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Latin NameCommon NameEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Trifolium repensWhite Clover, Dutch Clover, Purple Dutch Clover, Shamrock, White Clover32
Typha angustifoliaSmall Reed Mace, Narrowleaf cattail53
Urtica dioicaStinging Nettle, California nettle55
Sphenostylis stenocarpaAfrican Yam Bean40
Treculia africanaAfrican Breadfruit or Breadnut42
Tylosema esculentumMarama Bean40
Albizia lucidiorPotka siris tree00
Acacia holosericeaStrap wattle, Candelabra wattle12
Sesbania sesbanSesban22
Canavalia gladiataSword Bean32
Brosimum utileCow Tree, Palo De Vaca32
Brosimum alicastrumBreadnut. Maya nut32
Erythrina edulisBalu. Andean tree bean32
Acacia victoriaeBramble wattle. Gundabluey, Bardi bush42
Brosimum parinarioidesLeite de amapa, Brosimum32
Moringa oleiferaHorseradish Tree, Moringa,44
Phaseolus polystachiosThicket Bean. Wild bean20
Pueraria montana lobataKudzu Vine45
Phaseolus lunatusLima Bean, Sieva bean41
Phaseolus coccineusRunner Bean, Scarlet runner40
Phalaris arundinaceaCanary Grass, Reed canarygrass, Gardener's Garter Grass, Ribbon Grass00
Medicago sativaAlfalfa, Yellow alfalfa43
Lupinus polyphyllusBig-Leaf Lupin, Lupine11
Lablab purpureusHyacinth Bean, Bonavist-bean42
Desmanthus illinoensisPrairie Mimosa, Illinois bundleflower41
Cnidoscolus aconitifoliusTree Spinach, Tread Softly, Cabbage Star, Chaya43
Caragana arborescensSiberian Pea Tree, Siberian peashrub51
Cajanus cajanPigeon Pea, Puerto Rico Bean, Gandul, Dhal, Congo Pea42
Brassica oleraceaWild Cabbage, Broccoli, Tronchuda cabbage, Brussels sprouts, Kohlrabi, Sprouting broccoli42
Brassica carinataAbyssinian Cabbage42
Boehmeria niveaRamie, Chinese Grass, Chinese Silk Plant22
Apios americanaGround Nut51
Amphicarpaea edgeworthii 40
Amphicarpaea bracteataHog Peanut, American hogpeanut51
Parkinsonia aculeataJerusalem Thorn32
Acacia coleiCole's wattle, Candelabra Wattle, Soap wattle, 32
Acacia cowleanaHall’s Creek wattle32
Acacia murrayanaMurray’s wattle, Colony wattle32
Clitoria ternateaButterfly pea30
Manilkara huberiCow Tree, Massaranduba. Black balata30
Panicum maximumGuinea grass. Green panic grass12
Cercidium microphyllumPaloverde. Foothill palo verde. Small-leaved palo verde30
Pennisetum purpureumNapier grass. Elephant grass22
Populus hybridsHybrid poplar33
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