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Latin NameCommon NameEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Achyranthes bidentataNiu Xi23
Aconitum chasmanthum 01
Aconitum chinense 01
Aconitum lycoctonum vulpariaWolfbane11
Aconitum napellusAconite, Venus' chariot, Wolfsbane Garden, Monk's Hood Garden12
Aconitum orientale 01
Aconitum volubile 11
Acorus calamusSweet Flag - Calamus34
Acorus gramineusGrass-leaved Sweet Rush, Japanese Sweet Flag, Dwarf Sweet Flag33
Ageratum houstonianumAgeratum, Bluemink, Floss Flower, Garden01
Akebia quinataAkebia, Chocolate vine, Fiveleaf Akebia, Chocolate Vine42
Alnus rubraRed Alder, Oregon Alder22
Alnus rugosaSpeckled Alder02
Alnus tenuifoliaMountain Alder, Thinleaf alder12
Ampelopsis japonica 02
Anaphalis margaritaceaPearly Everlasting, Western pearly everlasting12
Anemone vitifolia 02
Angelica pubescensDu Huo23
Aquilegia canadensisWild Columbine, Red columbine, Meeting Houses, Common Columbine22
Aralia chinensisChinese Angelica Tree, Pumila Spirea, Chinese Astilbe22
Aralia elataJapanese Angelica Tree, Angelica Tree32
Aralia mandschuricaManchurian Angelica Tree22
Ardisia crenataCoralberry, Hen's eyes, Spiceberry01
Arisaema amurenseTian Nan Xing23
Arisaema consanguineumTian Nan Xing13
Aristolochia debilisMa Dou Ling13
Aristolochia molissima 02
Artemisia lancea 11
Asclepias syriacaCommon Milkweed, Silkweed, Milkweed32
Asparagus schoberioides 21
Atropa acuminataIndian Belladonna03
Begonia grandis evansianaHardy Begonia02
Begonia picta 22
Bellis perennisDaisy, Lawndaisy, English Daisy23
Boenninghausenia albiflora 02
Brassica junceaBrown Mustard42
Brassica juncea crispifoliaCurled Mustard42
Brassica juncea foliosaLeaf Mustard42
Brassica juncea multicepsGreen In The Snow42
Brassica juncea napiformisRoot Mustard42
Brassica juncea rugosaHead Mustard42
Brassica juncea strumataLarge Petiole Mustard42
Brassica juncea tumidaSwollen-Stem Mustard42
Callirhoe involucrataPoppy Mallow, Purple poppymallow, Winecup, Finger Poppy Mallow32
Caltha palustrisMarsh Marigold, Yellow marsh marigold22
Cannabis sativaHemp, Marijuana44
Carduus crispusWelted Thistle, Curly plumeless thistle11
Centipeda minimaSpreading Sneeze Weed02
Cerastium viscosumsticky chickweed21
Chamaemelum nobileChamomile, Roman chamomile25
Chelidonium majusGreater Celandine, Swallow Wort, Greater Celandine13
Cibotium barometzScythian Lamb11
Clematis chinensisWei Ling Xian12
Clerodendrum bungeiGlory Flower, Rose glorybower, Cashmere Bouquet, Mexican Hydrangea, Glory Bower01
Cocculus orbiculatusQueen coralbead12
Coix lacryma-jobiJob's Tears33
Colchicum luteum 02
Coriaria sinica 21
Cornus macrophyllaLarge-Leaf Dogwood22
Cornus monbeigii 12
Cornus poliophylla 12
Corydalis solidaFumewort, Spring fumewort13
Corydalis ternataThree-Leaf Corydalis02
Crataegus cuneataSanzashi, Chinese hawthorn33
Crocus nudiflorus 23
Crocus sativusSaffron33
Cynanchum paniculatum 12
Cynanchum stauntonii 02
Daphne odoraWinter Daphne, Fragrant Daphne02
Datura inoxiaDowny Thorn Apple, Pricklyburr13
Datura metelThorn Apple, Angel's Trumpet, Hindu Datura, Horn of Plenty, Downy Thorn Apple13
Datura stramoniumThorn Apple, Jimsonweed, Jamestown Weed04
Delphinium semibarbatumZalil01
Dodonaea viscosaNative Hops, Florida hopbush, Hopseed Bush, Varnish Leaf, Hopbush, Narrow-leaf hopbush, Wedge-leaf h22
Drosera peltataSundew02
Dryopteris filix-masMale Fern24
Elsholtzia fruticosaJi Gu Chai11
Equisetum arvenseField Horsetail23
