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Latin NameCommon NameEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Abelmoschus esculentusOkra43
Abutilon theophrastiChina Jute, Velvetleaf, Butterprint Buttonweed Jute, China Mallow, Indian Velvet Leaf32
Acacia farnesianaSweet Acacia, Perfume Acacia, Huisache22
Adenophora remotiflora 21
Adiantum pedatumNorthern Maidenhair,American Maidenhair Fern02
Alcea roseaHollyhock32
Althaea officinalisMarsh Mallow, Common marshmallow55
Anacamptis pyramidalisPyramidal Orchid21
Anchusa officinalisAlkanet, Common bugloss21
Aphanes arvensisParsley Piert, Field parsley piert23
Arachis hypogaeaPeanut42
Argemone albifloraWhite Prickly Poppy, Bluestem pricklypoppy01
Argemone mexicanaPrickly Poppy, Mexican pricklypoppy13
Asparagus adscendens 21
Asparagus officinalisAsparagus, Garden asparagus43
Asparagus racemosusShatavari35
Asplenium trichomanesMaidenhair Spleenwort, Dense spleenwort, Toothed spleenwort, Brightgreen spleenwort11
Astragalus gummiferTragacanth, Gum tragacanth milkvetch23
Astragalus hamosusEuropean milkvetch12
Astragalus multiceps 11
Baccharis halimifoliaBush Groundsel, Eastern baccharis, High Tide Bush, Sea Myrtle, Salt Bush01
Basella albaMalabar Spinach, Indian Spinach, Ceylon spinach,42
Bellis perennisDaisy, Lawndaisy, English Daisy23
Benincasa hispidaWax Gourd33
Bletilla striataHyacinth Orchid, Urn orchid, Hyacinth Bletilla, Hardy Orchid, Chinese Ground Orchid03
Boehmeria niveaRamie, Chinese Grass, Chinese Silk Plant22
Borago officinalisBorage, Common borage,Cool-tankard, Tailwort33
Calystegia pubescensJapanese Bindweed11
Calystegia sepiumHedge Bindweed, Hedge false bindweed, Appalachia false bindweed, Bingham's false bindweed21
Camellia sasanquaCamellia, Sasanqua camellia31
Canna indicaIndian Shot42
Cannabis sativaHemp, Marijuana44
Caragana jubataShag-Spine01
Ceratonia siliquaCarob, St. john's bread32
Cetraria islandicaIceland Moss, Island cetraria lichen, Oriental cetraria lichen33
Citrullus lanatusWater Melon43
Corchorus capsularisJute32
Corchorus olitoriusJew's Mallow, Nalta jute42
Cuscuta chinensisChinese Dodder03
Cuscuta japonicaJapanese Dodder12
Cydonia oblongaQuince42
Dactylorhiza incarnataMarsh Orchid22
Dactylorhiza maculataSpotted Orchid22
Descurainia sophiaFlixweed, Herb sophia22
Diospyros kakiPersimmon, Japanese persimmon43
Draba nemerosa 11
Drosera rotundifoliaSundew, Roundleaf sundew13
Echium vulgareViper's Bugloss, Common viper's bugloss12
Elytrigia repensCouch Grass, Quackgrass23
Epilobium angustifoliumWillow Herb32
Ficus caricaFig, Edible fig, Fig Common42
Ficus palmataWild Fig, Punjab fig21
Fritillaria cirrhosaChuan Bei Mu23
Glycyrrhiza glabraLiquorice, Cultivated licorice44
Grindelia robustaGreat Valley Gumweed12
Gymnadenia conopseaFragrant Orchid22
Hemiptelea davidii 21
Hepatica nobilisHepatica, Sharplobe hepatica, Roundlobe hepatica02
Hibiscus moscheutosSwamp Rose Mallow, Crimsoneyed rosemallow, Wild Cotton, Common Rosemallow, Eastern Rosemallow, Swamp12
Hibiscus mutabilisCotton Rose, Dixie rosemallow22
Hibiscus rosa-sinensisChinese Hibiscus, Shoeblackplant, Hawaiian Hibiscus, Tropical Hibiscus, China Rose, Rose-of-China, S33
