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Latin NameCommon NameEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Acinos arvensisBasil Thyme21
Actaea rubraRed Baneberry02
Ailanthus altissimaTree Of Heaven13
Alisma plantago-aquaticaGreat Water Plantain, ZE-XIE, European water plantain, American water plantain, Northern water plan13
Allium ursinumWild Garlic53
Anemone nemorosaWood Anemone, European thimbleweed01
Anemone obtusiloba 01
Anemone quinquefoliaWind Flower, Wood anemone, Twoleaf anemone, Nightcaps01
Armoracia rusticanaHorseradish, Red Cole33
Basella albaMalabar Spinach, Indian Spinach, Ceylon spinach,42
Betula lentaCherry Birch, Sweet birch, Black Birch, Cherry Birch33
Brassica junceaBrown Mustard42
Brassica juncea crispifoliaCurled Mustard42
Brassica juncea foliosaLeaf Mustard42
Brassica juncea multicepsGreen In The Snow42
Brassica juncea napiformisRoot Mustard42
Brassica juncea rugosaHead Mustard42
Brassica juncea strumataLarge Petiole Mustard42
Brassica juncea tumidaSwollen-Stem Mustard42
Brassica nigraBlack Mustard33
Caltha palustrisMarsh Marigold, Yellow marsh marigold22
Capsicum annuumSweet Pepper, Cayenne Pepper, Chili Pepper, Christmas Pepper, Red Pepper, Ornamental Chili Pepper43
Capsicum baccatumLocoto, Aji33
Capsicum frutescensTabasco Pepper, Cayenne pepper34
Capsicum pubescensTree Pepper, Rocoto33
Cardiospermum halicacabumHeart Seed, Balloon vine12
Chimaphila maculataSpotted Wintergreen, Striped prince's pine, Pipsissewa13
Chimaphila umbellataPipsissewa23
Cinnamomum camphoraCamphor, Camphortree23
Citrus limonLemon45
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