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Edible Shrubs provides detailed information, attractively presented, on over 70 shrub species. They have been selected to provide a mix of different plant sizes and growing conditions. Most provide delicious and nutritious fruit, but many also have edible leaves, seeds, flowers, stems or roots, or they yield edible or useful oil.

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Latin NameCommon NameEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Acacia salignaBlue-Leaved Wattle, Orange wattle10
Amorpha fruticosaFalse Indigo, False indigo bush10
Artocarpus altilisBreadfruit54
Atriplex nummulariaGiant Saltbush, Bluegreen saltbush30
Azadirachta indicaNeem24
Bactris gasipaesPeach Palm, Pupunha52
Bixa orellanaAnnatto (Lipstick Plant, Urucum, Colorau, Achiote )33
Cajanus cajanPigeon Pea, Puerto Rico Bean, Gandul, Dhal, Congo Pea42
Calliandra calothyrsusRed Calliandra, Powderpuff, Kaliandra00
Caragana arborescensSiberian Pea Tree, Siberian peashrub51
Casuarina equisetifoliaShe Oak, Common Ru, Australian Pine, Horsetail Casuarina12
Ceratonia siliquaCarob, St. john's bread32
Cinnamomum camphoraCamphor, Camphortree23
Cortaderia selloanaPampas Grass00
Elaeagnus angustifoliaOleaster, Russian olive42
Elaeagnus umbellataAutumn Olive42
Eucalyptus camaldulensisRed River Gum, Murray Red Gum, River Red Eucalyptus13
Pinus taedaLoblolly Pine12
Populus nigraBlack Poplar, Lombardy poplar13
Prunus spinosaSloe - Blackthorn32
Ricinus communisCastor-Oil Plant, Castorbean, Palma Christi, Wonder Tree, Castor Oil Plant14
Robinia pseudoacaciaBlack Locust, Yellow Locust32
Salix purpureaPurple Osier. purpleosier willow13
Ulmus pumilaSiberian Elm, Hybrid elm22
Gliricidia sepiumGliricidia, Forest Lilac, Mexican Lilac22
Leucaena leucocephalaLeucaena, Lead Tree, White Tamarind32
Metroxylon saguSago Palm40
Nypa fruticansNipa Palm, Mangrove Palm32
Pithecellobium dulceManila Tamarind, Madras Thorn42
Pongamia pinnataPongam, Karum Tree, Poonga-Oil Tree, Indian Beech03
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