1 |
Acer saccharum nigrum | Black Maple | 4 | 1 |
Acer saccharum | Sugar Maple, Florida Maple, Hard Maple, Rock Maple | 4 | 2 |
Achillea millefolium | Yarrow, Boreal yarrow, California yarrow, Giant yarrow, Coast yarrow, Western yarrow, Pacific yarrow | 3 | 4 |
Allium schoenoprasum | Chives, Wild chives, Flowering Onion | 5 | 2 |
Amaranthus albus | Prostrate Pigweed | 2 | 0 |
Amaranthus bidentata | | 2 | 1 |
Amaranthus blitoides | Mat Amaranth | 2 | 0 |
Amaranthus blitum | Slender Amaranth, Purple amaranth | 4 | 2 |
Amaranthus campestris | | 2 | 1 |
Amaranthus caudatus | Love Lies Bleeding | 4 | 1 |
Amaranthus cruentus | Purple Amaranth, Red amaranth | 4 | 2 |
Amaranthus diacanthus | | 2 | 0 |
Amaranthus dubius | Spleen Amaranth | 2 | 0 |
Amaranthus frumentaceus | | 2 | 0 |
Amaranthus graecizans | Spreading Pigweed, Mediterranean amaranth | 2 | 0 |
Amaranthus hybridus | Rough Pigweed, Slim amaranth | 4 | 1 |
Amaranthus hypochondriacus | Prince's Feather, Prince-of-wales feather | 4 | 3 |
Amaranthus mangostanus | | 2 | 0 |
Amaranthus mitchellii | Boggabri Weed | 2 | 0 |
Amaranthus pallidiflorus | | 2 | 0 |
Amaranthus palmeri | Careless Weed | 2 | 0 |
Amaranthus polygamus | | 2 | 1 |
Amaranthus polystachyus | | 2 | 0 |
Amaranthus powellii | Powell's Amaranth | 2 | 0 |
Amaranthus quitensis | Ataco | 2 | 0 |
Amaranthus retroflexus | Pigweed, Redroot amaranth, Wild Beet | 3 | 2 |
Amaranthus spinosus | Spiny Amaranth | 2 | 3 |
Amaranthus standleyanus | Indehiscent Pigweed | 2 | 0 |
Amaranthus tenuifolius | | 2 | 0 |
Amaranthus thunbergii | Thunberg's Pigweed, Thunberg's amaranthus | 2 | 0 |
Amaranthus torreyi | Torrey's amaranthus | 2 | 0 |
Amaranthus tricolor | Chinese Spinach, Joseph's-coat, Fountain Plant, Tampala , Summer Poinsettia | 3 | 1 |
Amaranthus viridis | Calalu, Slender amaranth | 3 | 2 |
Artemisia vulgaris | Mugwort, Common wormwood, Felon Herb, Chrysanthemum Weed, Wild Wormwood | 2 | 3 |
Betula alleghaniensis | Yellow Birch, Swamp Birch | 3 | 2 |
Betula lenta | Cherry Birch, Sweet birch, Black Birch, Cherry Birch | 3 | 3 |
Borago officinalis | Borage, Common borage,Cool-tankard, Tailwort | 3 | 3 |
Brassica oleracea | Wild Cabbage, Broccoli, Tronchuda cabbage, Brussels sprouts, Kohlrabi, Sprouting broccoli | 4 | 2 |
Calendula officinalis | calendula, Pot Marigold | 3 | 5 |
Carya hybrids | Hybrid and neohybrid hickories | 4 | 3 |
Carya illinoinensis | Pecan | 4 | 1 |
Carya laciniosa | Shellbark Hickory | 3 | 1 |
Carya ovata | Shagbark Hickory | 3 | 1 |
Chamaemelum nobile | Chamomile, Roman chamomile | 2 | 5 |
Chenopodium album | Fat Hen, Lambsquarters | 3 | 2 |
Cichorium intybus | Chicory, Radicchio, Succory, Witloof | 4 | 3 |
Cornus florida | Flowering Dogwood | 2 | 2 |
Equisetum arvense | Field Horsetail | 2 | 3 |
