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Latin NameCommon NameEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Abies grandisGrand Fir, Giant Fir, Lowland White Fir22
Abutilon theophrastiChina Jute, Velvetleaf, Butterprint Buttonweed Jute, China Mallow, Indian Velvet Leaf32
Acer rubrumRed Maple, Drummond's maple, Swamp Maple31
Acer saccharinumSilver Maple, River Maple, Soft Maple31
Acer saccharumSugar Maple, Florida Maple, Hard Maple, Rock Maple42
Acer spicatumMountain Maple22
Achlys triphyllaVanilla leaf, Sweet after death01
Alnus rugosaSpeckled Alder02
Alnus serrulataSmooth Alder, Hazel alder02
Amelanchier alnifoliaSaskatoon, Saskatoon serviceberry, Serviceberry52
Amelanchier alnifolia cusickiiCusick's Serviceberry41
Amelanchier alnifolia semiintegrifoliaPacific Serviceberry51
Amelanchier pallidaPale Serviceberry31
Amelanchier utahensisUtah Serviceberry, Coville's serviceberry31
Anemone canadensisCanadian Anemone02
Anemone cylindricaCandle Anemone02
Anemone obtusiloba 01
Anthriscus cerefoliumChervil, Garden chervil32
Aralia spinosaHercule's Club, Aralia spinosa, American Angelica Tree, Hercules' Club, Devil's Walking Stick22
Aristotelia serrata 31
Artemisia campestrisField Southernwood02
Artemisia indica 13
Artemisia ludoviciana gnaphalodesWhite Sage02
Artemisia tridentataSage Brush, Big sagebrush, Bonneville big sagebrush32
Asclepias speciosaShowy Milkweed32
Asclepias subulataRush Milkweed01
Asclepias viridifloraGreen Milkweed, Green comet milkweed32
Asplenium adiantum-nigrumBlack Spleenwort02
Asplenium ruta-murariaWall Rue, Lance asplenium02
Aster tripoliumSea Aster21
Astragalus chinensisHua Huang Qi, Chinese milkvetch02
Astragalus complanatusBei Bian Huang Qi02
Baccharis vimineaMule's Fat11
Begonia picta 22
Bellis perennisDaisy, Lawndaisy, English Daisy23
Berberis aristataChitra, Indian Barberry or Tree Turmeric43
Berberis asiaticaChutro, Rasanjan (Nep); marpyashi (Newa); Daruharidra, Darbi (Sans)43
Berberis chitria 22
Berberis concinna 22
Berberis everstiana 22
Berberis lycium 33
Berberis ulcina 22
Berberis vulgarisEuropean Barberry, Common barberry33
Bergenia ciliata 12
Broussonetia papyriferaPaper Mulberry42
Buddleia officinalisMi Meng Hua02
Calycanthus floridusCarolina Allspice, Eastern sweetshrub, Strawberry Bush, Sweetshrub, Carolina Allspice32
Cannabis sativaHemp, Marijuana44
Carpinus betulusHornbeam, European hornbeam, Common Hornbeam, European Hornbeam02
Carum carviCaraway43
Catalpa bignonioidesIndian Bean Tree, Southern catalpa02
Celosia argentea cristataLagos Spinach, Common Cockscomb43
Centaurea cyanusCornflower, Garden cornflower, Blue Bottle, Cornflower22
Centaurea jaceaBrown Knapweed11
Centaurea montanaMountain Cornflower, Perennial cornflower, Mountain Bluet02
Cephalanthus occidentalisButton Bush, Common buttonbush, Button Willow, Honey Bells, Buttonbush02
Chelidonium majusGreater Celandine, Swallow Wort, Greater Celandine13
Chiliotrichum diffusum 01
