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Latin NameCommon NameEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Achillea millefoliumYarrow, Boreal yarrow, California yarrow, Giant yarrow, Coast yarrow, Western yarrow, Pacific yarrow34
Allium cepaOnion, Garden onion53
Allium cepa aggregatumPotato Onion43
Allium cepa ascalonicumShallot53
Allium cepa proliferumTree Onion, Walking Onion53
Aloe veraAloe Vera, Barbados aloe, First Aid Plant, Medicinal Aloe15
Asplenium scolopendriumHart's Tongue Fern02
Avena sativaOats, Common oat33
Calendula officinaliscalendula, Pot Marigold35
Capparis spinosaCaper,Common Caper, Caper Bush23
Centella asiaticaGotu Kola, Spadeleaf25
Ceratonia siliquaCarob, St. john's bread32
Corylus avellanaCommon Hazel, Common filbert, European Filbert, Harry Lauder's Walking Stick, Corkscrew Hazel, Hazel52
Cucumis sativusCucumber, Garden cucumber42
Cucurbita maximaWinter Squash53
Cupressus sempervirensItalian Cypress02
Daucus carotaWild Carrot, Queen anne's lace, Carrot, Wild Carrot, Queen Anne's Lace23
Diospyros kakiPersimmon, Japanese persimmon43
Euonymus crenulatus 01
Euonymus lucidus 01
Euonymus tingens 01
Fragaria vescaWild Strawberry, Woodland strawberry, California strawberry33
Fuchsia colensoi 20
Fuchsia excorticataKonini20
Galega officinalisGoat's Rue, Professor-weed23
Galium triflorumFragrant Bedstraw12
Gynostemma pentaphyllumSweet Tea Vine25
Hamamelis virginianaWitch Hazel, American witchhazel, Common Witchhazel, Virginian Witchhazel, Witchhazel15
Hibiscus rosa-sinensisChinese Hibiscus, Shoeblackplant, Hawaiian Hibiscus, Tropical Hibiscus, China Rose, Rose-of-China, S33
Hippophae rhamnoidesSea Buckthorn, Seaberry55
Hippophae tibetanaTibetan Sea Buckthorn43
Iris germanicaPurple Flag, German iris, Orris-root, Tall Bearded German Iris, Bearded Iris13
Iris germanica florentinaOrris, Orris-root13
Iris pallidaDalmation Iris, Sweet iris, Fragrant Iris, Zebra Iris21
Larix occidentalisWestern Larch22
Linum perennePerennial Flax, Blue flax, Alpine flax32
Lupinus albusWhite Lupin41
Lycopersicon esculentumTomato43
Lycopodium clavatumCommon Club Moss, Running clubmoss03
Lythrum salicariaPurple Loosestrife23
Mirabilis jalapaMarvel Of Peru, Miracle Flower of Peru, Four O'Clock22
Oenothera biennisEvening Primrose, Sun Drop, Common evening primrose35
Pinus ponderosaPonderosa Pine, Washoe pine32
Pinus quadrifoliaParry Piñon, Parry's Pinyon Pine, Four-leaved Pinyon42
Polygonatum multiflorumSolomon's Seal, Eurasian Solomon's seal23
Potentilla erectaTormentil, Erect cinquefoil13
Potentilla reptansCinquefoil, Creeping cinquefoil12
Prunus dulcisAlmond, Sweet almond43
Prunus spinosaSloe - Blackthorn32
Ribes nigrumBlackcurrant, European black currant53
Ribes rubrumRed Currant, Cultivated currant41
Ribes uva-crispaGooseberry, European gooseberry51
Rubus idaeusRaspberry, American red raspberry, Grayleaf red raspberry53
Sambucus nigraElderberry - European Elder, Black elderberry, American black elderberry, Blue elderberry, Europea43
Solanum tuberosumPotato, Irish potato52
Sorbus aucupariaMountain Ash, European mountain ash22
Symphoricarpos albus laevigatusSnowberry12
Symplocarpus foetidusSkunk Cabbage23
Taraxacum officinaleDandelion - Kukraundha, Kanphool, Common dandelion, Dandelion43
Tragopogon pratensisGoat's Beard32
Trigonella foenum-graecumFenugreek, Sicklefruit fenugreek45
Prunus domestica italicaGages, Greengage52
Acmella oleraceaToothache plant, Paracress33
Bactris gasipaesPeach Palm, Pupunha52
Chrysopogon zizanioidesVetiver, Vetiver Root, Khus Khus22
Cinnamomum verumCinnamon, Ceylon Cinnamon Tree43
Citrus aurantiifoliaLime, Key Lime, Mexican Lime, Mexican Thornless Key Lime42
Cocos nuciferaCoconut Palm, Coconut52
