Latin Name | Common Name | Edibility Rating | Medicinal Rating |
Abelmoschus esculentus | Okra | 4 | 3 |
Abutilon theophrasti | China Jute, Velvetleaf, Butterprint Buttonweed Jute, China Mallow, Indian Velvet Leaf | 3 | 2 |
Acacia farnesiana | Sweet Acacia, Perfume Acacia, Huisache | 2 | 2 |
Adenophora remotiflora | | 2 | 1 |
Adiantum pedatum | Northern Maidenhair,American Maidenhair Fern | 0 | 2 |
Alcea rosea | Hollyhock | 3 | 2 |
Althaea officinalis | Marsh Mallow, Common marshmallow | 5 | 5 |
Anacamptis pyramidalis | Pyramidal Orchid | 2 | 1 |
Anchusa officinalis | Alkanet, Common bugloss | 2 | 1 |
Aphanes arvensis | Parsley Piert, Field parsley piert | 2 | 3 |
Arachis hypogaea | Peanut | 4 | 2 |
Argemone albiflora | White Prickly Poppy, Bluestem pricklypoppy | 0 | 1 |
Argemone mexicana | Prickly Poppy, Mexican pricklypoppy | 1 | 3 |
Asparagus adscendens | | 2 | 1 |
Asparagus officinalis | Asparagus, Garden asparagus | 4 | 3 |
Asparagus racemosus | Shatavari | 3 | 5 |
Asplenium trichomanes | Maidenhair Spleenwort, Dense spleenwort, Toothed spleenwort, Brightgreen spleenwort | 1 | 1 |
Astragalus gummifer | Tragacanth, Gum tragacanth milkvetch | 2 | 3 |
Astragalus hamosus | European milkvetch | 1 | 2 |
Astragalus multiceps | | 1 | 1 |
Baccharis halimifolia | Bush Groundsel, Eastern baccharis, High Tide Bush, Sea Myrtle, Salt Bush | 0 | 1 |
Basella alba | Malabar Spinach, Indian Spinach, Ceylon spinach, | 4 | 2 |
Bellis perennis | Daisy, Lawndaisy, English Daisy | 2 | 3 |
Benincasa hispida | Wax Gourd | 3 | 3 |
Bletilla striata | Hyacinth Orchid, Urn orchid, Hyacinth Bletilla, Hardy Orchid, Chinese Ground Orchid | 0 | 3 |
Boehmeria nivea | Ramie, Chinese Grass, Chinese Silk Plant | 2 | 2 |
Borago officinalis | Borage, Common borage,Cool-tankard, Tailwort | 3 | 3 |
Calystegia pubescens | Japanese Bindweed | 1 | 1 |
Calystegia sepium | Hedge Bindweed, Hedge false bindweed, Appalachia false bindweed, Bingham's false bindweed | 2 | 1 |
Camellia sasanqua | Camellia, Sasanqua camellia | 3 | 1 |
Canna indica | Indian Shot | 4 | 2 |
Cannabis sativa | Hemp, Marijuana | 4 | 4 |
Caragana jubata | Shag-Spine | 0 | 1 |
Ceratonia siliqua | Carob, St. john's bread | 3 | 2 |
Cetraria islandica | Iceland Moss, Island cetraria lichen, Oriental cetraria lichen | 3 | 3 |
Citrullus lanatus | Water Melon | 4 | 3 |
Corchorus capsularis | Jute | 3 | 2 |
Corchorus olitorius | Jew's Mallow, Nalta jute | 4 | 2 |
Cuscuta chinensis | Chinese Dodder | 0 | 3 |
Cuscuta japonica | Japanese Dodder | 1 | 2 |
Cydonia oblonga | Quince | 4 | 2 |
Dactylorhiza incarnata | Marsh Orchid | 2 | 2 |
Dactylorhiza maculata | Spotted Orchid | 2 | 2 |
Descurainia sophia | Flixweed, Herb sophia | 2 | 2 |
Diospyros kaki | Persimmon, Japanese persimmon | 4 | 3 |
Draba nemerosa | | 1 | 1 |
Drosera rotundifolia | Sundew, Roundleaf sundew | 1 | 3 |
