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Latin NameCommon NameEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Adiantum pedatumNorthern Maidenhair,American Maidenhair Fern02
Aesculus hippocastanumHorse Chestnut, European Horsechestnut, Common Horsechestnut34
Agrimonia pilosaHairy Agrimony23
Ajuga decumbens 02
Alnus glutinosaAlder, European alder , Common Alder, Black Alder03
Alnus rhombifoliaWhite Alder12
Alnus sinuataSitka Alder11
Alnus tenuifoliaMountain Alder, Thinleaf alder12
Alnus viridis crispaAmerican Green Alder12
Anemone narcissifloraNarcissus-Flowered Anemone, Narcissus anemone10
Artemisia tilesiiWormwood, Tilesius' wormwood12
Artemisia vulgarisMugwort, Common wormwood, Felon Herb, Chrysanthemum Weed, Wild Wormwood23
Aster amellusIalian Aster22
Aster diplostephioides 02
Astragalus canadensisCanadian Milkvetch, Shorttooth Canadian milkvetch, Morton's Canadian milkvetch32
Astragalus crassicarpusGround Plum, Groundplum milkvetch41
Beta vulgaris cracaBeetroot42
Boehmeria niveaRamie, Chinese Grass, Chinese Silk Plant22
Broussonetia papyriferaPaper Mulberry42
Callicarpa pedunculata 02
Camellia japonicaCamellia, Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia32
Capsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's Purse32
Carpinus betulusHornbeam, European hornbeam, Common Hornbeam, European Hornbeam02
Ceanothus americanusNew Jersey Tea, Wild Snowball33
Celosia argentea cristataLagos Spinach, Common Cockscomb43
Cercocarpus ledifoliusMountain Mahogany, Curl-leaf mountain mahogany12
Cirsium japonicumNo-Azami, Japanese thistle22
Crataegus cuneataSanzashi, Chinese hawthorn33
Cyrtomium fortuneiAsian netvein hollyfern02
Dianthus chinensisChinese Pink, Rainbow pink, Annual Pink, China Pink03
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