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Latin Name

Common Name

Edibility Rating

Medicinal Rating

Abies alba

Silver Fir, Christmas Tree Fir, European Silver Fir, Silver

2

3

Abies amabilis

Red Fir,Pacific silver fir

1

2

Abies balsamea

Balsam Fir

3

5

Abies fraseri

She Balsam, Fraser fir, Southern Balsam Fir

1

3

Abies grandis

Grand Fir, Giant Fir, Lowland White Fir

2

Abies lasiocarpa

Subalpine Fir, Alpine Fir

2

Acer glabrum

Rock Maple, Rocky Mountain maple, Douglas maple, Greene's maple, New Mexico maple, Torrey maple

2

1

Acer macrophyllum

Oregon Maple, Bigleaf maple, Oregon Maple

3

1

Acer negundo

Box Elder

3

1

Acer rubrum

Red Maple, Drummond's maple, Swamp Maple

3

1

Acer saccharinum

Silver Maple, River Maple, Soft Maple

3

1

Acer saccharum

Sugar Maple, Florida Maple, Hard Maple, Rock Maple

4

2

Acer saccharum grandidentatum

Big-Tooth Maple, Canyon Maple, Rocky Mountain Sugar Maple

4

0

Acer saccharum nigrum

Black Maple

4

1

Alnus rhombifolia

White Alder

1

2

Alnus rubra

Red Alder, Oregon Alder

2

Betula alleghaniensis

Yellow Birch, Swamp Birch

3

2

Betula alnoides

2

1

Betula kenaica

Kenai Birch

3

1

Betula lenta

Cherry Birch, Sweet birch, Black Birch, Cherry Birch

3

Betula occidentalis

Water Birch

3

2

Betula papyrifera

Paper Birch, Mountain paper birch, Kenai birch

3

2

Betula pendula

Silver Birch, European white birch, Common Birch, Warty Birch, European White Birch

3

Betula platyphylla

White Birch, Asian white birch,

2

Betula populifolia

Grey Birch

2

1

Betula pubescens

White Birch, Downy birch

3

Ceanothus fendleri

Fendler's Ceanothus

2

1

Dalbergia hupeana

1

Fagus grandifolia

American Beech

2

Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Red Ash, Green ash, Water Ash

1

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