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Latin NameCommon NameEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Abelmoschus moschatusMusk Mallow,Musk Okra23
Abies albaSilver Fir, Christmas Tree Fir, European Silver Fir, Silver23
Abies sibiricaSiberian Fir01
Abies spectabilisHimalayan Fir02
Acacia farnesianaSweet Acacia, Perfume Acacia, Huisache22
Achillea millefoliumYarrow, Boreal yarrow, California yarrow, Giant yarrow, Coast yarrow, Western yarrow, Pacific yarrow34
Achillea ptarmicaSneeze-Wort, Sneezeweed21
Acorus gramineusGrass-leaved Sweet Rush, Japanese Sweet Flag, Dwarf Sweet Flag33
Ageratum conyzoidesGoatweed, Tropical whiteweed03
Anethum graveolensDill43
Angelica archangelicaAngelica, Norwegian angelica33
Angelica glauca 21
Apium graveolensWild Celery. Ajmod, Ajwain-ka-patta (Indian)33
Aquilegia canadensisWild Columbine, Red columbine, Meeting Houses, Common Columbine22
Argemone mexicanaPrickly Poppy, Mexican pricklypoppy13
Artemisia abrotanumSouthernwood13
Artemisia annuaQing Hao, Sweet sagewort14
Artemisia campestrisField Southernwood02
Artemisia campestris glutinosa 00
Artemisia dracunculusTarragon, French Tarragon42
Artemisia frigidaFringed Wormwood, Prairie sagewort22
Artemisia indica 13
Artemisia scopariaRedstem wormwood12
Asarum arifolium 01
Atherosperma moschatumBlack Sassafras22
Backhousia myrtifoliaGrey Myrtle00
Betula lentaCherry Birch, Sweet birch, Black Birch, Cherry Birch33
Betula pendulaSilver Birch, European white birch, Common Birch, Warty Birch, European White Birch33
Betula pubescensWhite Birch, Downy birch33
Boenninghausenia albiflora 02
Boronia pinnataPinnate Boronia00
Calendula officinaliscalendula, Pot Marigold35
Callitris endlicheriRed Cypress-Pine01
Camellia sinensisTea Plant, Assam tea, Tea Tree Camellia44
Carum carviCaraway43
Cedrus atlanticaAtlas Deodar, Atlantic cedar02
Cedrus libaniCedar Of Lebanon11
Chamaemelum nobileChamomile, Roman chamomile25
Chenopodium botrysJerusalem Oak, Jerusalem oak goosefoot22
Chimaphila umbellataPipsissewa23
Chimonanthus praecoxWinter Sweet21
Cinnamomum camphoraCamphor, Camphortree23
Citrus aurantiumBitter Orange, Sour orange, Bergamot orange33
Citrus limonLemon45
Citrus reticulataMandarin, Tangerine, Unshu orange, Satsuma Orange,Temple Orange, Tangerine33
Citrus sinensisSweet Orange43
Clinopodium umbrosum 01
Coluria geoides 20
Convallaria majalisLily Of The Valley, European lily of the valley13
Conyza canadensisCanada Fleabane, Canadian horseweed13
Coriandrum sativumCoriander - Dhania - Cilantro, Coriander44
Corrigiola littoralisStrapwort11
Cotinus coggygriaSmoke Tree, European smoketree, Venetian Sumac, Wig Tree, Smoke Tree11
Crithmum maritimumRock Samphire22
Cuminum cyminumCumin - Jeera43
Cunila origanoidesStone Mint, Common dittany22
Cupressus sempervirensItalian Cypress02
Cyperus longusGalingale21
Cyperus rotundusNut Grass33
Cytisus scopariusBroom, Scotch broom, Common Broom13
Daucus carotaWild Carrot, Queen anne's lace, Carrot, Wild Carrot, Queen Anne's Lace23
Daucus carota sativusCarrot53
Dendranthema nubigenum 00
Dianthus caryophyllusCarnation, Clove Pink, Border Carnation22
Dictamnus albusBurning Bush, Gasplant, White Dittany,23
Dracocephalum moldavicaMoldavian Balm, Moldavian dragonhead11