Equisetum sylvaticum | Wood Horsetail, Woodland horsetail | 1 | 2 |
Fagus grandifolia | American Beech | 2 | 2 |
Fagus sylvatica | Beech, European beech, Common Beech | 4 | 2 |
Fragaria chiloensis | Beach Strawberry, Pacific beach strawberry, Sandwich beach strawberry | 3 | 1 |
Fragaria moschata | Hautbois Strawberry | 3 | 0 |
Fragaria vesca | Wild Strawberry, Woodland strawberry, California strawberry | 3 | 3 |
Fragaria virginiana | Scarlet Strawberry, Virginia strawberry | 3 | 2 |
Fragaria x ananassa | Strawberry | 5 | 0 |
Gaultheria procumbens | Checkerberry, Eastern teaberry, Teaberry, Creeping Wintergreen | 4 | 3 |
Glycyrrhiza glabra | Liquorice, Cultivated licorice | 4 | 4 |
Glycyrrhiza lepidota | American Liquorice | 4 | 3 |
Glycyrrhiza uralensis | Gan Cao | 3 | 4 |
Helianthus tuberosus | Jerusalem Artichoke | 4 | 1 |
Juglans ailanthifolia | Japanese Walnut | 3 | 1 |
Juglans cinerea | Butternut - White Walnut, Butternut | 3 | 3 |
Juglans nigra | Black Walnut | 3 | 3 |
Juglans regia | Walnut, English walnut, Persian Walnut, | 4 | 3 |
Juglans x bisbyi | Buartnut | 3 | 0 |
Lupinus perennis | Sundial Lupine | 3 | 1 |
Malus baccata | Chinese Crab, Siberian crab apple | 2 | 1 |
Malus ioensis | Prairie Crab, Prairie crab apple, Texas crab apple, Prairie Crabapple | 2 | 0 |
Malus pumila | Paradise Apple, Common Apple, Apple Tree | 4 | 2 |
Malva neglecta | Dwarf Mallow, Common mallow | 4 | 2 |
Malva sylvestris | Mallow, High mallow, French Hollyhock, Common Mallow, Tree Mallow, Tall Mallow | 3 | 3 |
Medicago sativa | Alfalfa, Yellow alfalfa | 4 | 3 |
Melissa officinalis | Lemon Balm, Common balm, Bee Balm, Sweet Balm, Lemon Balm | 3 | 5 |
Mentha x piperita officinalis | White Peppermint | 3 | 5 |
Micromeria chamissonis | Yerba Buena | 2 | 2 |
Nasturtium officinale | Watercress | 4 | 3 |
Oenothera biennis | Evening Primrose, Sun Drop, Common evening primrose | 3 | 5 |
Origanum vulgare | Oregano, Pot Marjoram | 4 | 3 |
Portulaca oleracea | Green Purslane, Little hogweed | 4 | 3 |
Potentilla anserina | Silverweed | 3 | 3 |
Quercus alba | White Oak, Hybrid oak | 3 | 2 |
Rheum rhaponticum | Rhubarb, Garden rhubarb | 2 | 3 |
Robinia pseudoacacia | Black Locust, Yellow Locust | 3 | 2 |
Rumex acetosa | Sorrel, Garden sorrel | 5 | 3 |
Rumex acetosella | Sheeps Sorrel, Common sheep sorrel | 4 | 3 |
Rumex crispus | Curled Dock, Curly dock | 2 | 3 |
Rumex scutatus | Buckler-Leaved Sorrel, French sorrel | 4 | 1 |
Salvia officinalis | Sage, Kitchen sage, Small Leaf Sage, Garden Sage | 4 | 5 |
Sanguisorba minor | Salad Burnet, Small burnet | 4 | 2 |
Scutellaria lateriflora | Virginian Skullcap, Blue skullcap | 0 | 3 |
Stellaria media | Chickweed, Common chickweed | 3 | 3 |
Symphytum grandiflorum | Ground Cover Comfrey, Comfrey | 0 | 0 |
Symphytum officinale | Comfrey, Common comfrey | 3 | 5 |