Cirsium undulatumWavy-Leaved Thistle, Tracy's thistle31
Claytonia sibiricaPink Purslane, Siberian springbeauty41
Clematis alternata 01
Clematis ternifloraSennin-So, Sweet autumn virginsbower, Sweet Autumn Clematis, Fall Clematis11
Coccinia grandisIvy Gourd22
Comandra pallidaPale Bastard Toadflax11
Coptis teetaYun Lian12
Cornus alternifoliaGreen Osier, Alternateleaf dogwood, Alternate Leaf Dogwood, Golden Shadows Pagoda Dogwood, Green Osi02
Cornus canadensisCreeping Dogwood, Bunchberry dogwood, Bunchberry42
Cornus occidentalisWestern Dogwood11
Corydalis vaginans 01
Cotinus coggygriaSmoke Tree, European smoketree, Venetian Sumac, Wig Tree, Smoke Tree11
Cudrania tricuspidataSilkworm Thorn, Storehousebush22
Cuscuta chinensisChinese Dodder03
Cuscuta japonicaJapanese Dodder12
Cynodon dactylonBermuda Grass03
Daphne odoraWinter Daphne, Fragrant Daphne02
Daucus carotaWild Carrot, Queen anne's lace, Carrot, Wild Carrot, Queen Anne's Lace23
Daucus carota sativusCarrot53
Dendranthema indicumChrysanthemum23
Dendranthema x grandiflorumChrysanthemum, Cut Mum, Garden Mum, Pot Mum, Florist's Chrysanthemum23
Desmanthus illinoensisPrairie Mimosa, Illinois bundleflower41
Dianthus chinensisChinese Pink, Rainbow pink, Annual Pink, China Pink03
Dianthus superbusFringed Pink23
Diervilla loniceraBush Honeysuckle, Northern bush honeysuckle02
Digitaria sanguinalisCrab Grass, Hairy crabgrass21
Disporum trachycarpumFairybells21
Dracocephalum parviflorumAmerican Dragonhead11
Eclipta prostrataHan Lian Cao, False daisy13
Edgeworthia chrysanthaOriental paperbush01
Emilia sonchifoliaCupid's Shaving Brush, Lilac tasselflower32
Empetrum nigrumCrowberry, Black crowberry, Black Crowberry32
Epimedium sagittatumYin Yang Huo23
Eriogonum jamesiiAntelope Sage, James' buckwheat02
Eriogonum latifoliumSeaside Buckwheat21
Erysimum cheiriWallflower, Aegean wallflower02
Euonymus tingens 01
Euphrasia officinalisEyebright13
Fraxinus nigraBlack Ash01
Fritillaria roylei 02
Gentiana andrewsiiClosed Bottle Gentian, Dakota gentian03
Geum triflorumPurple Avens, Old man's whiskers, Prairie Smoke22
Ginkgo bilobaMaidenhair Tree, Ginkgo55
Glycine maxSoya Bean42
Glycine sojaWild Soya Bean32
Goodyera pubescensDowny Rattlesnake Plantain02
Heuchera diversifoliaAlum Root, Crevice alumroot11
Heuchera micranthaAlum Root, Crevice alumroot, Hartweg's alumroot, Coral Bells12
Hibiscus sinosyriacusRose Of Sharon42
Hibiscus syriacusRose Of Sharon, Althaea, Shrub Althea, Hardy Hibiscus42
Hoheria populneaLacebark01
Holodiscus discolorCreambush, Oceanspray12
Houttuynia cordataTsi, Chameleon, Rainbow Plant, Chameleon Plant43
Ilex opacaAmerican Holly22
Indigofera kirilowiiKirilow's indigo, Indigo01
Iris kemaonensis 02
Justicia procumbens 22
Koelreuteria paniculataGolden Rain Tree, Varnish Tree21
Lamium albumWhite Dead Nettle23
Lemna minorDuckweed, Common duckweed12
Leonurus japonicus 03
Leymus condensatusGiant Wild Rye21
Ligustrum lucidumChinese Privet, Glossy privet, White Wax Tree, Tree Ligustrum13