Echium vulgare | Viper's Bugloss, Common viper's bugloss | 1 | 2 |
Elytrigia repens | Couch Grass, Quackgrass | 2 | 3 |
Epilobium angustifolium | Willow Herb | 3 | 2 |
Ficus carica | Fig, Edible fig, Fig Common | 4 | 2 |
Ficus palmata | Wild Fig, Punjab fig | 2 | 1 |
Fritillaria cirrhosa | Chuan Bei Mu | 2 | 3 |
Glycyrrhiza glabra | Liquorice, Cultivated licorice | 4 | 4 |
Grindelia robusta | Great Valley Gumweed | 1 | 2 |
Gymnadenia conopsea | Fragrant Orchid | 2 | 2 |
Hemiptelea davidii | | 2 | 1 |
Hepatica nobilis | Hepatica, Sharplobe hepatica, Roundlobe hepatica | 0 | 2 |
Hibiscus moscheutos | Swamp Rose Mallow, Crimsoneyed rosemallow, Wild Cotton, Common Rosemallow, Eastern Rosemallow, Swamp | 1 | 2 |
Hibiscus mutabilis | Cotton Rose, Dixie rosemallow | 2 | 2 |
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis | Chinese Hibiscus, Shoeblackplant, Hawaiian Hibiscus, Tropical Hibiscus, China Rose, Rose-of-China, S | 3 | 3 |
Hibiscus sinosyriacus | Rose Of Sharon | 4 | 2 |
Hibiscus syriacus | Rose Of Sharon, Althaea, Shrub Althea, Hardy Hibiscus | 4 | 2 |
Hoheria populnea | Lacebark | 0 | 1 |
Hordeum distichon | Two-Rowed Barley | 4 | 3 |
Hordeum vulgare | Barley, Common barley | 4 | 3 |
Inula helenium | Elecampane, Elecampane inula | 3 | 3 |
Lavatera cachemiriana | Lavatera | 2 | 1 |
Lilium candidum | Madonna Lily | 3 | 2 |
Lilium wallichianum | | 2 | 1 |
Linum usitatissimum | Flax, Common flax | 4 | 3 |
Lysimachia vulgaris | Yellow Loosestrife, Garden yellow loosestrife | 1 | 2 |
Malva alcea | Vervain mallow, Hollyhock Mallow | 5 | 1 |
Malva excisa | | 4 | 1 |
Malva moschata | Musk Mallow | 5 | 2 |
Malva neglecta | Dwarf Mallow, Common mallow | 4 | 2 |
Malva parviflora | Cheeseweed, Cheeseweed mallow | 3 | 2 |
Malva pusilla | Dwarf Mallow, Low mallow | 4 | 2 |
Malva sylvestris | Mallow, High mallow, French Hollyhock, Common Mallow, Tree Mallow, Tall Mallow | 3 | 3 |
Malva verticillata | Chinese Mallow, Cluster mallow | 5 | 2 |
Mesembryanthemum crystallinum | Ice Plant, Common iceplant | 3 | 1 |
Mollugo verticillata | Indian Chickweed, Green carpetweed | 1 | 1 |
Myriophyllum spicatum | Water Milfoil, Eurasian watermilfoil | 1 | 1 |
Narcissus tazetta | Bunchflower Daffodil, Cream narcissus | 0 | 2 |
Nuphar advena | Common Spatterdock, Yellow pond-lily, Varigated yellow pond-lily | 3 | 2 |
Nuphar lutea | Yellow Water Lily, Yellow pond-lily, Rocky Mountain pond-lily, Varigated yellow pond-lily | 3 | 2 |
Nymphaea alba | White Water Lily, European white waterlily | 3 | 2 |
Nymphaea candida | | 2 | 2 |
Nymphaea odorata | Fragrant Water Lily, American white waterlily | 3 | 3 |
Nymphaea tuberosa | Tuberous Water Lily, American white waterlily | 3 | 3 |
Olea europaea | Olive, African olive, European olive | 4 | 3 |
Onosma bracteatum | | 0 | 2 |
Ophrys apifera | Bee Orchid | 2 | 2 |
Ophrys araneola | | 2 | 2 |
