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Latin Name

Common Name

Edibility Rating

Medicinal Rating

Blue-Leaved Wattle, Orange wattle

1

0

Adenanthera pavonina

Red Sandalwood, Coral Tree

3

2

Albizia julibrissin

Mimosa, Silktree, Mimosa Tree,

2

2

Albizia lebbeck

Siris Tree, Woman's Tongue, East Indian Walnut

1

2

Alnus glutinosa

Alder, European alder , Common Alder, Black Alder

0

3

Alnus nepalensis

Nepalese Alder

0

1

Red Alder, Oregon Alder

2

2

Amorpha fruticosa

False Indigo, False indigo bush

1

2

Amphicarpaea bracteata

Hog Peanut, American hogpeanut

5

1

Amphicarpaea edgeworthii

4

0

Apios americana

Ground Nut

5

1

Astragalus glycyphyllos

Milk Vetch, Licorice milkvetch

1

0

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

4

2

Calliandra calothyrsus

Red Calliandra, Powderpuff, Kaliandra

0

0

Caragana arborescens

Siberian Pea Tree, Siberian peashrub

5

1

Casuarina equisetifolia

She Oak, Common Ru, Australian Pine, Horsetail Casuarina

1

2

Casuarina oligodon

She-oak, kilu

0

0

Cercocarpus ledifolius

Mountain Mahogany, Curl-leaf mountain mahogany

1

2

Cytisus scoparius

Broom, Scotch broom, Common Broom

1

3

Desmanthus illinoensis

Prairie Mimosa, Illinois bundleflower

4

1

Elaeagnus angustifolia

Oleaster, Russian olive

4

2

Elaeagnus umbellata

Autumn Olive

4

2

Lablab purpureus

Hyacinth Bean, Bonavist-bean

4

2

Lespedeza bicolor

Lespedeza, Shrub lespedeza

3

0

Lupinus polyphyllus

Big-Leaf Lupin, Lupine

1

1

Phaseolus coccineus

Runner Bean, Scarlet runner

4

0

Phaseolus lunatus

Lima Bean, Sieva bean

4

1

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Winged Bean

3

0

Pueraria montana lobata

Kudzu Vine

4

5

Pueraria phaseoloides

Tropical Kudzu

2

1

1

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