Symphytum uplandicum | Comfrey | 3 | 5 |
Taraxacum officinale | Dandelion - Kukraundha, Kanphool, Common dandelion, Dandelion | 4 | 3 |
Thymus vulgaris | Common Thyme, Garden thyme, Wild Thyme | 4 | 3 |
Tilia americana | American Basswood, Carolina basswood, Basswood, AmericanBasswood, American Linden | 3 | 3 |
Tilia x europaea | Linden, Common Lime | 5 | 3 |
Trifolium pratense | Red Clover | 3 | 3 |
Trifolium repens | White Clover, Dutch Clover, Purple Dutch Clover, Shamrock, White Clover | 3 | 2 |
Urtica dioica | Stinging Nettle, California nettle | 5 | 5 |
Verbascum thapsus | Great Mullein, Common mullein, Aaron's Rod, Flannel Plant, Hag Taper, Mullein, Torches, Velvet Plant | 1 | 3 |
Vicia americana | American Vetch, Mat vetch | 2 | 1 |
Vicia cracca | Tufted Vetch, Bird vetch, Cow vetch | 1 | 1 |
Viola canadensis | Canada Violet, Canadian white violet, Creepingroot violet | 3 | 1 |
Viola labradorica | Labrador Violet, Alpine violet, Johnny Jump-Up, Alpine Violet | 3 | 0 |
Viola odorata | Sweet Violet, English Violet, Garden Violet, Sweet Violet, Florist's Violet | 5 | 3 |
Viola sororia | Wooly Blue Violet, Common blue violet | 3 | 1 |
Desmodium canadense | Showy tick-trefoil | 0 | 0 |
Equisetum scirpoides | Dwarf scouring rush | 2 | 2 |
Agrostis capillaris | Browntop Bent Grass | 0 | 0 |
Agrostis perennans | Upland Bent, Upland bentgrass | 1 | 0 |
Betula alnoides | | 2 | 1 |
Betula ermanii | Gold Birch | 0 | 1 |
Betula glandulosa | Scrub Birch | 2 | 1 |
Betula kenaica | Kenai Birch | 3 | 1 |
Betula nana | Dwarf Birch | 2 | 2 |
Betula occidentalis | Water Birch | 3 | 2 |
Betula papyrifera | Paper Birch, Mountain paper birch, Kenai birch | 3 | 2 |
Betula pendula | Silver Birch, European white birch, Common Birch, Warty Birch, European White Birch | 3 | 3 |
Betula platyphylla | White Birch, Asian white birch, | 2 | 2 |
Betula populifolia | Grey Birch | 2 | 1 |
Betula pubescens | White Birch, Downy birch | 3 | 3 |
Betula schmidtii | Schmidt's Birch | 0 | 0 |
Betula utilis | Indian Paper Birch, Whitebarked Himilayan Birch, Jacquemontii Birch | 0 | 2 |
Fagopyrum esculentum | Buckwheat | 4 | 3 |
Arctium minus | Lesser Burdock | 3 | 5 |
Carum carvi | Caraway | 4 | 3 |
Daucus carota sativus | Carrot | 5 | 3 |
Daucus carota | Wild Carrot, Queen anne's lace, Carrot, Wild Carrot, Queen Anne's Lace | 2 | 3 |
Typha latifolia | Reedmace, Broadleaf cattail, Bullrush, Nailrod | 5 | 3 |
Anthemis arvensis | Corn Chamomile | 0 | 2 |
Matricaria recutita | German Camomile | 1 | 5 |
Galium aparine | Goosegrass, Coachweed, Catchweed, Stickywilly | 2 | 3 |
Trifolium bifidum | Piñole Clover, Notchleaf clover | 2 | 0 |
Trifolium ciliatum | Foothill Clover | 2 | 0 |
Trifolium cyathiferum | Cup Clover | 1 | 0 |
Trifolium dichotomum | Branched Indian Clover | 2 | 0 |