Eriogonum alatumWinged Buckwheat21
Eschscholzia californicaCalifornian Poppy13
Euodia ruticarpaWu Zhu Yu03
Euonymus alatusWinged Spindle Tree, Burningbush, Corky spindletree12
Euonymus alatus apterusWinged Spindle Tree12
Eupatorium chinense 12
Eupatorium japonicumPei Lan13
Euphorbia hirtaAsthma Weed, Pill-Bearing Spurge13
Fagopyrum dibotrysPerennial Buckwheat42
Galium gracile 12
Gentiana scabraLong Dan Cao13
Gentiana scabra buergeri 13
Geranium molleDovefoot Geranium01
Geranium pusillumSmall geranium01
Geum aleppicumYellow Avens12
Geum pentapetalumAleutian avens02
Glechoma hederaceaGround Ivy, Field Balm, Gill Over The Ground, Runaway Robin23
Glyptostrobus pensilisChinese Swamp Cypress02
Hemerocallis fulvaCommon Day Lily, Orange daylily, Tawny Daylily, Double Daylily52
Hemerocallis minorGrassleaf Day Lily, Small daylily41
Hibiscus rosa-sinensisChinese Hibiscus, Shoeblackplant, Hawaiian Hibiscus, Tropical Hibiscus, China Rose, Rose-of-China, S33
Humulus lupulusHop, Common hop, European Hop,45
Hyoscyamus albusWhite Henbane04
Hyoscyamus aureus 01
Hyoscyamus nigerHenbane, Black henbane04
Hypericum sampsonii 12
Inula cappaSheep's Ear02
Iris foetidissimaStinking Gladwin, Stinking iris, Gladwin Iris02
Juglans nigraBlack Walnut33
Juglans regiaWalnut, English walnut, Persian Walnut,43
Justicia gendarussa 02
Kadsura longepedunculata 22
Lactuca sativaLettuce, Garden lettuce33
Lactuca sativa angustanaCeltuce33
Lactuca serriolaPrickly Lettuce23
Lactuca virosaWild Lettuce, Bitter lettuce13
Liatris spicataGayfeather, Dense blazing star, Spiked Blazing Star, Button Snakewot, Gayfeather, Spiked Gayfeather,03
Ligusticum brachylobum 02
Ligustrum lucidumChinese Privet, Glossy privet, White Wax Tree, Tree Ligustrum13
Lindera strychnifolia 02
Liquidambar formosanaFormosan Gum, Chinese Sweet Gum, Formosa Sweet Gum03
Lolium temulentumDarnel11
Lysimachia paridiformis 02
Magnolia denudataLily Tree, Yulan Magnolia12
Magnolia liliifloraMu-Lan, Woody Orchid, Lily Magnolia03
Malus baccataChinese Crab, Siberian crab apple21
Matricaria recutitaGerman Camomile15
Medicago sativaAlfalfa, Yellow alfalfa43
Mentha aquaticaWater Mint33
Mentha x piperita citrataEau De Cologne Mint, Eau de Cologne Mint, Peppermint22
Mentha x piperita officinalisWhite Peppermint35
Mentha x piperita vulgarisBlack Peppermint45
Monarda pectinataPlains Lemon Monarda, Pony beebalm12
Moneses unifloraSingle Delight12
Mosla chinensis 02
Nuphar advenaCommon Spatterdock, Yellow pond-lily, Varigated yellow pond-lily32
Nuphar luteaYellow Water Lily, Yellow pond-lily, Rocky Mountain pond-lily, Varigated yellow pond-lily32
Nymphaea albaWhite Water Lily, European white waterlily32
Nymphaea candida 22
Nymphaea odorataFragrant Water Lily, American white waterlily33
Nymphaea tuberosaTuberous Water Lily, American white waterlily33
Oldenlandia diffusaSnake-Needle Grass03
Oxalis acetosellaWood Sorrel32
Paeonia lactifloraChinese Peony, Peony13
Papaver nudicauleArctic Poppy, Icelandic poppy11
Papaver rhoeasCorn Poppy, Field Poppy, Shirley Poppy23
Papaver somniferumOpium Poppy44
Peucedanum officinaleHog's Fennel02
Photinia serratifoliaTaiwanese photinia , Chinese Photinia01
Phyla nodifloraFrogfruit, Turkey tangle fogfruit12
Phytolacca americanaPokeweed, American pokeweed, Garnet, Pigeon Berry, Poke33
Pinus gerardianaChilghoza Pine32
Polymnia uvedaliaBearsfoot02
Populus albaWhite Poplar12
Populus 'Balsam Spire'Tacatricho 3203
