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Latin NameCommon NameEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Acanthus mollisBear's Breeches02
Achillea millefoliumYarrow, Boreal yarrow, California yarrow, Giant yarrow, Coast yarrow, Western yarrow, Pacific yarrow34
Achillea ptarmicaSneeze-Wort, Sneezeweed21
Achillea sibiricaSiberian Yarrow11
Adenophora triphyllaNan Sha Shen21
Agrimonia eupatoriaAgrimony, Churchsteeples23
Ajuga chamaepitysGround Pine, Yellow bugle02
Ajuga reptansBugle, Common Bugelweed, Bugleweed, Carpet Bugleweed, Carpetweed, Carpet Bugle23
Alchemilla xanthochloraLady's Mantle23
Allium carinatumKeeled Garlic32
Allium oleraceumField Garlic32
Allium scorodoprasumRocambole, Sand leek42
Allium vinealeCrow Garlic, Wild garlic, Compact onion, False Garlic, Wild, Onion32
Alopecurus aequalisShortawn Foxtail, Sonoma shortawn foxtail11
Althaea cannabinaPalm-leaf marshmallow00
Anacamptis pyramidalisPyramidal Orchid21
Anaphalis margaritaceaPearly Everlasting, Western pearly everlasting12
Anemone canadensisCanadian Anemone02
Anemone nemorosaWood Anemone, European thimbleweed01
Anthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal Grass22
Apocynum cannabinumIndian Hemp22
Arctium lappaGreat Burdock, Gobo45
Artemisia dracunculoidesRussian Tarragon, Tarragon, French Tarragon21
Artemisia vulgarisMugwort, Common wormwood, Felon Herb, Chrysanthemum Weed, Wild Wormwood23
Aruncus dioicusGoat's Beard, Bride's feathers22
Asperula cynanchicaSquinancy Wort01
Asperula tinctoriaDyer's Woodruff00
Aster novi-belgiiMichaelmas Daisy, New York Aster00
Astragalus glycyphyllosMilk Vetch, Licorice milkvetch10
Bellis perennisDaisy, Lawndaisy, English Daisy23
Blackstonia perfoliataYellow Wort00
Botrychium lunariaCommon Moonwort02
Bromus inermisSmooth Brome, Pumpelly's brome00
Bromus thominiiSoft Brome10
Buglossoides arvensisField Gromwell, Corn gromwell11
Bunium bulbocastanumPig Nut, Earth-nut41
Camassia leichtliniiWild Hyacinth, Large camas, Suksdorf's large camas40
Camassia quamashQuamash, Small camas, Utah small camas, Walpole's small camas51
Campanula latiloba 30
Campanula rapunculusRampion40
Campanula rotundifoliaHarebell, Bluebell bellflower11
Cardamine pratensisCuckoo Flower32
Carduus nutansMusk Thistle, Nodding plumeless thistle22
Carex distichaTworank sedge10
Carex hirtaHammer sedge11
Centaurea nigraBlack Knapweed, Lesser knapweed12
Centaurea scabiosaGreater Knapweed02
Centaurium erythraeaCentaury - Feverwort, European centaury13
Cerastium arvenseField Mouse-Ear Chickweed, Field chickweed01
Chaerophyllum bulbosumTurnip-Rooted Chervil30
Cichorium intybusChicory, Radicchio, Succory, Witloof43
Cirsium acaulonStemless Thistle01
Cirsium arvenseCreeping Thistle, Canada thistle22
Cirsium eriophorumWooly Thistle20
Cirsium palustreMarsh Thistle20
Cirsium vulgareCommon Thistle, Bull thistle, Dodder, Boar Thistle, Bull Thistle21
Colchicum autumnaleAutumn Crocus, Meadow Saffron,03
Crambe cordifoliaFlowering sea kale31
Crambe kotschyana 21
Dactylis glomerataCock's Foot, Orchardgrass, Ascherson's orchardgrass01
Dactylorhiza incarnataMarsh Orchid22
Datisca cannabinaAcalbir, Akalbir01
