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Latin NameCommon NameEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Apocynum cannabinumIndian Hemp22
Apocynum venetum 02
Arundo donaxGiant Reed, Giant Reed Grass32
Asclepias speciosaShowy Milkweed32
Asclepias erosaDesert Milkweed20
Asclepias incarnataSwamp Milkweed, Swamp Butterfly Weed, Marsh Milkweed32
Asclepias subulataRush Milkweed01
Asclepias syriacaCommon Milkweed, Silkweed, Milkweed32
Asclepias tuberosaPleurisy Root, Butterfly milkweed, Rolfs' milkweed, Indian Paintbrush33
Astragalus glycyphyllosMilk Vetch, Licorice milkvetch10
Boehmeria niveaRamie, Chinese Grass, Chinese Silk Plant22
Catharanthus roseusMadagascar Periwinkle, Jasmine, Cayenne Old Maid Periwinkle14
Chrysopogon zizanioidesVetiver, Vetiver Root, Khus Khus22
Cortaderia selloanaPampas Grass00
Couma utilisSorva, Milk Tree42
Cynara cardunculusCardoon35
Grindelia squarrosaRosin Weed, Curlycup gumweed23
Medicago sativaAlfalfa, Yellow alfalfa43
Miscanthus sacchariflorusAmur Silver Grass00
Miscanthus sinensisEulalia, Chinese silvergrass, Silver Feather, Eulalia Grass, Japanese Silver Grass, Ornamental Grass12
Phalaris arundinaceaCanary Grass, Reed canarygrass, Gardener's Garter Grass, Ribbon Grass00
Phleum pratenseTimothy01
Pueraria montana lobataKudzu Vine45
Pueraria phaseoloidesTropical Kudzu21
Rumex acetosaSorrel, Garden sorrel53
Solidago leavenworthiiLeavenworth's goldenrod01
Solidago nemoralisOld-Field Goldenrod, Gray goldenrod11
Stipa tenacissimaEsparto Grass, Esparto00
Tanacetum cinerariifoliumDalmation Pellitory, Pyrethrum01
Tephrosia virginianaCatgut, Virginia tephrosia02
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