Ophrys bertolonii | | 2 | 2 |
Ophrys bombyliflora | | 2 | 2 |
Ophrys fusca | Brown Bee Orchid | 2 | 2 |
Ophrys holoserica | Late Spider Orchid | 2 | 2 |
Ophrys insectifera | Fly Orchid | 2 | 2 |
Ophrys iricolor | | 2 | 2 |
Ophrys lutea | Yellow Bee Orchid | 2 | 2 |
Ophrys scolopax | Woodcock Orchid | 2 | 2 |
Ophrys sphegodes | Early Spider Orchid | 2 | 2 |
Ophrys tenthredinifera | Sawfly Orchid | 2 | 2 |
Ophrys vernixia | | 2 | 2 |
Orchis coriophora | Bug Orchis | 2 | 2 |
Orchis italica | | 2 | 2 |
Orchis laxiflora | Marsh Orchis | 2 | 2 |
Orchis mascula | Early Purple Orchis | 2 | 2 |
Orchis militaris | Military Orchis | 2 | 2 |
Orchis morio | Green-Winged Orchid, Green-winged orchid | 2 | 2 |
Orchis ustulata | Dark-Winged Orchis | 2 | 2 |
Panax quinquefolius | American Ginseng | 1 | 3 |
Parietaria judaica | Pellitory Of The Wall, Spreading pellitory | 2 | 3 |
Parietaria officinalis | Pellitory Of The Wall, Upright pellitory | 2 | 3 |
Penthorum sedoides | Virginian Stonecrop, Ditch stonecrop | 1 | 2 |
Pinus massoniana | Chinese Red Pine | 2 | 2 |
Pinus strobus | White Pine, Eastern white pine | 2 | 3 |
Pinus tabuliformis | Chinese Red Pine, Southern Chinese pine | 1 | 2 |
Plantago amplexicaulis | | 1 | 2 |
Plantago arenaria | French Psyllium | 1 | 3 |
Plantago lanceolata | Ribwort Plantain, Narrowleaf plantain | 2 | 3 |
Plantago major | Common Plantain, Cart Track Plant,White Man's Foot ,Plantain | 2 | 3 |
Plantago media | Hoary Plantain | 2 | 2 |
Plantago ovata | Blond Psyllium, Desert Indianwheat | 2 | 3 |
Platanthera bifolia | Butterfly Orchid | 2 | 1 |
Polygonatum cyrtonema | | 0 | 2 |
Polygonatum humile | | 2 | 1 |
Polygonatum inflatum | | 2 | 1 |
Polygonatum macropodum | | 2 | 1 |
Polygonatum multiflorum | Solomon's Seal, Eurasian Solomon's seal | 2 | 3 |
Polygonatum odoratum | Solomon's Seal | 2 | 3 |
Polygonatum sibiricum | Huang Jing | 2 | 2 |
Polygonum bistorta | Bistort, Meadow bistort, Snakeweed | 3 | 3 |
Polygonum multiflorum | He Shou Wu, Tuber fleeceflower | 2 | 3 |
Polygonum virginianum | Jumpseed, Fleece Flower, Smartweed, Knotweed | 1 | 1 |
Polypodium vulgare | Polypody, Adders Fern, Golden Maidenhair Fern, Wall Fern, Common Polypod Fern | 2 | 3 |
Prunus armeniaca | Apricot | 4 | 3 |
Prunus dulcis | Almond, Sweet almond | 4 | 3 |
Prunus japonica | Korean Cherry, Japanese bush cherry | 3 | 3 |
Prunus japonica nakai | Japanese Plum | 3 | 3 |
Prunus persica | Peach, Flowering Peach, Ornamental Peach, Common Peach | 5 | 3 |
Prunus persica nucipersica | Nectarine | 4 | 3 |
Pueraria montana lobata | Kudzu Vine | 4 | 5 |
Pueraria tuberosa | | 2 | 2 |
Pulmonaria officinalis | Lungwort, Common lungwort, Jerusalem Sage, Jerusalem Cowslip | 2 | 3 |
Punica granatum | Pomegranate, Dwarf Pomegranate | 4 | 4 |
Rheum palmatum | Turkey Rhubarb, Chinese Rhubarb - Da Huang, Chinese rhubarb | 3 | 5 |