Daucus carotaWild Carrot, Queen anne's lace, Carrot, Wild Carrot, Queen Anne's Lace23
Daucus pusillusRattlesnake Weed, American wild carrot22
Deschampsia caespitosaTussock Grass, Tufted Hair Grass, Hair Grass10
Dianthus barbatusSweet William10
Dipsacus fullonumTeasel, Fuller's teasel02
Doronicum pardalianchesGreat Leopard's Bane01
Elytrigia repensCouch Grass, Quackgrass23
Epilobium angustifoliumWillow Herb32
Equisetum arvenseField Horsetail23
Equisetum palustreMarsh Horsetail02
Eryngium pandanifolium 00
Eupatorium purpureumGravel Root13
Euphrasia officinalisEyebright13
Filipendula rubraQueen Of The Prairie, Meadowsweet01
Filipendula ulmariaMeadowsweet, Queen of the meadow, Double Lady of the Meadow, European Meadowsweet33
Filipendula vulgarisDropwort, Meadowsweet21
Foeniculum vulgareFennel, Sweet fennel53
Fritillaria meleagrisSnakehead Fritillary, Chequered lily, Checkered Fritillary01
Galanthus nivalisSnowdrop, Common Snowdrop01
Galega officinalisGoat's Rue, Professor-weed23
Galeopsis segetumDowny Hemp Nettle02
Galium verumLady's Bedstraw, Yellow Spring bedstraw, Wirtgen's bedstraw32
Genista tinctoriaDyer's Greenweed, Common Woadwaxen, Broom12
Geranium dissectumCut-Leafed Cranesbill, Cutleaf geranium12
Geranium pratenseMeadow Crane's Bill, Meadow geranium, Geranium02
Geranium sylvaticumWood Cranesbill, Woodland geranium00
Gunnera tinctoriaGunnera, Chilean gunnera11
Gymnadenia conopseaFragrant Orchid22
Hemerocallis aurantiaca 41
Hemerocallis bulbiferum 41
Hemerocallis citrinaCitron daylily41
Hemerocallis dumortieriDumortier's daylily41
Hemerocallis exaltata 41
Hemerocallis fulvaCommon Day Lily, Orange daylily, Tawny Daylily, Double Daylily52
Hemerocallis fulva longituba 41
Hemerocallis lilioasphodelusYellow Day Lily42
Hemerocallis littoreaCoastal Day Lily41
Hemerocallis middendorffiiAmur daylily, Middendorf, Daylily51
Hemerocallis middendorffii esculenta 51
Hemerocallis minorGrassleaf Day Lily, Small daylily41
Hemerocallis multiflora 41
Hemerocallis thunbergii 41
Hemerocallis yezoensis 41
Heracleum sphondyliumCow Parsnip, Eltrot32
Hypericum perforatumSt. John's Wort, Common St. Johnswort24
Hypochoeris glabraSmooth Cat's Ear11
Hypochoeris maculataSpotted Hawkweed20
Hypochoeris radicataCat's Ear21
Inula britannicaXuan Fu Hua, British yellowhead03
Inula heleniumElecampane, Elecampane inula33
Iris pseudacorusYellow Flag, Paleyellow iris12
Juncus effususSoft Rush, Common rush, Lamp rush, Pacific rush12
Juncus inflexusHard Rush, European meadow rush00
Knautia arvensisField Scabious, Field scabiosa02
Koeleria macranthaJune Grass, Prairie Junegrass11
Lamium albumWhite Dead Nettle23
Lathyrus latifoliusPerennial Sweet Pea, Perennial pea10
Lathyrus pratensisMeadow Vetchling01
Leontodon hispidusRough Hawkbit, Bristly hawkbit21
Lepidium campestrePepperwort, Field pepperweed20
Lepidium latifoliumDittander, Broadleaved pepperweed31
Leucanthemum maximumShasta Daisy, Max chrysanthemum00
Leucanthemum vulgareOx-Eye Daisy, Marguerite22
Leucojum aestivumSummer Snowflake10
Leucojum vernumSpring Snowflake00
Ligularia hodgsonii 12
Lolium multiflorumItalian Ryegrass00
Lolium perennePerennial Ryegrass, Italian ryegrass, Darnel, Lyme Grass, Terrell Grass, English Ryegrass, Strand Wh11