Drimys winteriWinter's Bark32
Elaeagnus angustifoliaOleaster, Russian olive42
Erysimum cheiriWallflower, Aegean wallflower02
Eucalyptus citriodoraLemon-Scented Gum, Lemon Scented Eucalyptus13
Eucalyptus dumosaWater Mallee10
Eucalyptus globulusTasmanian Blue Gum, Eurabbie, Blue Gum, Blue Eucalyptus14
Eucalyptus gunniiCider Gum33
Eucalyptus largiflorensBlack Box10
Eucalyptus macrorhynchaRed Stringybark13
Eucalyptus pauciflora niphophilaSnow Gum03
Eucalyptus perrinianaSpinning Gum00
Eucalyptus piperitaSydney Peppermint02
Eucalyptus polybracteaBlue Mallee13
Eucalyptus viminalisManna Gum32
Euodia fraxinifolia 21
Ferula assa-foetidaAsafoetida - Devil's Dung. Hing (Indian), Asafetida33
Ferula foetidaAsafoetida23
Filipendula ulmariaMeadowsweet, Queen of the meadow, Double Lady of the Meadow, European Meadowsweet33
Foeniculum vulgareFennel, Sweet fennel53
Foeniculum vulgare azoricumFlorence Fennel33
Foeniculum vulgare dulceSweet Fennel43
Fortunella japonicaRound Kumquat31
Gaultheria fragrantissimaFragrant Wintergreen22
Gaultheria procumbensCheckerberry, Eastern teaberry, Teaberry, Creeping Wintergreen43
Geranium macrorrhizumBigroot Geranium01
Geum triflorumPurple Avens, Old man's whiskers, Prairie Smoke22
Hedeoma pulegioidesAmerican Pennyroyal, American false pennyroyal33
Hedychium coronariumButterfly Ginger, White garland-lily, Garland Flower, Butterfly Lily22
Hedychium spicatum 12
Helichrysum orientale 00
Heliotropium arborescensHeliotrope, Garden heliotrope, Cherry Pie, Heliotrope01
Hesperis matronalisSweet Rocket, Dames rocket,21
Homoranthus flavescens 00
Hosta plantaginaeAugust Lily11
Humulus lupulusHop, Common hop, European Hop,45
Hyacinthus orientalisHyacinth, Garden hyacinth00
Hyssopus officinalisHyssop23
Illicium verumBa Jiao Hui Xian, Staranise tree33
Inula heleniumElecampane, Elecampane inula33
Iris germanicaPurple Flag, German iris, Orris-root, Tall Bearded German Iris, Bearded Iris13
Iris germanica florentinaOrris, Orris-root13
Iris pallidaDalmation Iris, Sweet iris, Fragrant Iris, Zebra Iris21
Iris pseudacorusYellow Flag, Paleyellow iris12
Jasminum odoratissimum 10
Jasminum officinaleJessamine, Poet's jasmine22
Juniperus recurvaHimalayan Juniper11
Juniperus sabinaSavine, Tam Juniper02
Juniperus silicicolaSouthern Redcedar, Juniper, Southern Red Cedar22
Juniperus virginianaPencil Cedar, Eastern redcedar, Southern redcedar, Silver Cedar, Burk Eastern Red Cedar, Silver East22
Laser trilobumGladich20
Lathyrus odoratusSweet Pea, Wild Pea,Vetchling10
Laurus nobilisBay Tree, Sweet bay, Grecian Laurel, True Laurel,33
Lavandula angustifoliaEnglish Lavender, True Lavender23
Lavandula latifoliaSpike Lavender, Broadleaved lavender22
Lavandula stoechasFrench Lavender02
Lavandula x intermediaLavender, Lavandin22
Leonurus sibiricusChinese Motherwort, Honeyweed23
Leptospermum liversidgeiLemon-Scented Tea Tree21
Leptospermum petersoniiLemon Tea Tree, Common teatree11
Levisticum officinaleLovage, Garden lovage33
Lilium candidumMadonna Lily32
Lilium longiflorumWhite Trumpet Lily, Easter lily, Trumpet Lily32
Lindera megaphylla 00
Litsea cubebaMountain Pepper, Litsea22
Lonicera caprifoliumItalian Honeysuckle, Italian woodbine12
Magnolia grandifloraSouthern Magnolia, Bull Bay, Large-flowered Magnolia, Southern Magnolia22