Rheum x cultorum | Rhubarb | 4 | 3 |
Smilax aspera | Sarsaparilla, Rough bindweed | 3 | 3 |
Sorghum bicolor | Sorghum, Common wild sorghum, Grain sorghum, Sudangrass | 4 | 2 |
Sorghum halepense | Johnson Grass | 3 | 1 |
Stellaria media | Chickweed, Common chickweed | 3 | 3 |
Succisa pratensis | Devil's Bit Scabious, Devilsbit | 2 | 2 |
Symphytum asperum | Prickly Comfrey | 3 | 2 |
Symphytum officinale | Comfrey, Common comfrey | 3 | 5 |
Symphytum uplandicum | Comfrey | 3 | 5 |
Tilia americana | American Basswood, Carolina basswood, Basswood, AmericanBasswood, American Linden | 3 | 3 |
Tribulus terrestris | Caltrop, Puncturevine | 1 | 3 |
Trigonella foenum-graecum | Fenugreek, Sicklefruit fenugreek | 4 | 5 |
Tussilago farfara | Coltsfoot | 3 | 3 |
Ulmus glabra | Wych Elm, Table-top Scotch Elm, Scotch Elm | 3 | 2 |
Ulmus parvifolia | Chinese Elm, Lacebark Elm | 2 | 1 |
Ulmus procera | English Elm | 3 | 2 |
Ulmus pumila | Siberian Elm, Hybrid elm | 2 | 2 |
Ulmus rubra | Slippery Elm | 2 | 5 |
Vallisneria spiralis | Eel Grass | 1 | 2 |
Verbascum densiflorum | Mullein | 0 | 2 |
Verbascum nigrum | Dark Mullein, Black mullein | 0 | 3 |
Verbascum phlomoides | Wooly Mullein, Orange mullein | 0 | 3 |
Verbascum thapsus | Great Mullein, Common mullein, Aaron's Rod, Flannel Plant, Hag Taper, Mullein, Torches, Velvet Plant | 1 | 3 |
Viola odorata | Sweet Violet, English Violet, Garden Violet, Sweet Violet, Florist's Violet | 5 | 3 |
Viola tricolor | Heartsease, Johnny jumpup, Field Pansy, | 2 | 3 |
Vitis vinifera | Grape, Wine grape, Purpleleaf Grape, Common Grape | 5 | 2 |
Zea mays | Sweet Corn, Corn | 5 | 3 |
Alkanna tinctoria | Alkanet, Alkanna | 1 | 2 |
Bauhinia vahlii | Malu Creeper, Adda Leaf, Pahur Camel's Foot Creeper | 2 | 3 |
Bombax ceiba | Red Silk Cotton Tree, Kapok Tree | 2 | 2 |
Corypha utan | Gebang Palm. Corypha palm, Sugar palm | 3 | 2 |
Hibiscus sabdariffa | Roselle | 3 | 3 |
Linum hybrids | Perennial Flax | 4 | 4 |
Maranta arundinacea | Arrowroot | 4 | 3 |
Moringa oleifera | Horseradish Tree, Moringa, | 4 | 4 |
Phoenix dactylifera | Date Palm | 5 | 2 |
Prosopis cineraria | Jandi, Ghaf | 3 | 2 |
Prunus armeniaca mandschurica | Manchurian apricot | 4 | 3 |
Pueraria montana | Kudzu Vine | 4 | 5 |
Carapa guianensis | Andiroba | 0 | 4 |
Commiphora wightii | Guggul, Indian bdellium-tree | 2 | 3 |
Copaifera coriacea | Sapucaia tree | 2 | 4 |
Copaifera guyanensis | Hoepel, Guyanense Copaiba | 2 | 4 |
Copaifera langsdorffii | Copaiba, Langsdorf's copaifera | 1 | 4 |
Copaifera multijuga | Hayne oil, Copaiba, | 1 | 4 |
Copaifera officinalis | Copaiba Balsam, Medicinal Copaiba | 2 | 4 |
Copaifera reticulata | Copaiba, Reticulated Copaiba, Copaiba Balsam | 0 | 4 |
Diospyros malabarica | Indian Persimmon, Gaub, Timbiri, Mountain ebony | 1 | 3 |
Panicum miliaceum | European Millet | 3 | 2 |