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Latin Name

Common Name

Edibility Rating

Medicinal Rating

Abies concolor

Colorado Fir, White fir

1

2

Abies procera

Noble Fir

0

1

Acer pensylvanicum

Moosewood, Striped maple, Moosewood, Pennsylvania Maple

0

1

Adiantum pedatum

Northern Maidenhair,American Maidenhair Fern

0

2

Agastache foeniculum

Anise Hyssop, Blue giant hyssop

5

1

Andromeda polifolia

Marsh Andromeda, Bog rosemary

2

1

Aplectrum hyemale

Putty Root, Adam and eve

0

1

Arachis hypogaea

Peanut

4

2

Aralia nudicaulis

Wild Sarsaparilla

4

3

Ardisia crispa

1

Aristolochia kaempferi

0

2

Aristolochia rotunda

Snakeroot

0

2

Asplenium adiantum-nigrum

Black Spleenwort

0

2

Aster amellus

Ialian Aster

2

Astragalus hoantchy

Wu La Te Huang Qi

1

Astragalus membranaceus

Huang Qi

0

5

Belamcanda chinensis

Leopard Lily, Blackberry lily, Leopard Flower

1

3

Bletilla striata

Hyacinth Orchid, Urn orchid, Hyacinth Bletilla, Hardy Orchid, Chinese Ground Orchid