Marrubium vulgareWhite Horehound, Horehound13
Matricaria recutitaGerman Camomile15
Melaleuca alternifoliaTea Tree05
Melaleuca bracteataRiver teatree02
Melaleuca linariifoliaFlax-Leaved Paper-Bark, Cajeput tree03
Melaleuca thymifoliaThymeleaf melaleuca02
Melaleuca uncinataBroom honeymyrtle01
Melissa officinalisLemon Balm, Common balm, Bee Balm, Sweet Balm, Lemon Balm35
Mentha arvensisCorn Mint, Wild mint32
Mentha arvensis piperascensJapanese Mint32
Mentha arvensis villosaAmerican Wild Mint32
Mentha asiaticaAsian Mint32
Mentha australis 02
Mentha cervinaHart's Pennyroyal32
Mentha cunninghamia 02
Mentha longifoliaHorsemint22
Mentha pulegiumPennyroyal33
Mentha requieniiCorsican Mint, Mint32
Mentha satureioidesNative Pennyroyal22
Mentha spicataSpearmint43
Mentha suaveolensRound-Leaved Mint, Apple mint, Pineapple Mint22
Mentha x gracilisGinger Mint32
Mentha x piperita citrataEau De Cologne Mint, Eau de Cologne Mint, Peppermint22
Mentha x piperita officinalisWhite Peppermint35
Mentha x piperita vulgarisBlack Peppermint45
Mentha x smithianaRed Raripila Mint32
Mentha x villosa alopecuroidesApple Mint, Bowles' Mint42
Micromeria chamissonisYerba Buena22
Monarda citriodoraLemon Bergamot, Lemon beebalm. Lemon Mint20
Monarda didymaBergamot, Scarlet beebalm, Horsemint, Oswego Tea, Bee Balm32
Monarda pectinataPlains Lemon Monarda, Pony beebalm12
Monarda punctataHorse Mint, Spotted beebalm13
Morina longifoliaWhorlflower02
Myrica galeBog Myrtle, Sweetgale22
Myrtus communisMyrtle, Foxtail Myrtle33
Narcissus jonquillaJonquil10
Narcissus poeticusPoet's Narcissus01
Narcissus tazettaBunchflower Daffodil, Cream narcissus02
Nardostachys grandifloraSpikenard13
Nepeta catariaCatmint, Catnip32
Nigella damascenaLove-In-A-Mist, Devil in the bush31
Ocimum basilicumSweet Basil, Common Basil, Thai Basil, Tropical Basil43
Ocimum minimumBush Basil43
Oenanthe javanicaWater Dropwort, Java waterdropwort, Stolon waterdropwort32
Origanum majoranaSweet Marjoram33
Origanum onitesPot Marjoram31
Origanum vulgareOregano, Pot Marjoram43
Origanum vulgare hirtumGreek Oregano43
Origanum x majoricumHardy Marjoram22
Osmanthus fragransFragrant Olive22
Passiflora tetrandra 10
Pelargonium capitatumRose-Scented Geranium03
Pelargonium crispumLemon Geranium22
Pelargonium exstipulatumPennyroyal Geranium12
Pelargonium fragransNutmeg Geranium12
Pelargonium fulgidum 01
Pelargonium glutinosumPheasant's Foot Geranium01
Pelargonium graveolensRose Geranium, Sweet scented geranium23
Pelargonium incrassatum 01
Pelargonium odoratissimumApple Geranium23
Pelargonium peltatumIvy-Leaved Geranium, Hanging Geranium, Ivy Geranium11
Pelargonium quercifoliumOak-Leaved Geranium02
Pelargonium radensRasp-leaf pelargonium02
Pelargonium tomentosumPeppermint Geranium12
Pelargonium triste 11
Pelargonium vitifoliumGrapeleaf geranium01
Pelargonium zonaleHorseshoe geranium11
Perilla frutescensShiso, Beefsteakplant, Spreading Beefsteak Plant43
Perilla frutescens nankinensisPurple Shiso43
Petroselinum crispumParsley44
Petroselinum crispum tuberosumHamburg Parsley43
Peucedanum oreoselinum 01
Peumus boldusBoldu, Boldo23
Picea abiesNorway Spruce21
Picea asperataChinese Spruce20
Picea jezoensisYezo Spruce21