Trifolium dubium | Suckling Clover | 0 | 1 |
Trifolium fimbriatum | Springbank Clover, Cows clover | 3 | 0 |
Trifolium fucatum | Sour Clover, Bull clover | 2 | 0 |
Trifolium fucatum virescens | | 2 | 0 |
Trifolium gracilentum | Pin-Point Clover, Palmer's clover | 2 | 0 |
Trifolium hybridum | Alsike Clover | 2 | 1 |
Trifolium incarnatum | Crimson Clover | 2 | 0 |
Trifolium lupinaster | Lupine clover | 1 | 0 |
Trifolium macrocephalum | Bighead Clover, Largehead clover | 1 | 0 |
Trifolium obtusiflorum | Clammy Clover | 2 | 0 |
Trifolium ornithopodioides | Birdsfoot Fenugreek, Bird clover | 1 | 0 |
Trifolium subterraneum | Subterranean Clover | 1 | 0 |
Trifolium tridentatum | Tomcat Clover | 2 | 0 |
Medicago lupulina | Black Medick | 2 | 1 |
Tussilago farfara | Coltsfoot | 3 | 3 |
Larrea tridentata | Creosote Bush - Chaparral | 2 | 2 |
Rumex obtusifolius | Round-Leaved Dock, Bitter dock | 1 | 2 |
Lemna minor | Duckweed, Common duckweed | 1 | 2 |
Atriplex hastata | Hastate Orach | 3 | 0 |
Foeniculum vulgare | Fennel, Sweet fennel | 5 | 3 |
Foeniculum vulgare azoricum | Florence Fennel | 3 | 3 |
Foeniculum vulgare dulce | Sweet Fennel | 4 | 3 |
Linum usitatissimum | Flax, Common flax | 4 | 3 |
Allium sativum | Garlic, Cultivated garlic | 5 | 5 |
Allium sativum ophioscorodon | Serpent Garlic | 5 | 5 |
Pelargonium crispum | Lemon Geranium | 2 | 2 |
Pelargonium capitatum | Rose-Scented Geranium | 0 | 3 |
Pelargonium graveolens | Rose Geranium, Sweet scented geranium | 2 | 3 |
Pelargonium fragrans | Nutmeg Geranium | 1 | 2 |
Pelargonium odoratissimum | Apple Geranium | 2 | 3 |
Pelargonium quercifolium | Oak-Leaved Geranium | 0 | 2 |
Pelargonium radens | Rasp-leaf pelargonium | 0 | 2 |
Pelargonium vitifolium | Grapeleaf geranium | 0 | 1 |
Pelargonium glutinosum | Pheasant's Foot Geranium | 0 | 1 |
Pelargonium tomentosum | Peppermint Geranium | 1 | 2 |
Equisetum fluviatile | Swamp Horsetail, Water horsetail | 2 | 2 |
Equisetum hyemale | Dutch Rush, Scouringrush horsetail, Horsetail, Scouring Rush, Rough Horsetail | 2 | 2 |
Equisetum palustre | Marsh Horsetail | 0 | 2 |
Equisetum pratense | Meadow Horsetail | 2 | 2 |
Equisetum telmateia | Giant Horsetail | 1 | 1 |
Equisetum variegatum | Variegated Horsetail, Variegated scouringrush, Alaskan scouringrush | 0 | 2 |
Glycyrrhiza aspera | | 1 | 0 |
Glycyrrhiza echinata | Wild Liquorice, Chinese licorice | 4 | 3 |
Glycyrrhiza malensis | | 2 | 0 |
Glycyrrhiza uralensis | Gan Cao | 3 | 4 |
Lupinus albus | White Lupin | 4 | 1 |
Lupinus albus graecus | | 4 | 0 |
Lupinus angustifolius | Blue Lupin, Narrowleaf lupine | 4 | 0 |
Lupinus arboreus | Tree Lupin, Yellow bush lupine | 0 | 0 |
Lupinus hirsutus | | 2 | 0 |
Lupinus littoralis | Seashore Lupine | 2 | 0 |
