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Latin NameCommon NameEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Adiantum capillus-venerisMaidenhair Fern, Common maidenhair, Southern Maidenhair Fern, Venus Maidenhair Fern, Venus's Hair Fe22
Allium ampeloprasumWild Leek, Broadleaf wild leek53
Allium cepaOnion, Garden onion53
Allium cepa ascalonicumShallot53
Allium porrumLeek, Garden leek42
Allium sativumGarlic, Cultivated garlic55
Allium sativum ophioscorodonSerpent Garlic55
Andrographis paniculataGreen Chireta, Creat, Nilavembu, Kirayat, Chuan Xin Lian, King of Bitters14
Anthemis cotulaMayweed, Stinking chamomile12
Aruncus dioicusGoat's Beard, Bride's feathers22
Asclepias californicaCalifornia Milkweed, Greene's milkweed21
Atriplex argenteaSilvery Orach, Silverscale saltbush, Stalked saltbush22
Atriplex canescensGrey Sage Brush, Fourwing saltbush41
Baccharis vimineaMule's Fat11
Bidens parviflora 11
Bombax ceibaRed Silk Cotton Tree, Kapok Tree22
Byrsonima crassifoliaGolden Spoon, Nance, Nancy Tree42
Calotropis giganteaGiant Milkweed, Crown Flower, Giant Calotrope, Swallow-wort23
Camellia sinensis assamicaTea Plant, Assam Tea44
Carpesium abrotanoides 22
Catharanthus roseusMadagascar Periwinkle, Jasmine, Cayenne Old Maid Periwinkle14
Ceratophyllum demersumHornwort, Coon's tail11
Chamaecrista nigricansDiola, Diala12
Cleome gynandraAfrican Spider Flower, Spiderwisp02
Cleome luteaYellow Spiderflower, Jones spiderflower21
Convolvulus arvensisField Bindweed12
Croton lechleriSangre De Grado, Dragon's blood04
Croton palanostigmaSangre De Grado, Dragon's blood04
Croton salutarisSangre De Grado, Dragon's blood04
Dichrostachys cinereaMarabou Thorn, Sickle Bush22
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