Pimpinella anisumAniseed (Saunf - Hindi), Anise burnet saxifrage43
Pinus mugoDwarf Mountain Pine, Mugo pine, Mountain Pine12
Pinus sabinianaDigger Pine, California foothill pine, Bull Pine, Gray Pine, Digger Pine42
Pinus sylvestrisScot's Pine, Scotch Pine23
Polianthes tuberosaTuberose10
Prostanthera rotundifoliaMint Bush02
Prunus laurocerasusCherry Laurel, English Laurel43
Pseudopanax edgerleyi 00
Reseda odorataMignonette, Garden mignonette01
Rhodiola roseaRose Root23
Robinia pseudoacaciaBlack Locust, Yellow Locust32
Rosa arkansanaLow Prairie Rose21
Rosa californicaCalifornia Wild Rose22
Rosa centifoliaProvence Rose, Cabbage rose22
Rosa gallicaFrench Rose22
Rosa moschataMusk Rose21
Rosa multifloraJapanese Rose, Multiflora rose22
Rosa x damascenaDamask Rose21
Rosmarinus officinalisRosemary33
Ruta chalepensisEgyptian Rue, Fringed rue11
Ruta graveolensRue, Common rue, Herb of Grace, Garden Rue13
Ruta montanaMountain Rue10
Salvia fruticosaGreek Sage, Greek oregano23
Salvia lavandulifoliaSpanish Sage23
Salvia officinalisSage, Kitchen sage, Small Leaf Sage, Garden Sage45
Salvia sclareaClary, Europe sage, Clary Sage22
Santolina chamaecyparissusCotton Lavender22
Sassafras albidumSassafras, Common Sassafras53
Satureja hortensisSummer Savory32
Satureja montanaWinter Savory43
Satureja thymbraThyme-Leaved Savory22
Saussurea costusCostus23
Sium latifoliumWater Parsnip, Wideleaf waterparsnip10
Skimmia laureola 11
Solidago odoraSweet Goldenrod, Anisescented goldenrod, Chapman's goldenrod22
Spartium junceumSpanish Broom, Weaver's Broom, Spanish Broom02
Syringa vulgarisLilac, Common lilac11
Tagetes minutaMuster-John-Henry22
Tagetes patulaFrench Marigold, Dwarf French Marigold22
Tanacetum partheniumFeverfew, Matricaria25
Tanacetum vulgareTansy, Common tansy, Golden Buttons, Curly Leaf Tansy22
Teucrium chamaedrysWall Germander, Germander12
Thuja occidentalisAmerican Arbor-Vitae, Arborvitae, Eastern Arborvitae, Siberian Arborvitae, Northern White Cedar, Wh23
Thymus caespititiusCretan Thyme22
Thymus camphoratusCamphor Thyme02
Thymus capitatusHeaded Savory, Thymus22
Thymus cilicicusCilician Thyme12
Thymus herba-baronaCaraway Thyme32
Thymus hirtus 22
Thymus mastichinaMastic Thyme22
Thymus pannonicusEurasian thyme22
Thymus praecoxMother of thyme, Creeping thyme, Woolly Thyme22
Thymus praecox arcticusWild Thyme32
Thymus pulegioidesBroad-Leaved Thyme, lemon thyme22
Thymus quinquecostatus 22
Thymus serpyllumWild Thyme43
Thymus vulgarisCommon Thyme, Garden thyme, Wild Thyme43
Thymus x citriodorusLemon Thyme, Creeping Lemon Thyme, Lemon-Scented Thyme42
Thymus zygis 22
Torreya grandisChinese Nutmeg Tree21
Trachyspermum ammiAjowan caraway23
Trigonella foenum-graecumFenugreek, Sicklefruit fenugreek45
Umbellularia californicaCalifornia Laurel, California Bay42
Valeriana celtica 11
Valeriana hardwickii 03
Valeriana officinalisValerian, Garden valerian23
Valeriana phu 21
Valeriana sambucifolia 23
Valeriana toluccana 22
Vetiveria zizanioidesVetiveria, Vetivergrass20
Viola odorataSweet Violet, English Violet, Garden Violet, Sweet Violet, Florist's Violet53
Vitex agnus-castusAgnus Castus, Lilac chastetree, Vitex, Chastetree25
Xanthium strumariumCocklebur, Rough cocklebur, Canada cocklebur13
Zanthoxylum americanumPrickly Ash - Northern, Common pricklyash, Northern Prickly Ash23
