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Latin NameCommon NameEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Abelmoschus esculentusOkra43
Abelmoschus manihotAibika41
Abelmoschus moschatusMusk Mallow,Musk Okra23
Abies albaSilver Fir, Christmas Tree Fir, European Silver Fir, Silver23
Acaenia anserinifoliaPirri-Pirri Bur11
Acalypha australisAsian copperleaf01
Acanthus mollisBear's Breeches02
Acer pseudoplatanusSycamore, Great Maple, Scottish Maple, Planetree Maple21
Achillea millefoliumYarrow, Boreal yarrow, California yarrow, Giant yarrow, Coast yarrow, Western yarrow, Pacific yarrow34
Aegopodium podagrariaGround Elder, Bishop's goutweed, Goutweed, Ground Elder, Bishop's Weed32
Aesculus hippocastanumHorse Chestnut, European Horsechestnut, Common Horsechestnut34
Ageratum conyzoidesGoatweed, Tropical whiteweed03
Agoseris aurantiacaMountain Dandelion, Orange agoseris21
Agrimonia eupatoriaAgrimony, Churchsteeples23
Akebia quinataAkebia, Chocolate vine, Fiveleaf Akebia, Chocolate Vine42
Albizia julibrissinMimosa, Silktree, Mimosa Tree,22
Alchemilla alpinaAlpine Lady's Mantle, Mountain Lady's Mantle23
Alchemilla xanthochloraLady's Mantle23
Alkanna tinctoriaAlkanet, Alkanna12
Alliaria petiolataGarlic Mustard32
Allium cepa ascalonicumShallot53
Aloe veraAloe Vera, Barbados aloe, First Aid Plant, Medicinal Aloe15
Ampelopsis japonica 02
Anagallis arvensisScarlet Pimpernel22
Anemopsis californicaYerba Mansa22
Anthyllis vulnerariaKidney Vetch12
Araucaria araucanaMonkey Puzzle Tree51
Arbutus menziesiiMadrona, Pacific madrone, Pacific Madrone32
Arisaema serratum 21
Arisaema thunbergii 01
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