Hibiscus sinosyriacusRose Of Sharon42
Hibiscus syriacusRose Of Sharon, Althaea, Shrub Althea, Hardy Hibiscus42
Hoheria populneaLacebark01
Hordeum distichonTwo-Rowed Barley43
Hordeum vulgareBarley, Common barley43
Inula heleniumElecampane, Elecampane inula33
Lavatera cachemirianaLavatera21
Lilium candidumMadonna Lily32
Lilium wallichianum 21
Linum usitatissimumFlax, Common flax43
Lysimachia vulgarisYellow Loosestrife, Garden yellow loosestrife12
Malva alceaVervain mallow, Hollyhock Mallow51
Malva excisa 41
Malva moschataMusk Mallow52
Malva neglectaDwarf Mallow, Common mallow42
Malva parvifloraCheeseweed, Cheeseweed mallow32
Malva pusillaDwarf Mallow, Low mallow42
Malva sylvestrisMallow, High mallow, French Hollyhock, Common Mallow, Tree Mallow, Tall Mallow33
Malva verticillataChinese Mallow, Cluster mallow52
Mesembryanthemum crystallinumIce Plant, Common iceplant31
Mollugo verticillataIndian Chickweed, Green carpetweed11
Myriophyllum spicatumWater Milfoil, Eurasian watermilfoil11
Narcissus tazettaBunchflower Daffodil, Cream narcissus02
Nuphar advenaCommon Spatterdock, Yellow pond-lily, Varigated yellow pond-lily32
Nuphar luteaYellow Water Lily, Yellow pond-lily, Rocky Mountain pond-lily, Varigated yellow pond-lily32
Nymphaea albaWhite Water Lily, European white waterlily32
Nymphaea candida 22
Nymphaea odorataFragrant Water Lily, American white waterlily33
Nymphaea tuberosaTuberous Water Lily, American white waterlily33
Olea europaeaOlive, African olive, European olive43
Onosma bracteatum 02
Ophrys apiferaBee Orchid22
Ophrys araneola 22
Ophrys bertolonii 22
Ophrys bombyliflora 22
Ophrys fuscaBrown Bee Orchid22
Ophrys holosericaLate Spider Orchid22
Ophrys insectiferaFly Orchid22
Ophrys iricolor 22
Ophrys luteaYellow Bee Orchid22
Ophrys scolopaxWoodcock Orchid22
Ophrys sphegodesEarly Spider Orchid22
Ophrys tenthrediniferaSawfly Orchid22
Ophrys vernixia 22
Orchis coriophoraBug Orchis22
Orchis italica 22
Orchis laxifloraMarsh Orchis22
Orchis masculaEarly Purple Orchis22
Orchis militarisMilitary Orchis22
Orchis morioGreen-Winged Orchid, Green-winged orchid22
Orchis ustulataDark-Winged Orchis22
Panax quinquefoliusAmerican Ginseng13
Parietaria judaicaPellitory Of The Wall, Spreading pellitory23
Parietaria officinalisPellitory Of The Wall, Upright pellitory23
Penthorum sedoidesVirginian Stonecrop, Ditch stonecrop12
Pinus massonianaChinese Red Pine22
Pinus strobusWhite Pine, Eastern white pine23
Pinus tabuliformisChinese Red Pine, Southern Chinese pine12
Plantago amplexicaulis 12
Plantago arenariaFrench Psyllium13
Plantago lanceolataRibwort Plantain, Narrowleaf plantain23
Plantago majorCommon Plantain, Cart Track Plant,White Man's Foot ,Plantain23
Plantago mediaHoary Plantain22
Plantago ovataBlond Psyllium, Desert Indianwheat23
Platanthera bifoliaButterfly Orchid21
Polygonatum cyrtonema 02
Polygonatum humile 21
Polygonatum inflatum 21
Polygonatum macropodum 21
Polygonatum multiflorumSolomon's Seal, Eurasian Solomon's seal23
Polygonatum odoratumSolomon's Seal23
Polygonatum sibiricumHuang Jing22
Polygonum bistortaBistort, Meadow bistort, Snakeweed33