Corymbia citriodoraLemon-Scented Gum, blue spotted gum, lemon eucalyptus, eucalyptus citriodora.23
Dacryodes edulisBush Butter Tree, Butterfruit, African Plum, bush pear, bush plum, safou52
Dipterocarpus alatusApitong, baume de gurjun, gurjun balsam02
Dipteryx odorataTonka Bean, Brazilian Teak32
Elaeis guineensisAfrican Oil Palm52
Elaeis oleiferaAmerican Oil Palm30
Flemingia macrophyllaEnoki-mame12
Macadamia hildebrandiiCelebes nut40
Macadamia integrifoliaMacadamia, Macadamia nut40
Macadamia ternifoliaMacadamia Nut, Gympie nut40
Macadamia tetraphyllaQueensland Nut, Macadamia nut40
Maranta arundinaceaArrowroot43
Moringa oleiferaHorseradish Tree, Moringa,44
Moringa peregrinaMoringa22
Moringa stenopetalaAfrican horseradish tree, cabbagetree43
Neolamarckia cadambaAmboina, Kadam12
Plukenetia volubilisInca peanut30
Pouteria sapotaSapote, Mamey Sapote42
Prunus armeniaca mandschuricaManchurian apricot43
Schinziophyton rautaneniiMongongo Nut. Manketti Tree32
Simarouba amaraParadise tree, bitterwood34
Simarouba glaucaParadise Tree, Bitterwood, Dysentery-bark34
Solanum lycopersicumTomato, Garden Tomato53
Spondias purpureaPurple Mombin Red Mombin, Spanish Plum, Ciruela42
Syzygium aromaticumClove, Zanzibar Redhead44
Syzygium cuminiJambolan, Java Plum, Malabar Plum, Jambu33
Tarchonanthus camphoratusCamphor Bush, Wild Camphor Bush13
Telfairia pedataOysternut42
Theobroma cacaoCacao, Cocoa Tree53
Tylosema esculentumMarama Bean40
Vanilla planifoliaVanilla42
Vigna angularisAdzuki Bean42
Vitellaria paradoxaShea Butter Tree45
Vitex madiensisEkarukei, Murukukwe42
Zingiber officinaleGinger: Common,Cooking Stem, Canton45
Citrus hystrixKaffir Lime32
Citrus latifoliaCitrus Tahitian Lime42
Coffea arabicaCoffee Arabica33
Jasminum sambacJasmine Tea33
Pandanus amaryllifoliusFragrant Pandan32
Rhodomyrtus tomentosaCeylon Hill Gooseberry41
Salvia dorisianaSage Fruity Pineapple30
Aloe feroxCape Aloe, Bitter Aloe, Red Aloe, Cape Aloe, Alligator Jaw Aloe25
Aquilaria crassnaAgar Wood, Agarwood03
Aquilaria malaccensisAgar Wood, Eaglewood, Indian Aloewood, Aloeswood13
Aquilaria sinensisAgar Wood, Pak Muk Heung, White Wood Incense03
Baphia nitidaCamwood, Baphia22
Bulnesia sarmientoiPao Santo01
Commiphora myrrhaMyrrh, Myrrh Gum24
Commiphora wightiiGuggul, Indian bdellium-tree23
Costus aferSpiral Ginger, Ginger lily, White spiral costus.24
Cupressus lusitanicaMexican Cypress02
Cyperus articulatusJointed flatsedge, Priprioca, Piripiri14
Euclea divinorumMagic Guarri22
Geodorum densiflorumNodding Swamp Orchid02
Griffonia simplicifoliaGriffonia24
Jasminum grandiflorumJasmin33
Lawsonia inermisHenna, Mignonette Tree03
Litsea cubebaMountain Pepper, Litsea22
Melaleuca leucadendraPaperbark, Weeping Paperbark24
Myrocarpus frondosusBalsamo, incienso03
Oryza sativaRice, Common Rice52
Pterocarpus angolensisAmbila03
Pterocarpus soyauxiiAfrican Coralwood22
Pycnanthus angolensisAfrican Nutmeg23
Santalum austrocaledonicumPacific Sandalwood01
Santalum ellipticumCoast Sandalwood12
Santalum freycinetianumLanai Sandalwood, Hawaiian Sandalwood12
Santalum haleakalaeHaleakala Sandalwood, Lliahi12
Santalum paniculatumMountain Sandalwood, Hawaiian Sandalwood, 'Iliahi12
Santalum spicatumWest Australian Sandalwood22
Santalum yasiYasi, Fijian Sandalwood, Brown Sandalwood02
Securidaca longipedunculataViolet Tree14
Shorea macrophyllaLight Red Meranti, Engkabang, False Ilipe Nut32
Solanum quitoenseNaranjilla, Quito Orange40
Syzygium jambosJambos, Rose Apple, Plum Rose32
Theobroma glaucum 43
Theobroma grandiflorumCupuassu, Cupuacu43
Trichilia dregeanaCape Mahogany43
Triphasia trifoliaLime Berry21
Vachellia seyalShittim Wood22
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