Lupinus luteus | Yellow Lupin, European yellow lupine | 3 | 0 |
Lupinus mutabilis | Pearl Lupin, Tarwi | 5 | 0 |
Lupinus nootkatensis | Blue Lupine, Nootka lupine | 3 | 0 |
Lupinus polyphyllus | Big-Leaf Lupin, Lupine | 1 | 1 |
Lupinus tauris | | 0 | 0 |
Lupinus termis | White Lupin | 2 | 0 |
Tagetes erecta | African Marigold, Aztec marigold, Big Marigold, American Marigold | 3 | 3 |
Tagetes filifolia | Irish Lace | 1 | 0 |
Tagetes lucida | Mexican Tarragon, Sweetscented marigold | 4 | 3 |
Tagetes micrantha | Licorice marigold | 0 | 1 |
Tagetes minuta | Muster-John-Henry | 2 | 2 |
Tagetes patula | French Marigold, Dwarf French Marigold | 2 | 2 |
Tagetes tenuifolia | Lemon Marigold, Striped Mexican Marigold, Signet Marigold | 2 | 0 |
Astilbe chinensis | Pumila Spirea,Chinese Astilbe | 1 | 0 |
Astilbe longicarpa | | 1 | 0 |
Astilbe thunbergii | Astilbe | 1 | 0 |
Azolla filiculoides | Azolla, Pacific mosquitofern | 0 | 0 |
Verbascum blattaria | Moth Mullein | 0 | 0 |
Verbascum densiflorum | Mullein | 0 | 2 |
Verbascum lychnitis | White Mullein | 0 | 0 |
Verbascum nigrum | Dark Mullein, Black mullein | 0 | 3 |
Verbascum phlomoides | Wooly Mullein, Orange mullein | 0 | 3 |
Verbascum pulverulentum | Hoary Mullein, Broad-leaf mullein | 0 | 1 |
Petroselinum crispum | Parsley | 4 | 4 |
Petroselinum crispum tuberosum | Hamburg Parsley | 4 | 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 |
Plantago asiatica | Che Qian Zi | 1 | 3 |
Plantago coronopus | Buck's-Horn Plantain | 3 | 2 |
Plantago major | Common Plantain, Cart Track Plant,White Man's Foot ,Plantain | 2 | 3 |
Plantago maritima | Sea Plantain, Goose tongue, California goose tongue | 3 | 2 |
Plantago media | Hoary Plantain | 2 | 2 |
Satureja hortensis | Summer Savory | 3 | 2 |
Satureja montana | Winter Savory | 4 | 3 |
Satureja spicigera | Creeping Savory | 3 | 2 |
Satureja thymbra | Thyme-Leaved Savory | 2 | 2 |
Anagallis arvensis | Scarlet Pimpernel | 2 | 2 |
Capsella bursa-pastoris | Shepherd's Purse | 3 | 2 |
Navarretia squarrosa | Skunk Weed, Skunkbush | 1 | 0 |
Sonchus arvensis | Field Milk Thistle, Field sowthistle, Moist sowthistle | 2 | 1 |
Helianthus annuus | Sunflower, Common sunflower | 5 | 2 |
Euphorbia abyssinica | Candelabra Spurge | 0 | 2 |
Euphorbia antisyphilitica | Candelilla | 2 | 0 |
Euphorbia corollata | Wild Spurge, Flowering spurge | 0 | 2 |
Euphorbia esula | Leafy Spurge. Green spurge | 0 | 0 |
Euphorbia lathyris | Caper Spurge, Moleplant | 1 | 2 |
Euphorbia marginata | Mountain Snow, Ghost Spurge, Ghost Weed | 1 | 1 |
Euphorbia tetragona | Naboom | 1 | 1 |
Euphorbia tirucalli | African Milkbush, Pencil Cactus, Milk Bush | 0 | 2 |
Tanacetum vulgare | Tansy, Common tansy, Golden Buttons, Curly Leaf Tansy | 2 | 2 |
Cirsium arvense | Creeping Thistle, Canada thistle | 2 | 2 |
