Latin Name | Common Name | Edibility Rating | Medicinal Rating |
Achyranthes aspera | Devil's Horsewhip | 2 | 3 |
Aesculus californica | Californian Buckeye, California Horsechestnut | 3 | 1 |
Aesculus chinensis | Chinese Horse Chestnut | 3 | 1 |
Aesculus flava | Sweet Buckeye, Yellow buckeye | 4 | 0 |
Aesculus glabra | Ohio Buckeye, Fetid Buckeye | 2 | 1 |
Aesculus hippocastanum | Horse Chestnut, European Horsechestnut, Common Horsechestnut | 3 | 4 |
Aesculus indica | Indian Horse Chestnut | 3 | 1 |
Aesculus parviflora | Bottlebrush buckeye | 2 | 1 |
Aesculus pavia | Red Buckeye | 2 | 1 |
Aesculus turbinata | Japanese Horse Chestnut | 2 | 0 |
Aesculus x carnea | Red Horse Chestnut, Ruby Red Horsechestnut | 2 | 1 |
Agave americana | Agave, American century plant | 3 | 3 |
Agave parryi | Century Plant, Parry's agave, Mescal | 3 | 1 |
Agave utahensis discreta | Century Plant | 3 | 1 |
Agave utahensis eborispina | Century Plant | 3 | 1 |
Anagallis arvensis | Scarlet Pimpernel | 2 | 2 |
Anemarrhena asphodeloides | Zhi Mu | 0 | 3 |
Arctostaphylos manzanita | Manzanita, Whiteleaf manzanita, Konocti manzanita, Contra Costa manzanita, Roof's manzanita, Wieslan | 3 | 1 |
Asparagus racemosus | Shatavari | 3 | 5 |
Astragalus garbancillo | | 0 | 0 |
Atriplex lentiformis | Quail Bush, Big saltbush, Quailbush, | 3 | 1 |
Camellia sasanqua | Camellia, Sasanqua camellia | 3 | 1 |
Ceanothus americanus | New Jersey Tea, Wild Snowball | 3 | 3 |
Ceanothus arboreus | Catalina Mountain Lilac, Feltleaf ceanothus | 0 | 0 |
Ceanothus cuneatus | Buckbrush, Sedgeleaf buckbrush, Monterey ceanothus | 2 | 1 |
Ceanothus divergens | Cropleaf Ceanothus, Calistoga ceanothus | 0 | 0 |
Ceanothus fendleri | Fendler's Ceanothus | 2 | 1 |
Ceanothus impressus | Santa Barbara Ceanothus | 0 | 0 |
Ceanothus integerrimus | Deer Brush | 2 | 1 |
Ceanothus maritimus | Maritime Ceanothus | 0 | 0 |
Ceanothus ovatus | Smaller Red-Root | 2 | 1 |
Ceanothus prostratus | Squaw Carpet, Prostrate ceanothus | 0 | 0 |
Ceanothus purpureus | Hollyleaf Ceanothus | 0 | 0 |
Ceanothus sanguineus | Oregon Tea Tree, Redstem ceanothus | 2 | 1 |
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus | Blue Brush, Blueblossom | 0 | 0 |
Ceanothus velutinus | Sticky Laurel, Snowbrush ceanothus, Hooker's ceanothus | 2 | 2 |
Chenopodium album | Fat Hen, Lambsquarters | 3 | 2 |
Chenopodium californicum | California Goosefoot | 2 | 1 |
Chenopodium quinoa | Quinoa, Goosefoot, Pigweed, Inca Wheat | 5 | 0 |
Chlorogalum pomeridianum | Soap Lily, Wavyleaf soap plant | 3 | 2 |
Clethra alnifolia | Sweet Pepper Bush, Coastal sweetpepperbush, Summer Sweet | 0 | 0 |
Cornus hemsleyi | | 0 | 0 |
Cucurbita foetidissima | Buffalo Gourd, Missouri gourd | 3 | 2 |
Dianthus caryophyllus | Carnation, Clove Pink, Border Carnation | 2 | 2 |
Dioscorea deltoidea | Yam | 2 | 2 |
Elaeagnus commutata | Silverberry | 3 | 2 |
Euphorbia thomsoniana | | 0 | 1 |
Ginkgo biloba | Maidenhair Tree, Ginkgo | 5 | 5 |
Gleditsia caspica | Caspian Locust | 1 | 0 |
Gleditsia japonica | | 3 | 1 |