Lilium lancifoliumTiger Lily, Devil Lily42
Linaria vulgarisYellow Toadflax, Butter and eggs12
Linum perennePerennial Flax, Blue flax, Alpine flax32
Lithospermum incisumNarrow-Leaf Gromwell, Narrowleaf stoneseed12
Lomatium dissectumFernleaf Biscuitroot, Carrotleaf biscuitroot42
Lonicera involucrataTwinberry, Twinberry honeysuckle22
Lycium barbarumGoji, Box Thorn, Matrimony vine43
Lycium chinenseChinese Boxthorn, Chinese desert-thorn43
Lycium ruthenicum 32
Maclura pomiferaOsage Orange, Bois D'Arc12
Magnolia hypoleucaWhitebark Magnolia22
Magnolia officinalisHou Po03
Mahonia aquifoliumOregon Grape, Hollyleaved barberry, Oregon Holly Grape, Oregon Holly33
Mahonia haematocarpaMexican Barberry, Red barberry32
Mahonia napaulensis 32
Maianthemum dilatatumWild Lily Of The Valley, False lily of the valley21
Malus coronariaGarland Crab, Sweet crab apple31
Malus fuscaOregon Crab, Oregon crab apple32
Melilotus officinalisMelilot, Sweetclover23
Melilotus suaveolensSweetclover11
Mercurialis annuaAnnual Mercury11
Mercurialis perennisDog's Mercury01
Mitella diphyllaMitrewort, Twoleaf miterwort01
Monardella odoratissimaMountain Pennyroyal, Mountain monardella11
Monotropa unifloraIndian Pipe23
Morus albaWhite Mulberry, Common Mulberry,43
Myosotis alpestrisAlpine Forget-Me-Not, Scorpion Grass, Forget-Me-Not02
Myrica nagiBox Myrtle23
Nyssa sylvaticaBlack Tupelo, Blackgum, Sour Gum, Black Tupelo21
Ocimum basilicumSweet Basil, Common Basil, Thai Basil, Tropical Basil43
Ocimum minimumBush Basil43
Orthilia secundaSidebells Wintergreen11
Osmorhiza claytoniiWoolly Sweet-Cicely, Clayton's sweetroot31
Osmorhiza longistylisAniseroot, Longstyle sweetroot31
Osmorhiza occidentalisWestern Sweet-Cicely, Western sweetroot32
Oxalis oreganaRedwood Sorrel31
Paris quadrifoliaHerb Paris02
Parnassia palustrisGrass Of Parnassus, Marsh grass of Parnassus, Mountain grass of Parnassus, Alaska grass of Parnass02
Pectis papposaChinchweed, Manybristle chinchweed11
Peganum harmalaSyrian Rue, Harmal peganum13
Perideridia gairdneriYampa, Gardner's yampah, Common yampah52
Petroselinum crispumParsley44
Phellodendron amurenseAmur Cork Tree, Chinese Corktree13
Phellodendron chinenseChinese Cork Tree03
Physalis philadelphicaWild Tomatillo, Mexican groundcherry41
Picea sitchensisSitka Spruce22
Pimpinella saxifragaBurnet Saxifrage, Solidstem burnet saxifrage22
Pinus lambertianaSugar Pine32
Pinus ponderosaPonderosa Pine, Washoe pine32
Plantago amplexicaulis 12
Plantago coronopusBuck's-Horn Plantain32
Plantago lanceolataRibwort Plantain, Narrowleaf plantain23
Plantago majorCommon Plantain, Cart Track Plant,White Man's Foot ,Plantain23
Plantago mediaHoary Plantain22
Platanus orientalisOriental Plane, Oriental planetree02
Polygonatum odoratumSolomon's Seal23
Polygonatum pubescensHairy Solomon's Seal21
Potentilla egedeiPacific Silverweed21
Prunus armeniacaApricot43
Prunus japonicaKorean Cherry, Japanese bush cherry33
Prunus japonica nakaiJapanese Plum33
Prunus laurocerasusCherry Laurel, English Laurel43