Carduus nutans | Musk Thistle, Nodding plumeless thistle | 2 | 2 |
Salsola kali | Saltwort, Russian thistle | 3 | 2 |
Linaria vulgaris | Yellow Toadflax, Butter and eggs | 1 | 2 |
Nicotiana alata | Tobacco, Jasmine tobacco, Nicotiana, Jasmine Tobacco, Ornamental Tobacco, Flowering Tobacco | 0 | 0 |
Nicotiana glauca | Tree Tobacco | 1 | 2 |
Nicotiana rustica | Wild Tobacco, Aztec tobacco | 0 | 2 |
Nicotiana tabacum | Tobacco, Cultivated tobacco | 2 | 2 |
Valeriana officinalis | Valerian, Garden valerian | 2 | 3 |
Vicia caroliniana | Carolina vetch, Carolina wood vetch | 0 | 2 |
Vicia faba equina | Horsebean | 3 | 0 |
Vicia faba major | Broad Bean, Fava Bean | 4 | 1 |
Vicia faba minuta | Tick Bean | 3 | 0 |
Vicia gigantea | Giant Vetch | 2 | 1 |
Vicia hirsuta | Hairy Tare, Tiny vetch | 2 | 0 |
Vicia sativa | Winter Tares, Garden vetch, Subterranean vetch | 3 | 0 |
Vicia sativa leucosperma | Winter Tares | 3 | 0 |
Vicia sepium | Bush Vetch | 1 | 0 |
Vicia sylvatica | Wood vetch | 3 | 1 |
Vicia tenuifolia | Fine-Leaved Vetch, Cow vetch | 1 | 0 |
Vicia unijuga | Two-Leaf Vetch | 1 | 0 |
Salix acutifolia | Sharp-Leaf Willow | 1 | 2 |
Salix aegyptiaca | | 1 | 2 |
Salix alaxensis | Feltleaf Wiillow | 1 | 2 |
Salix alba | White Willow | 1 | 3 |
Salix amygdaloides | Peach Leaved Willow | 0 | 2 |
Salix appendiculata | | 1 | 2 |
Salix arenaria | | 1 | 2 |
Salix aurita | Eared Sallow | 0 | 2 |
Salix babylonica | Weeping Willow, Babylon Weeping Willow | 1 | 3 |
Salix bebbiana | Beak Willow, Bebb Willow | 0 | 2 |
Salix brachycarpa | shortfruit 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 eriocephala | Missouri Willow, Missouri River willow | 0 | 2 |
Salix fluviatilis | River Willow | 0 | 2 |
Salix fragilis | Crack Willow | 1 | 3 |
Salix gooddingii | Goodding's Willow | 1 | 2 |
Salix gracilistyla | Rosegold Pussy Willow | 1 | 2 |
Salix hookeriana | Dune Willow | 1 | 2 |
Salix hybrids | Hybrid willows | 3 | 3 |
Salix koriyanagi | kori-yanagi | 0 | 2 |
Salix lasiolepis | Arroyo willow, Bigelow's 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 pentandra | Bay Willow, Laurel willow | 1 | 3 |
Salix purpurea | Purple Osier. purpleosier willow | 1 | 3 |
Salix purpurea lambertiana | Purple Osier | 1 | 3 |
Salix repens | Creeping Willow | 1 | 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 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 |
Brassica rapa pekinensis | Chinese Cabbage | 4 | 1 |
Brassica oleracea botrytis | Cauliflower | 4 | 0 |
Brassica oleracea acephala | Collards | 4 | 0 |
Brassica oleracea capitata | Cabbage,Ornamental Cabbage, Red Cabbage, Savoy Cabbage | 4 | 0 |
Brassica oleracea sabauda | Savoy Cabbage | 4 | 0 |
Brassica rapa | Turnip, Field mustard, Toria, Yellow sarson | 3 | 2 |
Quercus rubra | Red Oak, Northern red oak | 3 | 2 |