Lotus corniculatusBird's Foot Trefoil11
Lotus uliginosusGreater Bird's Foot Trefoil00
Lychnis flos-cuculiRagged Robin00
Malva moschataMusk Mallow52
Medicago lupulinaBlack Medick21
Mentha pulegiumPennyroyal33
Narcissus poeticusPoet's Narcissus01
Narcissus pseudonarcissusWild Daffodil, Daffodil02
Oenanthe pimpinelloidesMeadow Parsley, Corkyfruit waterdropwort10
Oenothera biennisEvening Primrose, Sun Drop, Common evening primrose35
Onobrychis viciifoliaSainfoin10
Ononis repensRest Harrow, Common restharrow21
Ononis spinosaSpiny Rest Harrow22
Ophioglossum vulgatumAdder's Tongue, Southern adderstongue12
Ophrys apiferaBee Orchid22
Ophrys araneola 22
Ophrys bertolonii 22
Ophrys bombyliflora 22
Ophrys fuscaBrown Bee Orchid22
Ophrys holosericaLate Spider Orchid22
Ophrys insectiferaFly Orchid22
Ophrys iricolor 22
Ophrys luteaYellow Bee Orchid22
Ophrys scolopaxWoodcock Orchid22
Ophrys sphegodesEarly Spider Orchid22
Ophrys tenthrediniferaSawfly Orchid22
Ophrys vernixia 22
Orchis coriophoraBug Orchis22
Orchis italica 22
Orchis laxifloraMarsh Orchis22
Orchis masculaEarly Purple Orchis22
Orchis militarisMilitary Orchis22
Orchis morioGreen-Winged Orchid, Green-winged orchid22
Orchis ustulataDark-Winged Orchis22
Origanum vulgareOregano, Pot Marjoram43
Ornithogalum narbonenseStar Of Bethlehem10
Ornithogalum umbellatumStar Of Bethlehem, Dove's Dung31
Orobanche minorLesser Broomrape, Hellroot00
Papaver orientaleOriental Poppy11
Petasites albusButterbur21
Petasites frigidusSweet Coltsfoot, Arctic sweet coltsfoot, Arrowleaf sweet coltsfoot, Golden Palms Coltsfoot, Butterb21
Petasites hybridusButterbur, Pestilence wort03
Petasites hyperboreusArctic Sweet Coltsfoot21
Petasites japonicusSweet Coltsfoot, Japanese sweet coltsfoot, Butterbur32
Petasites palmatusSweet Butterbur, Golden Palms Coltsfoot, Sweet Coltsfoot, Butterbur21
Petasites saggitatusArrowleaf Sweet Coltsfoot21
Petasites speciosa 20
Petasites vitifoliusArctic sweet coltsfoot10
Petroselinum segetumCorn Caraway10
Peucedanum officinaleHog's Fennel02
Peucedanum ostruthiumMasterwort22
Phleum pratenseTimothy01
Phyteuma orbiculareRoundheaded Rampion20
Phyteuma spicatumSpiked Rampion20
Picris echioidesBristly Ox-Tongue20
Picris hieracioidesHawkweed Ox-Tongue21
Pilosella officinarumMouse-Ear Hawkweed03
Pimpinella saxifragaBurnet Saxifrage, Solidstem burnet saxifrage22
Plantago lanceolataRibwort Plantain, Narrowleaf plantain23
Plantago majorCommon Plantain, Cart Track Plant,White Man's Foot ,Plantain23
Plantago mediaHoary Plantain22
Poa annuaAnnual Meadow Grass, Annual bluegrass, Low Spear Grass, Meadow Grass, Six Week Grass, Annual Blue00
Poa pratensisKentucky Blue Grass, Spreading bluegrass10
Polemonium caeruleumJacob's Ladder, Charity02
Polygala amaraBitter Milkwort01
Polygala vulgarisMilkwort, Common milkwort12
Polygonum bistortaBistort, Meadow bistort, Snakeweed33
Polygonum manshurienseAsian Bistort01
Polygonum viviparumAlpine Bistort31
Polypogon monspeliensisAnnual Beardgrass, Annual rabbitsfoot grass11
Potentilla anserinaSilverweed33
Potentilla erectaTormentil, Erect cinquefoil13
Potentilla rectaRough-Fruited Cinquefoil, Erect cinquefoil21
Potentilla reptansCinquefoil, Creeping cinquefoil12