Populus balsamiferaBalsam Poplar, Black cottonwood13
Populus ciliataHimalayan Poplar02
Populus deltoidesEastern Cottonwood, Plains cottonwood, Rio Grande cottonwood, Necklace Poplar22
Populus deltoides moniliferaPlains Cottonwood12
Populus deltoides wislizeniiRio Grande Cottonwood21
Populus euphratica 01
Populus fremontiiCottonwood, Fremont cottonwood, Fremont Poplar, Western Cottonwood12
Populus grandidentataCanadian Aspen, Bigtooth aspen11
Populus heterophyllaSwamp Cottonwood01
Populus maximowicziiDoronoki, Japanese poplar01
Populus nigraBlack Poplar, Lombardy poplar13
Populus pseudosimonii 11
Populus sieboldiiJapanese Aspen11
Populus simoniiSimon poplar, Chinese Poplar11
Populus tremulaAspen Poplar, European aspen, Aspen12
Populus tremuloidesAmerican Aspen - Poplar, Quaking aspen13
Populus trichocarpaWestern Balsam Poplar, Black cottonwood13
Populus x canadensisCanadian Poplar, Carolina Poplar01
Populus x canescensGrey Poplar01
Populus x jackiiBalm Of Gilead03
Primula reticulata 01
Primula verisCowslip, Cowslip primrose33
Primula vulgarisPrimrose, Common Primrose, English Primrose33
Prunus padusBird Cherry, European bird cherry32
Pseudowintera axillarisHeropito01
Ranunculus acrisMeadow Buttercup, Tall buttercup, Showy buttercup12
Ranunculus bulbosusBulbous Buttercup, St. Anthony's turnip12
Ranunculus sceleratusCelery-Leaved Buttercup, Cursed buttercup11
Ranunculus ternatus 01
Rosa chinensisChina Rose12
Rosa multifloraJapanese Rose, Multiflora rose22
Rubia cordifoliaIndian Madder23
Rubia manjithIndian Madder12
Salix acutifoliaSharp-Leaf Willow12
Salix aegyptiaca 12
Salix alaxensisFeltleaf Wiillow12
Salix albaWhite Willow13
Salix alba caeruleaCricket Bat Willow13
Salix alba vitellinaGolden Willow13
Salix 'Americana' 02
Salix amygdaloidesPeach Leaved Willow02
Salix appendiculata 12
Salix arenaria 12
Salix atrocinereaRusty Sallow, large gray willow03
Salix auritaEared Sallow02
Salix babylonicaWeeping Willow, Babylon Weeping Willow13
Salix bakko 12
Salix bebbianaBeak Willow, Bebb Willow02
Salix 'Bowles hybrid' 12
Salix brachycarpashortfruit willow12
Salix capreaGoat Willow, Kilmarnock Willow, Pink Pussy Willow, Pussy Willow12
Salix chaenomeloidesJapanese Pussy Willow12
Salix cinereaGrey Willow, Large gray willow03
Salix commutataundergreen willow12
Salix daphnoidesViolet Willow, Daphne willow12
Salix decipiens 12
Salix eriocephalaMissouri Willow, Missouri River willow02
Salix exiguaCoyote Willow, Narrowleaf willow12
Salix fluviatilisRiver Willow02
Salix 'Forbiana' 12
Salix fragilisCrack Willow13
Salix gilgianaWillow12
Salix gooddingiiGoodding's Willow12
Salix gracilistylaRosegold Pussy Willow12
Salix hastataHalberd-Leaved Willow, Halberd willow12
Salix hookerianaDune Willow12
Salix japonica 12
Salix koriyanagikori-yanagi02
Salix lanataWoolly Willow12
Salix lasiolepisArroyo willow, Bigelow's willow02
Salix lucidaShining Willow, Greenleaf willow02
Salix matsudanaCorkscrew willow, Hankow Willow, Peking Willow, Corkscrew Willow12
Salix miyabeana 02
Salix nigraBlack Willow13
Salix nipponica 12
Salix pentandraBay Willow, Laurel willow13
Salix petiolarisSlender Willow. Meadow willow02
Salix piperiDune Willow12
Salix pulchraTealeaf Willow12
Salix purpureaPurple Osier. purpleosier willow13
Salix purpurea lambertianaPurple Osier13
Salix repensCreeping Willow12
Salix schwerinii 02
Salix scoulerianaScouler's Willow02
Salix sitchensisSitka Willow12
Salix taxifoliaYew-Leaf Willow12
Salix triandraAlmond-Leaved Willow, Almond willow12