0

3

Botrychium virginianum

Rattlesnake Fern

1

2

Bryonia dioica

Red Bryony, Cretan bryony

1

2

Bupleurum chinense

Bei Chai Hu

2

3

Bupleurum falcatum

Thorow-Wax

2

Carpesium abrotanoides

2

Ceanothus cuneatus

Buckbrush, Sedgeleaf buckbrush, Monterey ceanothus

2

1

Cedrus atlantica

Atlas Deodar, Atlantic cedar

0

2

Cercis canadensis

Redbud, Eastern redbud, Mexican redbud,Texas redbud

3

2

Chenopodium capitatum

Strawberry Blite, Blite goosefoot

3

1

Chilopsis linearis

Desert Willow

1

Chrysothamnus nauseosus

Rubber Rabbitbrush

1

2

Citrullus lanatus

Water Melon

4

3

Coix lacryma-jobi

Job's Tears

3

Comandra umbellata

Bastard Toad Flax, California bastard toadflax, Pale bastard toadflax

1

Coptis teeta

Yun Lian

1

2

Cydonia oblonga

Quince

4

2

Dirca palustris

Leather Wood, Eastern leatherwood

0

2

Echium vulgare

Viper's Bugloss, Common viper's bugloss

1

2

Elaeagnus angustifolia

Oleaster, Russian olive

4

2

Elaeagnus umbellata

Autumn Olive

4

2

Ephedra equisetina

Muzei Ma Huang, Ma huang

1

4

Ephedra major

Ma Huang

1

4

Ephedra sinica

Ma Huang, Chinese ephedra

1

4

Ephedra torreyana

Mexican Tea, Torrey's jointfir

2

3

Eriodictyon californicum

Yerba Santa, California yerba santa

2

3

Fagus grandifolia

American Beech

2

Ficus carica

Fig, Edible fig, Fig Common

4

2

Fritillaria cirrhosa

Chuan Bei Mu

2

3

Fritillaria pallidiflora

Pale-Flowered Fritillary

0

3

Gentiana scabra

Long Dan Cao

1

3

Gentiana scabra buergeri

1

3

Glechoma hederacea

Ground Ivy, Field Balm, Gill Over The Ground, Runaway Robin

2

3

Glycyrrhiza glabra

Liquorice, Cultivated licorice

4

Gutierrezia sarothrae

Broomweed, Broom snakeweed

0

2

Helianthus strumosus

Paleleaf Woodland Sunflower

2

1

Hypochoeris radicata

Cat's Ear

2

1

Hyssopus officinalis

Hyssop

2

3

Indigofera cassioides

1

Juglans ailanthifolia

Japanese Walnut

3

1

Juglans ailanthifolia cordiformis

Heartseed Walnut

4

1

Juglans nigra

Black Walnut

3

Juglans regia

Walnut, English walnut, Persian Walnut,

4

3

Juncus effusus

Soft Rush, Common rush, Lamp rush, Pacific rush

1

2

Juniperus monosperma

One-Seed Juniper

3

2

Kadsura coccinea

2

1

Laburnum anagyroides

Laburnum, Golden chain tree

0

1

Lamium album

White Dead Nettle

2

3

Lavatera cachemiriana

Lavatera

2

1

Ledum groenlandicum

Labrador Tea, Bog Labrador tea

2

3

Ligustrum lucidum

Chinese Privet, Glossy privet, White Wax Tree, Tree Ligustrum

1

3

Lilium brownii

Hong Kong Lily

3

2

Lilium concolor

Morning Star Lily

2

Lilium wallichianum

2

1

Linum usitatissimum

Flax, Common flax

4

3

Liquidambar orientalis

Oriental Sweet Gum

2

3

Liriope graminifolia

Lilyturf

2

1

Liriope minor

2

1

Liriope muscari

Lilyturf, Big blue lilyturf, Border Grass, Blue Lilyturf, Liriope

2

1

Liriope spicata

Lily Turf, Creeping liriope, Creeping Lilyturf

2

1

Lithospermum incisum

Narrow-Leaf Gromwell, Narrowleaf stoneseed

1

2

Lomatium dissectum

Fernleaf Biscuitroot, Carrotleaf biscuitroot

4

2

Lomatium macrocarpum

Bigseed Biscuitroot

4

2

Lomatium nudicaule

Pestle Parsnip, Barestem biscuitroot

4

2

Lomatium triternatum

Nineleaf Biscuitroot, Broadnineleaf biscuitroot

3

1

Lonicera caprifolium

Italian Honeysuckle, Italian woodbine

1

2

Lonicera involucrata

Twinberry, Twinberry honeysuckle

2

Loropetalum chinense

Fringe Flower, Chinese Fringe Bush

0

2

Ludwigia palustris

Water Purslane, Marsh seedbox

0

1

Malus fusca

Oregon Crab, Oregon crab apple

3

2

Malva parviflora

Cheeseweed, Cheeseweed mallow

3

2

Melaleuca uncinata

Broom honeymyrtle

0

1

Monarda fistulosa

Wild Bergamot, Mintleaf bergamot, Wild Bee-Balm, Lupine

3

2

Morus alba

White Mulberry, Common Mulberry,

4

3

Morus bombycis

Kuwa

2

Myrica rubra

Chinese Bayberry

2

Oenanthe aquatica

Water Dropwort, Fineleaf waterdropwort

0

2

Ophiopogon japonicus

Snake's Beard, Dwarf lilyturf, Mondo Grass, Monkey Grass, Dwarf Lilyturf

2

3

Opuntia compressa

Eastern Prickly Pear, Prickly Pear Cactus

3

1

Orobanche californica

California Broomrape, Jepson's broomrape

2

1

Orobanche fasciculata

Cancer Root, Clustered broomrape

1

2

Osmorhiza occidentalis

Western Sweet-Cicely, Western sweetroot

3

2

Ostrya virginiana

Ironwood, Hophornbeam, Hop Hornbeam American, Hop Hornbeam Eastern

0

1

Packera aurea

Golden Groundsel - Life Root, Golden ragwort

0

2

Paeonia brownii

Brown's Peony

1

2

Perideridia gairdneri

Yampa, Gardner's yampah, Common yampah

5

2

Perilla frutescens

Shiso, Beefsteakplant, Spreading Beefsteak Plant

4

3

Perilla frutescens nankinensis

Purple Shiso

4

3

Petasites frigidus

Sweet Coltsfoot, Arctic sweet coltsfoot, Arrowleaf sweet coltsfoot, Golden Palms Coltsfoot, Butterb

2

1

Petasites hyperboreus

Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot

2

1

Petasites palmatus

Sweet Butterbur, Golden Palms Coltsfoot, Sweet Coltsfoot, Butterbur

2

1

Peucedanum officinale

Hog's Fennel

0

2

Physalis pubescens

Ground Cherry, Husk tomato

4

1

Picea engelmannii

Mountain Spruce, Engelmann spruce

2

Picea glauca

White Spruce, Black Hills Spruce, Canadian Spruce

2

Picea rubens

Red Spruce

2

1

Picea sitchensis

Sitka Spruce

2

Pimpinella anisum

Aniseed (Saunf - Hindi), Anise burnet saxifrage

4

3

Pinus contorta

Beach Pine, Lodgepole pine, Bolander beach pine, Beach pine, Sierra lodgepole pine, Yukon pine, Shor

3

2

Pinus edulis

Rocky Mountain Piñon, Twoneedle pinyon, Nut Pine, Pinyon Pine, Rocky Mountain Pinyon Pine, Singlelea