Gleditsia macracantha | | 0 | 1 |
Gleditsia sinensis | Locust | 3 | 3 |
Gutierrezia sarothrae | Broomweed, Broom snakeweed | 0 | 2 |
Gymnocladus chinensis | Soap Tree | 2 | 0 |
Gymnocladus dioica | Kentucky Coffee Tree | 3 | 2 |
Gypsophila licentiana | | 1 | 0 |
Gypsophila struthium | | 0 | 2 |
Hedera helix | Ivy, English ivy, Algerian ivy, Baltic Ivy, Common Ivy | 0 | 3 |
Herniaria hirsuta | Hairy Rupture Wort | 0 | 1 |
Ilex cassine | Cassine, Dahoon, Cassine Holly | 1 | 1 |
Ipomopsis aggregata | Skyrocket, Scarlet gilia | 1 | 2 |
Leontice leontopetalum | Rakaf | 1 | 1 |
Lychnis flos-cuculi | Ragged Robin | 0 | 0 |
Lychnis fulgens | Brilliant campion | 1 | 0 |
Marah macrocarpus | Chilicothe, Cucamonga manroot | 0 | 2 |
Mesembryanthemum crystallinum | Ice Plant, Common iceplant | 3 | 1 |
Panax japonicus | Japanese Ginseng | 1 | 1 |
Philadelphus coronarius | Mock Orange, Sweet mock orange | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphus delavayi | | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphus lewisii | Mock Orange, Lewis' mock orange | 0 | 1 |
Philadelphus microphyllus | Littleleaf Mock Orange | 1 | 0 |
Philadelphus pubescens | Hoary mock orange | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphus purpurascens | | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphus x virginalis | Mock Orange | 0 | 0 |
Phytolacca americana | Pokeweed, American pokeweed, Garnet, Pigeon Berry, Poke | 3 | 3 |
Pittosporum crassifolium | Karo, Stiffleaf cheesewood | 0 | 0 |
Pittosporum phillyreoides | Weeping Pittosporum, Narrow-leaf Pittosporum | 2 | 1 |
Polygonum lapathifolium | Curlytop Knotweed | 1 | 1 |
Polygonum nepalense | Nepalese smartweed | 1 | 1 |
Populus trichocarpa | Western Balsam Poplar, Black cottonwood | 1 | 3 |
Pteridium aquilinum | Bracken, Western brackenfern, Decomposition brackenfern, Hairy brackenfern | 2 | 2 |
Pteridium aquilinum esculentum | Bracken | 2 | 2 |
Quillaja saponaria | Soap-Bark Tree, Soapbark | 0 | 3 |
Rubus parviflorus | Thimbleberry | 3 | 3 |
Sapindus drummondii | Western Soapberry | 1 | 1 |
Sapindus marginatus | Wingleaf soapberry | 1 | 0 |
Saponaria ocymoides | Tumbling Ted. Rock Soapwort, Rock soapwort | 0 | 0 |
Saponaria officinalis | Soapwort, Bouncingbet | 0 | 3 |
Shepherdia canadensis | Buffalo Berry, Russet buffaloberry, Canada Buffaloberry | 3 | 2 |
Silene acaulis | Moss Campion | 1 | 1 |
Silene dioica | Red Campion, Red catchfly | 0 | 0 |
Silene latifolia | White Campion, Bladder campion | 0 | 0 |
Silene vulgaris | Bladder Campion, Maidenstears | 2 | 1 |
Symphoricarpos albus laevigatus | Snowberry | 1 | 2 |
Trichosanthes ovigera | Japanese Snake Gourd | 2 | 2 |
Withania somnifera | Ashwagandha - Indian Ginseng, Withania | 1 | 4 |
Yucca aloifolia | Spanish Bayonet, Aloe yucca, Dagger Plant, Yucca, Spanish Bayonet | 3 | 1 |
Yucca angustissima | Narrowleaf yucca, Kanab yucca, Toft's yucca, Yucca | 3 | 0 |
Yucca baccata | Spanish Bayonet, Banana yucca, Blue Yucca, Spanish Yucca | 4 | 1 |
Yucca brevifolia | Joshua Tree, Jaeger's Joshua tree, Yucca, Joshua Tree | 3 | 0 |