Primula verisCowslip, Cowslip primrose33
Primula vulgarisPrimrose, Common Primrose, English Primrose33
Prunella vulgarisSelf-Heal, Common selfheal, Aleutian selfheal, Lance selfheal23
Pteridium aquilinumBracken, Western brackenfern, Decomposition brackenfern, Hairy brackenfern22
Pulicaria dysentericaFleabane, Meadow false fleabane01
Ranunculus acrisMeadow Buttercup, Tall buttercup, Showy buttercup12
Ranunculus bulbosusBulbous Buttercup, St. Anthony's turnip12
Ranunculus ficariaLesser Celandine - Pilewort, Fig buttercup12
Ranunculus repensCreeping Buttercup, Prairie Double-flowered Buttercup, Water Buttercup, Creeping Buttercup11
Rhinanthus minorYellow Rattle, Little yellow rattle, Arctic rattlebox01
Rudbeckia laciniataCone Flower, Cutleaf coneflower, Green Headed Coneflower11
Rumex acetosaSorrel, Garden sorrel53
Rumex acetosellaSheeps Sorrel, Common sheep sorrel43
Rumex conglomeratusSharp Dock, Clustered dock12
Rumex crispusCurled Dock, Curly dock23
Rumex longifoliusdooryard dock11
Rumex obtusifoliusRound-Leaved Dock, Bitter dock12
Rumex pulcherFiddle Dock10
Rumex sanguineusRed-Veined Dock, Redvein dock, Sorrel, Bloody Dock21
Rumex tenuifoliusCommon sheep sorrel10
Salvia pratensisMeadow Clary, Introduced sage10
Salvia sylvestrisBalkan Clary, Woodland sage10
Salvia verbenacaWild Clary22
Sanguisorba canadensisAmerican Great Burnet, Canadian burnet10
Sanguisorba minorSalad Burnet, Small burnet42
Sanguisorba officinalisGreat Burnet23
Sanguisorba tenuifolia 10
Saponaria officinalisSoapwort, Bouncingbet03
Scabiosa columbariaPigeon's Scabious, Dove pincushions, Pincushion Flower10
Senecio erucifoliusHoary Groundsel, Hoary ragwort02
Senecio jacobaeaRagwort, Stinking willie02
Senecio sylvaticusMountain Groundsel, Woodland ragwort01
Serratula tinctoriaSaw-Wort, Dyer's plumeless saw-wort11
Seseli libanotismooncarrot11
Sherardia arvensisField Madder, Blue fieldmadder00
Silaum silausPepper Saxifrage10
Silene vulgarisBladder Campion, Maidenstears21
Sisyrinchium angustifoliumBermuda Blue-Eyed Grass, Narrowleaf blue-eyed grass11
Solidago virgaureaGoldenrod13
Spiranthes spiralisAutumn Lady's Tresses01
Stachys germanicaDowny Woundwort, German hedgenettle02
Succisa pratensisDevil's Bit Scabious, Devilsbit22
Tanacetum coccineumPyrethrum, Pyrethum daisy, Persian Insect Flower, Painted Daisy00
Tanacetum vulgareTansy, Common tansy, Golden Buttons, Curly Leaf Tansy22
Taraxacum officinaleDandelion - Kukraundha, Kanphool, Common dandelion, Dandelion43
Tragopogon pratensisGoat's Beard32
Trifolium dubiumSuckling Clover01
Trifolium incarnatumCrimson Clover20
Trifolium pratenseRed Clover33
Tussilago farfaraColtsfoot33
Urtica dioicaStinging Nettle, California nettle55
Valeriana dioicaMarsh Valerian, Woods valerian11
Veronica arvensisCorn Speedwell01
Veronica chamaedrysGermander Speedwell11
Veronica officinalisCommon Speedwell12
Veronica scutellataMarsh Speedwell, Skullcap speedwell10
Vicia craccaTufted Vetch, Bird vetch, Cow vetch11
Vicia sepiumBush Vetch10
Vicia tetraspermaSmooth Tare, Lentil vetch10
Viola caninaDog Violet31
Viola tricolorHeartsease, Johnny jumpup, Field Pansy,23
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