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Latin NameCommon NameEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Abies grandisGrand Fir, Giant Fir, Lowland White Fir22
Acer saccharinumSilver Maple, River Maple, Soft Maple31
Ageratum conyzoidesGoatweed, Tropical whiteweed03
Agrimonia eupatoriaAgrimony, Churchsteeples23
Allium cepaOnion, Garden onion53
Allium cepa aggregatumPotato Onion43
Allium cepa ascalonicumShallot53
Allium cepa proliferumTree Onion, Walking Onion53
Alnus glutinosaAlder, European alder , Common Alder, Black Alder03
Alnus rhombifoliaWhite Alder12
Alnus rubraRed Alder, Oregon Alder22
Alnus viridis crispaAmerican Green Alder12
Aloe veraAloe Vera, Barbados aloe, First Aid Plant, Medicinal Aloe15
Ambrosia trifidaGiant Ragweed, Great ragweed, Texan great ragweed, Bitterweed, Bloodweed, Buffalo Weed, Horse Cane13
Amianthium muscitoxicumFly Poison01
Amorpha canescensLead Plant22
Aralia racemosaAmerican Spikenard33
Arctostaphylos glaucaBigberry Manzanita22
Arctostaphylos nevadensisPine-Mat Manzanita21
Arctostaphylos pungensPointleaf Manzanita11
Arctostaphylos uva-ursiBearberry34
Argemone albifloraWhite Prickly Poppy, Bluestem pricklypoppy01
Argemone mexicanaPrickly Poppy, Mexican pricklypoppy13
Artemisia biennisBiennial Wormwood11
Artemisia caruifolia 13
Artemisia japonica 12
Artemisia lancea 11
Artemisia ludovicianaWhite Sage, Louisiana Sage, Prairie Sage, Western Mugwort22
Artemisia sieversiana 12
Artemisia tilesiiWormwood, Tilesius' wormwood12
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