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Latin Name

Common Name

Edibility Rating

Medicinal Rating

Cutch tree, Catechu acacia

1

2

Acacia leucophloea

Kuteera-Gum, White-barked acacia.

2

1

Blue-Leaved Wattle, Orange wattle

1

0

Acer saccharinum

Silver Maple, River Maple, Soft Maple

3

1

Sugar Maple, Florida Maple, Hard Maple, Rock Maple

4

2

Adansonia digitata

Baobab, Judas Fruit, Monkey Bread Tree

3

3

Adenanthera pavonina

Red Sandalwood, Coral Tree

3

2

Agrostis capillaris

Browntop Bent Grass

0

0

Albizia julibrissin

Mimosa, Silktree, Mimosa Tree,

2

2

Albizia lebbeck

Siris Tree, Woman's Tongue, East Indian Walnut

1

2

Alnus acuminata

Alder

0

2

Alnus nepalensis

Nepalese Alder

0

1

Red Alder, Oregon Alder

2

2

Alocasia macrorrhizos

Giant Taro, Giant Elephant Ear

3

2

Amaranthus retroflexus

Pigweed, Redroot amaranth, Wild Beet

3

2

Amorpha fruticosa

False Indigo, False indigo bush

1

2

Amphicarpaea edgeworthii

4

0

Pinto peanut

0

0

Artocarpus altilis

Breadfruit

5

4

Artocarpus heterophyllus

Jackfruit

5

2

Arundinaria gigantea

Canebrake bamboo, Cane Reed, Giant cane

3

1

Arundinaria spp

Running Bamboo

3

1

Giant Reed, Giant Reed Grass

3

2

Astragalus glycyphyllos

Milk Vetch, Licorice milkvetch

1

0

Atriplex canescens

Grey Sage Brush, Fourwing saltbush

4

1

Atriplex nummularia

Giant Saltbush, Bluegreen saltbush

3

2

Atriplex semibaccata

Australian Saltbush. Australian saltbush, Creeping saltbush

2

0

Atriplex truncata

Wedgescale Saltbush

2

0

Balanites aegyptiaca

Desert Date. Desert date, Soapberry tree

3

2

Bambusa oldhamii

Ryoku-Chiku, Giant Timber Bamboo, Oldham's Bamboo

2

0

1

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