Prunus pensylvanicaPin Cherry22
Prunus virginiana demissaWestern Chokecherry32
Pulmonaria officinalisLungwort, Common lungwort, Jerusalem Sage, Jerusalem Cowslip23
Pulsatilla pratensisPasque Flower02
Pulsatilla vulgarisPasque Flower, European pasqueflower03
Pyrola asarifoliaBog Wintergreen, Liverleaf wintergreen, Pink wintergreen01
Pyrola ellipticaWaxflower Shinleaf02
Pyrola rotundifoliaRound-Leaved Wintergreen02
Quercus velutinaBlack Oak23
Ranunculus hirtus 01
Rhinanthus minorYellow Rattle, Little yellow rattle, Arctic rattlebox01
Rhus diversilobaWestern Poison Oak, Pacific poison oak02
Rhus glabraSmooth Sumach43
Rhus succedaneaWax Tree12
Ribes cereumWax Currant21
Ribes cynosbatiDogberry, Eastern prickly gooseberry31
Ribes lacustrePrickly Blackcurrant, Prickly currant31
Ribes laxiflorumWhite-Flowered Currant, Trailing black currant21
Ribes tristeAmerican Red Currant, Red currant31
Rosa acicularisPrickly Rose22
Rosa arkansana suffultaPrairie Rose21
Rosa blandaLabrador Rose, Smooth rose, Hispid rose22
Rosa caninaDog Rose33
Rosa gymnocarpaWood Rose, Dwarf rose, Gasquet rose21
Rosa macrophylla 21
Rosa moschataMusk Rose21
Rosa nutkanaNootka Rose, Bristly Nootka rose32
Rosa virginianaVirginia Rose21
Rosmarinus officinalisRosemary33
Rubus allegheniensisAlleghany Blackberry, Graves' blackberry32
Rubus coreanusKorean Bramble12
Rubus hirsutus 21
Rubus occidentalisBlack Raspberry42
Rumex hydrolapathumGreat Water Dock11
Ruta chalepensisEgyptian Rue, Fringed rue11
Ruta graveolensRue, Common rue, Herb of Grace, Garden Rue13
Sabal minorBush Palmetto, Dwarf palmetto21
Salix capreaGoat Willow, Kilmarnock Willow, Pink Pussy Willow, Pussy Willow12
Salvia apianaWhite Sage, Compact white sage31
Salvia columbariaeChia, Ziegler's sage32
Salvia sclareaClary, Europe sage, Clary Sage22
Salvia verbenacaWild Clary22
Sambucus nigraElderberry - European Elder, Black elderberry, American black elderberry, Blue elderberry, Europea43
Sempervivum arachnoideumCobweb Houseleek02
Senecio cinerariaCineraria, Dusty miller, Silver Groundsel03
Senecio scandens 02
Senna toraStinking Cassia, Sickle senna13
Shepherdia canadensisBuffalo Berry, Russet buffaloberry, Canada Buffaloberry32
Silene conoideaweed silene01
Silene gallicacommon catchfly01
Sisymbrium irioLondon Rocket12
Stauntonia hexaphylla 31
Stellaria mediaChickweed, Common chickweed33
Streptopus roseusScootberry, Rosybells42
Suaeda fruticosaShrubby Seablite21
Symphoricarpos albus laevigatusSnowberry12
Symphoricarpos occidentalisWolfberry, Western snowberry11
Symphoricarpos orbiculatusCoralberry11
Symplocos paniculataAsiatic Sweetleaf, Sapphire-berry12
Tagetes erectaAfrican Marigold, Aztec marigold, Big Marigold, American Marigold33
Thalictrum foliolosum 02
Thlaspi arvensePennycress, Field pennycress22
Tilia americanaAmerican Basswood, Carolina basswood, Basswood, AmericanBasswood, American Linden33
Toona sinensisChinese Cedar32
Trifolium repensWhite Clover, Dutch Clover, Purple Dutch Clover, Shamrock, White Clover32