Salix viminalisOsier. Basket Willow12
Salix wallichiana 12
Salix x mollisima hippophaeifolia 12
Salix x mollisima undulataSalix × mollisima var. undulata12
Salix x rubraGreen-leaved willow, Red osier12
Salix x smithianaSilky-leaved Osier, Smith Willow12
Sambucus javanicaChinese Elder12
Sambucus racemosaRed Elder, Red elderberry, Rocky Mountain elder, European Red Elderberry32
Sambucus racemosa kamtschaticaRed Elder32
Sambucus williamsii 12
Sanguisorba officinalisGreat Burnet23
Sassafras albidumSassafras, Common Sassafras53
Saussurea costusCostus23
Scopolia japonicaJapanese belladonna02
Scrophularia nodosaKnotted Figwort, Woodland figwort13
Scutellaria baicalensisBaikal Skullcap - Huang-Qin13
Sedum kamtschaticumOrange stonecrop, Kamschataka Sedum, Kamschataka Stonecrop12
Senecio cannabifoliusAleutian ragwort12
Siegesbeckia orientalis pubescens 12
Sinomenium acutum 11
Solanum carolinenseHorse Nettle, Carolina horsenettle02
Solanum dulcamaraBittersweet. Bittersweet Nightshade, Climbing nightshade, Bittersweet, Deadly Nightshade, Poisonous03
Stachys affinisChinese Artichoke, Artichoke betony41
Symphytum asperumPrickly Comfrey32
Symphytum officinaleComfrey, Common comfrey35
Symphytum uplandicumComfrey35
Tinospora sagittata 01
Torreya nuciferaKaya, Japanese torreya52
Trachelospermum jasminoidesStar Jasmine, Confederate jasmine02
Trichosanthes ovigeraJapanese Snake Gourd22
Vaccaria hispanicaCow Cockle, Cow soapwort13
Verbascum densiflorumMullein02
Verbascum nigrumDark Mullein, Black mullein03
Verbascum phlomoidesWooly Mullein, Orange mullein03
Verbascum thapsusGreat Mullein, Common mullein, Aaron's Rod, Flannel Plant, Hag Taper, Mullein, Torches, Velvet Plant13
Viburnum prunifoliumStagberry, Black Haw, Hybrid blackhaw, Smooth Blackhaw, Blackhaw Viburnum23
Viola japonicaJapanese violet32
Viola pinnata 31
Viola tricolorHeartsease, Johnny jumpup, Field Pansy,23
Woodwardia radicansChain Fern, Rooting chainfern01
Xanthium strumariumCocklebur, Rough cocklebur, Canada cocklebur13
Zanthoxylum americanumPrickly Ash - Northern, Common pricklyash, Northern Prickly Ash23
Zanthoxylum nitidum 02
Zanthoxylum simulansSzechuan Pepper, Chinese-pepper, Prickly Ash32
Ziziphus jujubaJujube43
Allanblackia floribundaVegetable Tallow. Tallow tree32
Vitex donianaBlack Plum43
Piper sarmentosumBetel Leaf, Wild Betel32
Alchornea castaneifoliaIporuru04
Brassica juncea integrifolia crispifoliaCurled Mustard42
Brassica juncea integrifolia rugosaHead Mustard42
Brassica juncea integrifolia strumataLarge Petiole Mustard42
Brassica juncea integrifolia subintegrifoliaLeaf Mustard42
Brassica juncea tsatsai multicepsGreen In The Snow42
Brassica juncea tsatsai tumidaSwollen-Stem Mustard42
Copaifera coriaceaSapucaia tree24
Copaifera guyanensisHoepel, Guyanense Copaiba24
Copaifera langsdorffiiCopaiba, Langsdorf's copaifera14
Copaifera multijugaHayne oil, Copaiba,14
Copaifera officinalisCopaiba Balsam, Medicinal Copaiba24
Copaifera reticulataCopaiba, Reticulated Copaiba, Copaiba Balsam04
Costus aferSpiral Ginger, Ginger lily, White spiral costus.24
Entandrophragma angolenseTiama Mahogany12
Entandrophragma candolleiWest African Cedar02
Entandrophragma cylindricumSapele Mahogany02
Pericopsis elataAfrican-teak, golden afrormosia, kokrodua02
Petiveria alliaceaGuinea Hen Weed04
Smilax officinalisHonduran sarsaparilla24
Terminalia superbaShinglewood02
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