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Latin NameCommon NameEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Abies amabilisRed Fir,Pacific silver fir12
Abies balsameaBalsam Fir35
Abies fraseriShe Balsam, Fraser fir, Southern Balsam Fir13
Abies grandisGrand Fir, Giant Fir, Lowland White Fir22
Abies lasiocarpaSubalpine Fir, Alpine Fir22
Acacia aneuraMulga Acacia30
Acacia dealbataMimosa, Silver wattle20
Acacia decurrensGreen Wattle21
Acacia farnesianaSweet Acacia, Perfume Acacia, Huisache22
Acacia pycnanthaGolden Wattle20
Acacia salignaBlue-Leaved Wattle, Orange wattle10
Aciphylla colensoiWild Spaniard20
Aciphylla squarrosaSpeargrass20
Agoseris aurantiacaMountain Dandelion, Orange agoseris21
Agoseris glaucaMountain Dandelion, Pale agoseris, False agoseris11
Apocynum cannabinumIndian Hemp22
Asclepias asperulaAntelope Horns, Spider milkweed, Trailing Milkweed21
Asclepias californicaCalifornia Milkweed, Greene's milkweed21
Asclepias decumbens 20
Asclepias eriocarpaWoollypod Milkweed22
Asclepias erosaDesert Milkweed20
Asclepias halliiPurple Silkweed, Hall's milkweed31
Asclepias involucrataDwarf Milkweed21
Asclepias lanceolataPurple Silkweed, Fewflower milkweed21
Asclepias ovalifoliaOval-leaf milkweed20
Asclepias pumilaLow Milkweed, Plains milkweed21
Asclepias purpurascensPurple Milkweed21
Asclepias quadrifoliaFourleaf Milkweed22
Asclepias rubraRed Silkweed31
Asclepias speciosaShowy Milkweed32
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