Polygonum multiflorumHe Shou Wu, Tuber fleeceflower23
Polygonum virginianumJumpseed, Fleece Flower, Smartweed, Knotweed11
Polypodium vulgarePolypody, Adders Fern, Golden Maidenhair Fern, Wall Fern, Common Polypod Fern23
Prunus armeniacaApricot43
Prunus dulcisAlmond, Sweet almond43
Prunus japonicaKorean Cherry, Japanese bush cherry33
Prunus japonica nakaiJapanese Plum33
Prunus persicaPeach, Flowering Peach, Ornamental Peach, Common Peach53
Prunus persica nucipersicaNectarine43
Pueraria montana lobataKudzu Vine45
Pueraria tuberosa 22
Pulmonaria officinalisLungwort, Common lungwort, Jerusalem Sage, Jerusalem Cowslip23
Punica granatumPomegranate, Dwarf Pomegranate44
Rheum palmatumTurkey Rhubarb, Chinese Rhubarb - Da Huang, Chinese rhubarb35
Rheum x cultorumRhubarb43
Smilax asperaSarsaparilla, Rough bindweed33
Sorghum bicolorSorghum, Common wild sorghum, Grain sorghum, Sudangrass42
Sorghum halepenseJohnson Grass31
Stellaria mediaChickweed, Common chickweed33
Succisa pratensisDevil's Bit Scabious, Devilsbit22
Symphytum asperumPrickly Comfrey32
Symphytum officinaleComfrey, Common comfrey35
Symphytum uplandicumComfrey35
Tilia americanaAmerican Basswood, Carolina basswood, Basswood, AmericanBasswood, American Linden33
Tribulus terrestrisCaltrop, Puncturevine13
Trigonella foenum-graecumFenugreek, Sicklefruit fenugreek45
Tussilago farfaraColtsfoot33
Ulmus glabraWych Elm, Table-top Scotch Elm, Scotch Elm32
Ulmus parvifoliaChinese Elm, Lacebark Elm21
Ulmus proceraEnglish Elm32
Ulmus pumilaSiberian Elm, Hybrid elm22
Ulmus rubraSlippery Elm25
Vallisneria spiralisEel Grass12
Verbascum densiflorumMullein02
Verbascum nigrumDark Mullein, Black mullein03
Verbascum phlomoidesWooly Mullein, Orange mullein03
Verbascum thapsusGreat Mullein, Common mullein, Aaron's Rod, Flannel Plant, Hag Taper, Mullein, Torches, Velvet Plant13
Viola odorataSweet Violet, English Violet, Garden Violet, Sweet Violet, Florist's Violet53
Viola tricolorHeartsease, Johnny jumpup, Field Pansy,23
Vitis viniferaGrape, Wine grape, Purpleleaf Grape, Common Grape52
Zea maysSweet Corn, Corn53
Alkanna tinctoriaAlkanet, Alkanna12
Bauhinia vahliiMalu Creeper, Adda Leaf, Pahur Camel's Foot Creeper23
Bombax ceibaRed Silk Cotton Tree, Kapok Tree22
Corypha utanGebang Palm. Corypha palm, Sugar palm32
Hibiscus sabdariffaRoselle33
Linum hybridsPerennial Flax44
Maranta arundinaceaArrowroot43
Moringa oleiferaHorseradish Tree, Moringa,44
Phoenix dactyliferaDate Palm52
Prosopis cinerariaJandi, Ghaf32
Prunus armeniaca mandschuricaManchurian apricot43
Pueraria montanaKudzu Vine45
Carapa guianensisAndiroba04
Commiphora wightiiGuggul, Indian bdellium-tree23
Copaifera coriaceaSapucaia tree24
Copaifera guyanensisHoepel, Guyanense Copaiba24
Copaifera langsdorffiiCopaiba, Langsdorf's copaifera14
Copaifera multijugaHayne oil, Copaiba,14
Copaifera officinalisCopaiba Balsam, Medicinal Copaiba24
Copaifera reticulataCopaiba, Reticulated Copaiba, Copaiba Balsam04
Diospyros malabaricaIndian Persimmon, Gaub, Timbiri, Mountain ebony13
Panicum miliaceumEuropean Millet32
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