We need regular donations to enable us to keep going – to maintain and further develop our free-to-use database of over 8000 edible and useful plants. Donations have increased following recent appeals - thank you! - but we still need at least £1000 (or $1300/ €1200) every month. If you value what we do please give what you can to support our work. More >>>

Follow Us:
Latin NameCommon NameEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Acacia salignaBlue-Leaved Wattle, Orange wattle10
Acer saccharumSugar Maple, Florida Maple, Hard Maple, Rock Maple42
Adansonia digitataBaobab, Judas Fruit, Monkey Bread Tree33
Albizia julibrissinMimosa, Silktree, Mimosa Tree,22
Albizia lebbeckSiris Tree, Woman's Tongue, East Indian Walnut12
Alnus nepalensisNepalese Alder01
Alnus rubraRed Alder, Oregon Alder22
Amorpha fruticosaFalse Indigo, False indigo bush12
Arundinaria giganteaCanebrake bamboo, Cane Reed, Giant cane31
Arundo donaxGiant Reed, Giant Reed Grass32
Atriplex canescensGrey Sage Brush, Fourwing saltbush41
Atriplex nummulariaGiant Saltbush, Bluegreen saltbush32
Atriplex truncataWedgescale Saltbush20
Bambusa oldhamiiRyoku-Chiku, Giant Timber Bamboo, Oldham's Bamboo20
Boehmeria niveaRamie, Chinese Grass, Chinese Silk Plant22
Cajanus cajanPigeon Pea, Puerto Rico Bean, Gandul, Dhal, Congo Pea42
Calliandra calothyrsusRed Calliandra, Powderpuff, Kaliandra00
Cercocarpus ledifoliusMountain Mahogany, Curl-leaf mountain mahogany12
Coix lacryma-jobiJob's Tears33
Cornus sericeaRed Osier Dogwood, Western dogwood22
Elaeagnus angustifoliaOleaster, Russian olive42
Elaeagnus umbellataAutumn Olive42
Gleditsia triacanthosHoney Locust32
Lespedeza bicolorLespedeza, Shrub lespedeza30
Morus albaWhite Mulberry, Common Mulberry,43
Opuntia ficus-indicaPrickly Pear, Barbary fig32
Phragmites australisCommon Reed, American common reed, Hybrid common reed, European common reed, Subtropical common re52
Populus nigraBlack Poplar, Lombardy poplar13
Pueraria montana lobataKudzu Vine45
Pueraria phaseoloidesTropical Kudzu21
1234
© 2010, Plants For A Future. Plants For A Future is a charitable company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales. Charity No. 1057719, Company No. 3204567.