Yucca constricta | Buckley's Yucca | 2 | 0 |
Yucca elata | Soap Tree, Soaptree yucca, Soapweed, Soapweed Yucca | 2 | 0 |
Yucca filamentosa | Spoonleaf Yucca, Adam's needle, Desert Candle, Needle Palm, St. Peter's Palm, Spanish Bayonet, Comm | 3 | 1 |
Yucca filifera | | 2 | 0 |
Yucca glauca | Soapweed, Soapweed yucca, Gurney's yucca, American Vetch, Yucca, Narrowleaf Yucca, Soapweed | 2 | 2 |
Yucca gloriosa | Spanish Dagger, moundlily yucca, Palm Lily, Roman Candle, Mound Lily Yucca, Spanish Dagger | 2 | 1 |
Yucca harrimaniae | Spanish Bayonet, New Mexico Spanish bayonet | 2 | 0 |
Yucca recurvifolia | Curve-leaf yucca | 3 | 0 |
Yucca rupicola | Twisted-Leaf Yucca, Texas yucca | 2 | 0 |
Yucca schidigera | Mojave Yucca, Yucca | 3 | 0 |
Yucca smalliana | Adam's Needle, Weak-leaf yucca | 2 | 0 |
Yucca whipplei | Our Lord's Candle | 3 | 0 |
Acacia concinna | Shikakai, Soap-Pod | 2 | 1 |
Adansonia digitata | Baobab, Judas Fruit, Monkey Bread Tree | 3 | 3 |
Adenanthera pavonina | Red Sandalwood, Coral Tree | 3 | 2 |
Albizia lebbeck | Siris Tree, Woman's Tongue, East Indian Walnut | 1 | 2 |
Allanblackia floribunda | Vegetable Tallow. Tallow tree | 3 | 2 |
Aniba rosaeodora | Brazilian Rosewood, Rosewood-oil tree | 2 | 3 |
Bauhinia thonningii | Camel's foot tree, monkey bread | 3 | 2 |
Blighia sapida | Akee, ackee apple or ayee | 3 | 2 |
Bromelia karatas | Ananas pingouin, Karatas, Camburito | 3 | 2 |
Calopogonium caeruleum | Wild jicama | 0 | 0 |
Carica papaya | Papaya, Mamo, Melon Tree | 5 | 3 |
Dimocarpus longan | Longan, Lungan, Dragon's Eye, Cat's Eye | 4 | 3 |
Elaeis guineensis | African Oil Palm | 5 | 2 |
Elaeis oleifera | American Oil Palm | 3 | 0 |
Entada phaseoloides | St. Thomas Bean | 3 | 2 |
Enterolobium cyclocarpum | Devil's Ear. Earpod tree | 2 | 2 |
Jatropha curcas | Physic Nut, Barbados Nut | 2 | 3 |
Lecythis ollaria | Monkey Pot. Sapucaia nut, Pot nut | 3 | 0 |
Lecythis pisonis | Paradise Nut. Brazilian Monkey Pot | 3 | 2 |
Mimusops elengi | Spanish Cherry, Bakul | 3 | 2 |
Moringa stenopetala | African horseradish tree, cabbagetree | 4 | 3 |
Nephelium lappaceum | Rambutan, Hairy Lychee | 5 | 2 |
Oenocarpus bataua | Pataua Palm. Bataua | 3 | 2 |
Sapindus saponaria | Soapberry, Wild Chinaberry, Florida Soap Berry, Soap Nut, Soap Tree | 0 | 2 |
Schinziophyton rautanenii | Mongongo Nut. Manketti Tree | 3 | 2 |
Gossypium herbaceum | Levant cotton | 3 | 3 |
Guaiacum sanctum | Lignum Vitae, Guaiacum, Holy Wood | 0 | 2 |
Hevea brasiliensis | Para Rubber Tree, Brazilian Rubber Tree | 2 | 0 |
Jasminum grandiflorum | Jasmin | 3 | 3 |
Lophira alata | Niam Tree | 2 | 0 |
Melaleuca leucadendra | Paperbark, Weeping Paperbark | 2 | 4 |
Ongokea gore | Boleko Nut | 2 | 2 |
Phytolacca dodecandra | Endod, Pokeberry | 2 | 3 |
Pycnanthus angolensis | African Nutmeg | 2 | 3 |
Sapindus mukorossi | Chinese Soapberry, Soap Berry, Chinese Soapberry, Soapnut Tree | 1 | 2 |
Securidaca longipedunculata | Violet Tree | 1 | 4 |
Solanum quitoense | Naranjilla, Quito Orange | 4 | 0 |