4

2

Pinus monticola

Western White Pine

2

Pinus muricata

Bishop's Pine

2

Pinus ponderosa

Ponderosa Pine, Washoe pine

3

2

Pinus quadrifolia

Parry Piñon, Parry's Pinyon Pine, Four-leaved Pinyon

4

2

Pinus resinosa

Red Pine

1

2

Pinus rigida

Northern Pitch Pine, Pitch pine

1

2

Pinus sabiniana

Digger Pine, California foothill pine, Bull Pine, Gray Pine, Digger Pine

4

2

Pinus strobus

White Pine, Eastern white pine

2

3

Plantago amplexicaulis

1

2

Polemonium reptans

Abcess Root, Greek valerian

0

2

Polygonum alaskanum

Alaska Wild Rhubarb

2

1

Polygonum alpinum

Alpine Knotweed, Alaska wild rhubarb

2

1

Polygonum amphibium

Willow Grass, Water knotweed, Longroot smartweed, Water smartweed

1

2

Polygonum virginianum

Jumpseed, Fleece Flower, Smartweed, Knotweed

1

Polypodium glycyrrhiza

Licorice Fern

1

2

Polypodium vulgare

Polypody, Adders Fern, Golden Maidenhair Fern, Wall Fern, Common Polypod Fern

2

3

Protea mellifera

Sugar Bush

1

Prunus andersonii

Desert Peach

2

Prunus armeniaca

Apricot

4

3

Prunus dulcis

Almond, Sweet almond

4

3

Prunus ilicifolia

Holly-Leaved Cherry

2

1

Prunus mume

Japanese Apricot, Japanese Flowering, Apricot

3

Prunus nigra

Canadian Plum

4

1

Prunus pensylvanica

Pin Cherry

2

Prunus serotina

Rum Cherry - Wild Cherry, Black Cherry, Wild Black Cherry

4

2

Prunus virginiana

Chokecherry, Western chokecherry, Black chokecherry

3

2

Prunus virginiana demissa

Western Chokecherry

3

2

Prunus virginiana melanocarpa

Rocky Mountain Chokecherry

3

2

Psoralea esculenta

Breadroot, Large Indian breadroot

5

1

Pyrus pyrifolia

Sand Pear, Chinese pear

4

1

Pyrus pyrifolia culta

Asian Pear

4

1

Rhus ovata

Sugar Bush, Sugar sumac

2

1

Rubus frondosus

Yankee Blackberry

2

1

Rubus occidentalis

Black Raspberry

4

2

Salvia carnosa

Purple Sage

1

2

Salvia mellifera

Californian Black Sage

1

2

Salvia sclarea

Clary, Europe sage, Clary Sage

2

Sambucus caerulea

Blue Elder

4

2

Schisandra chinensis

Magnolia Vine, Wu Wei Zi

4

5

Schisandra sphenanthera

2

5

Silphium perfoliatum

Cup Plant, Rosinweed

0

2

Smilax herbacea

Carrion Flower, Smooth carrionflower

4

1

Solidago graminifolia

Flat-Topped Goldenrod

1

Sonchus arvensis

Field Milk Thistle, Field sowthistle, Moist sowthistle

2

1

Sophora flavescens

Ku Shen, Shrubby sophora

0

3

Spiraea salicifolia

Bridewort, Willowleaf meadowsweet

1

Streptopus roseus

Scootberry, Rosybells

4

2

Taxus brevifolia

Pacific Yew

3

4

Tephrosia virginiana

Catgut, Virginia tephrosia

0

2

Thuja plicata

Western Red Cedar, Giant Arborvitae, Giant Cedar, Incense Cedar, Western Red Cedar

1

2

Torreya nucifera

Kaya, Japanese torreya

5

2

Tribulus terrestris

Caltrop, Puncturevine

1

3

Triosteum perfoliatum

Wild Coffee, Feverwort

1

2

Vaccinium corymbosum

High-Bush Blueberry, American Blueberry, Swamp Blueberry, Blueberry

4

1

Verbascum densiflorum

Mullein

0

2

Verbascum nigrum

Dark Mullein, Black mullein

0

3

Verbascum phlomoides

Wooly Mullein, Orange mullein

0

3

Viola biflora

Twoflower Violet, Arctic yellow violet, Carlott's violet

3

1

Ziziphus jujuba

Jujube

4

3

Baillonella toxisperma

African Pearwood, False Shea Butternut

3

Cajanus cajan

Pigeon Pea, Puerto Rico Bean, Gandul, Dhal, Congo Pea

4

2

Chrysophyllum cainito

Star Apple, Caimito

4

2

Entada phaseoloides

St. Thomas Bean

3

2

Hymenaea courbaril

West Indian Locust

3

Linum hybrids

Perennial Flax

4

Malpighia glabra

Escobillo, Acerola

4

1

Pouteria sapota

Sapote, Mamey Sapote

4

2

Prosopis cineraria

Jandi, Ghaf

3

2

Prunus armeniaca mandschurica

Manchurian apricot

4

3

Gossypium barbadense

Sea Island Cotton

3

2

Guiera senegalensis

Moshi medicine, guier du Senegal

1

4

Handroanthus serratifolius

Yellow Trumpet Tree

0

2

Lantana camara

Wild Sage, Lantana Verbena

2

4

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