Zieria smithiiSandfly Bush01
Aegle marmelosBael Tree, Golden Apple, Bengal Quince33
Aniba rosaeodoraBrazilian Rosewood, Rosewood-oil tree23
Bixa orellanaAnnatto (Lipstick Plant, Urucum, Colorau, Achiote )33
Cajanus cajanPigeon Pea, Puerto Rico Bean, Gandul, Dhal, Congo Pea42
Calophyllum brasilienseBrazil Beauty-Leaf02
Camellia sinensis assamicaTea Plant, Assam Tea44
Cananga odorataYlang Ylang, Perfume Tree23
Canarium luzonicumManila Elemi43
Canarium schweinfurtiiAfrican elemi33
Chrysopogon zizanioidesVetiver, Vetiver Root, Khus Khus22
Chukrasia tabularisChickrassy, Chittagong Wood, Indian Redwood.12
Cinnamomum loureiroiSaigon Cinnamon43
Cinnamomum verumCinnamon, Ceylon Cinnamon Tree43
Citrus aurantiifoliaLime, Key Lime, Mexican Lime, Mexican Thornless Key Lime42
Corymbia citriodoraLemon-Scented Gum, blue spotted gum, lemon eucalyptus, eucalyptus citriodora.23
Dacryodes edulisBush Butter Tree, Butterfruit, African Plum, bush pear, bush plum, safou52
Dipterocarpus alatusApitong, baume de gurjun, gurjun balsam02
Eugenia brasiliensisGrumichama, Brazilian Plum42
Mimusops elengiSpanish Cherry, Bakul32
Mondia whiteiMondia, White's Ginger34
Neolamarckia cadambaAmboina, Kadam12
Piper nigrumBlack Pepper43
Psidium guajavaGuava, Tropical Guava, Goiaba, Araçá-goiaba52
Syzygium aromaticumClove, Zanzibar Redhead44
Tarchonanthus camphoratusCamphor Bush, Wild Camphor Bush13
Tithonia diversifoliaMexican Sunflower03
Zingiber officinaleGinger: Common,Cooking Stem, Canton45
Citrus latifoliaCitrus Tahitian Lime42
Pandanus amaryllifoliusFragrant Pandan32
Piper betleBetel23
Chloroxylon swieteniaEast Indian Satinwood03
Commiphora myrrhaMyrrh, Myrrh Gum24
Commiphora wightiiGuggul, Indian bdellium-tree23
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
Cupressus lusitanicaMexican Cypress02
Dysphania anthelminticaWormseed24
Eclipta prostrataHan Lian Cao, False daisy13
Entandrophragma cylindricumSapele Mahogany02
Eucalyptus camaldulensisRed River Gum, Murray Red Gum, River Red Eucalyptus13
Eucalyptus grandisFlooded Gum, Gum, Rose Eucalyptus02
Eucalyptus robustaSwamp Mahogany, Eucalyptus Gum03
Guarea guidoniaMuskwood , Carrapeta, Cedro Macho02
Jasminum grandiflorumJasmin33
Lantana camaraWild Sage, Lantana Verbena24
Lawsonia inermisHenna, Mignonette Tree03
Leplaea cedrataScented Guarea02
Lophira alataNiam Tree20
Melaleuca leucadendraPaperbark, Weeping Paperbark24
Mezilaurus itaubaItauba22
Myrocarpus frondosusBalsamo, incienso03
Orthosiphon aristatusJava Tea, Cat's Whiskers04
Paederia foetidaSkunk Vine24
Psidium cattleianumStrawberry Guava33
Pterodon emarginatusFaveiro, sucupira, sucupira-branca04
Santalum austrocaledonicumPacific Sandalwood01
Santalum ellipticumCoast Sandalwood12
Santalum freycinetianumLanai Sandalwood, Hawaiian Sandalwood12
Santalum haleakalaeHaleakala Sandalwood, Lliahi12
Santalum paniculatumMountain Sandalwood, Hawaiian Sandalwood, 'Iliahi12
Santalum spicatumWest Australian Sandalwood22
Santalum yasiYasi, Fijian Sandalwood, Brown Sandalwood02
Syzygium jambosJambos, Rose Apple, Plum Rose32
Toona ciliataMountain Cedar, Australian Red Cedar, Toona22
Toona sureniSuren22
Trichilia dregeanaCape Mahogany43
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