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Latin Name

Common Name

Edibility Rating

Medicinal Rating

Acacia saligna

Blue-Leaved Wattle, Orange wattle

1

0

Acer saccharum

Sugar Maple, Florida Maple, Hard Maple, Rock Maple

4

2

Adansonia digitata

Baobab, Judas Fruit, Monkey Bread Tree

3

Albizia julibrissin

Mimosa, Silktree, Mimosa Tree,

2

Albizia lebbeck

Siris Tree, Woman's Tongue, East Indian Walnut

1

2

Alnus nepalensis

Nepalese Alder

0

1

Alnus rubra

Red Alder, Oregon Alder

2

Amorpha fruticosa

False Indigo, False indigo bush

1

2

Arundinaria gigantea

Canebrake bamboo, Cane Reed, Giant cane

3

1

Arundo donax

Giant Reed, Giant Reed Grass

3

2

Atriplex canescens

Grey Sage Brush, Fourwing saltbush

4

1

Atriplex nummularia

Giant Saltbush, Bluegreen saltbush

3

2

Atriplex truncata

Wedgescale Saltbush

2

0

Bambusa oldhamii

Ryoku-Chiku, Giant Timber Bamboo, Oldham's Bamboo

2

0

Boehmeria nivea

Ramie, Chinese Grass, Chinese Silk Plant

2

Cajanus cajan

Pigeon Pea, Puerto Rico Bean, Gandul, Dhal, Congo Pea

4

2

Calliandra calothyrsus

Red Calliandra, Powderpuff, Kaliandra

0

Cercocarpus ledifolius

Mountain Mahogany, Curl-leaf mountain mahogany

1

2

Coix lacryma-jobi

Job's Tears

3

Cornus sericea

Red Osier Dogwood, Western dogwood

2

Elaeagnus angustifolia

Oleaster, Russian olive

4

2

Elaeagnus umbellata

Autumn Olive

4

2

Gleditsia triacanthos

Honey Locust

3

2

Lespedeza bicolor

Lespedeza, Shrub lespedeza

3

0

Morus alba

White Mulberry, Common Mulberry,

4

3

Opuntia ficus-indica

Prickly Pear, Barbary fig

3

2

Phragmites australis

Common Reed, American common reed, Hybrid common reed, European common reed, Subtropical common re

5

2

Populus nigra

Black Poplar, Lombardy poplar

1

3

Pueraria montana lobata

Kudzu Vine

4

5

Pueraria phaseoloides

Tropical Kudzu

2

1

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