Trillium grandiflorumWhite Trillium, Large Flower Trillium, White Trillium, Large Flower Wakerobin, Large Flowered Tril12
Trillium ovatumWakerobin, Pacific trillium, Oettinger's trillium, Hibberson's trillium11
Uvularia perfoliataBellwort, Perfoliate bellwort22
Vaccinium myrsinitesFlorida Evergreen Blueberry, Shiny blueberry21
Vaccinium myrtillusBilberry, Whortleberry43
Vicia americanaAmerican Vetch, Mat vetch21
Viola aduncaWestern Dog Violet, Hookedspur violet, Kirk's violet31
Vitex agnus-castusAgnus Castus, Lilac chastetree, Vitex, Chastetree25
Vitis lanataGrape31
Vitis parvifolia 21
Wyethia longicaulisHumboldt Mulesears31
Xerophyllum tenaxIndian Basket Grass, Common beargrass11
Bixa orellanaAnnatto (Lipstick Plant, Urucum, Colorau, Achiote )33
Blighia sapidaAkee, ackee apple or ayee32
Boscia senegalensisAizen, Boscia42
Camellia sinensis assamicaTea Plant, Assam Tea44
Ceiba pentandraKapok Tree, Cotton Tree, Suma'ma33
Dioscorea bulbiferaAerial Yam, Air Potato42
Erythrina edulisBalu. Andean tree bean32
Gnetum gnemonJointfir, Melinjo, Meninjau31
Indigofera arrectaBengal Indigo, Java indigo, Natal indigo22
Lansium domesticumLangsat, Lansa, Lanzon42
Manihot esculentaCassava, Tapioca Plant, Yuca52
Mimusops elengiSpanish Cherry, Bakul32
Parkia biglobosaAfrican Locust Bean42
Peltophorum pterocarpumCopperpod, Yellow Poinciana02
Phyllanthus emblicaEmblica, Indian Gooseberry35
Populus hybridsHybrid poplar33
Pouteria sapotaSapote, Mamey Sapote42
Prunus armeniaca mandschuricaManchurian apricot43
Ricinodendron heudelotiiManketti nut, Zambezi almond, African oil-nut-tree33
Senegalia senegalGum Arabic32
Senna singueanaWinter cassia, Sticky pod23
Sesbania grandifloraVegetable Hummingbird, Agati,32
Solanecio biafraeSierra Leone Bologi42
Spondias dulcisGolden Apple, Ambarella,42
Spondias mombinYellow Mombin, Hog Plum, Caja Fruit, Taperebá42
Talipariti tiliaceumBeach Hibiscus, Sea Hibiscus, Cottontree, Mahoe32
Vachellia niloticaGum Arabic Tree22
Vitellaria paradoxaShea Butter Tree45
Vitex donianaBlack Plum43
Plectranthus rotundifoliusChinese Potato, Hausa Potato32
Caesalpinia spinosaSpiny Holdback, Tara22
Calotropis proceraAuricula Tree, Dead Sea Apple, Sodom Apple13
Costus aferSpiral Ginger, Ginger lily, White spiral costus.24
Diospyros crassifloraBenin Ebony02
Entandrophragma angolenseTiama Mahogany12
Entandrophragma utileSipo Mahogany02
Griffonia simplicifoliaGriffonia24
Leptadenia hastataAkamongot, Anvara43
Milicia excelsaAfrican Teak23
Milicia regiaOroko, Iroko22
Pericopsis angolensisEast African afrormosia02
Phytolacca dodecandraEndod, Pokeberry23
Pterocarpus angolensisAmbila03
Pterocarpus erinaceusAfrican Kino03
Quassia amaraBitterwood, Amargo Bark24
Rauvolfia serpentinaRauwolfia, Ajmaline, Java devil-pepper04
Strychnos potatorumClearing Nut22
Syzygium jambosJambos, Rose Apple, Plum Rose32
Tabernanthe ibogaIboga04
Tamarindus indicaTamarind43
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