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Latin NameCommon NameEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Achyranthes japonicaJapanese Chaff Flower03
Alisma plantago-aquaticaGreat Water Plantain, ZE-XIE, European water plantain, American water plantain, Northern water plan13
Allium cepaOnion, Garden onion53
Allium cepa aggregatumPotato Onion43
Allium cepa ascalonicumShallot53
Allium cepa proliferumTree Onion, Walking Onion53
Allium schoenoprasumChives, Wild chives, Flowering Onion52
Allium schoenoprasum sibiricumGiant Chives52
Allium ursinumWild Garlic53
Apocynum venetum 02
Aristolochia debilisMa Dou Ling13
Arundo donaxGiant Reed, Giant Reed Grass32
Asarum heterotropoides 02
Asarum sieboldiiWild Ginger02
Astragalus membranaceusHuang Qi05
Borago officinalisBorage, Common borage,Cool-tankard, Tailwort33
Capsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's Purse32
Ceanothus americanusNew Jersey Tea, Wild Snowball33
Celosia argentea cristataLagos Spinach, Common Cockscomb43
Centella asiaticaGotu Kola, Spadeleaf25
Clematis mandschurica 02
Clerodendrum trichotomumChou Wu Tong, Harlequin glorybower, Ferruginous clerodendrum, Harlequin Glory Bower13
Cnidium officinale 12
Consolida regalisLarkspur, Royal knight's-spur03
Cornus chinensis 23
Cornus oblongaOblong-Petal Dogwood03
Cornus officinalisShan Zhu Yu, Asiatic dogwood, Japanese Cornel Dogwood43
Corydalis cava 03
Corydalis yanhusuoYan Hu Suo03
Crataegus acclivis 42
Crataegus aestivalisEastern Mayhaw, May hawthorn, Mayhaw, Apple Hawthorn32
Crataegus anomalaArnold hawthorn32
Crataegus apiifoliaParsley-Leaved Hawthorn22
Crataegus apricaSunny Hawthorn32
Crataegus armena 22
Crataegus arnoldianaArnold Hawthorn52
Crataegus atrosanguinea 32
Crataegus azarolusAzarole42
Crataegus baroussanaTejocote42
Crataegus caesa 42
Crataegus calpodendronPear Hawthorn32
Crataegus canadensisCanadian hawthorn22
Crataegus canbyiCockspur hawthorn, Dwarf Hawthorn, Cockspur Hawthorn22
Crataegus champlainensisQuebec hawthorn42
Crataegus chlorosarca 32
Crataegus chrysocarpaFireberry Hawthorn, Red haw, Piper's hawthorn,32
Crataegus coccinoidesKansas Hawthorn32
Crataegus columbianaColumbian Hawthorn32
Crataegus crus-galliCockspur Thorn, Cockspur hawthorn, Dwarf Hawthorn22
Crataegus cuneataSanzashi, Chinese hawthorn33
Crataegus dilatataBroadleaf hawthorn32
Crataegus dispessaMink hawthorn32
Crataegus douglasiiBlack Hawthorn42
Crataegus durobrivensisCaughuawaga Hawthorn42
Crataegus ellwangerianaScarlet Hawthorn52
Crataegus elongata 42
Crataegus festiva 52
Crataegus flabellataFanleaf hawthorn32
Crataegus flavaSummer Haw, Yellowleaf hawthorn32
Crataegus gemosaHaw32
Crataegus heterophylla 22
Crataegus holmesianaHolmes' hawthorn42
Crataegus hupehensis 32
Crataegus illinoiensis 42
Crataegus intricataCopenhagen hawthorn32
Crataegus jackii 22
Crataegus jonesiaeMiss jones' hawthorn22
Crataegus laciniata 42
Crataegus laevigataMidland Hawthorn, Smooth hawthorn, English Hawthorn35
Crataegus lobulataRed Haw22
Crataegus macrospermaBig-Fruit Hawthorn32
Crataegus maximowiczii 22
Crataegus meyeri 32
Crataegus missouriensis 52
Crataegus mollisRed Haw, Downy hawthorn42
Crataegus monogynaHawthorn, Oneseed hawthorn35
Crataegus nigraHungarian Hawthorn22
Crataegus opacaWestern Mayhaw32
Crataegus parvifolia 22
Crataegus pedicellataScarlet Haw, Scarlet hawthorn52
Crataegus pedicellata gloriosaScarlet Haw32
Crataegus pentagyna 32
Crataegus phaenopyrumWashington Thorn, Washington Hawthorn22
Crataegus pinnatifidaChinese Haw33
Crataegus pinnatifida majorChinese Haw43
Crataegus ponticaTurkish Haw42
Crataegus pringleiPringle's hawthorn22
Crataegus pruinosaFrosted Hawthorn, Waxyfruit hawthorn32
Crataegus pubescensManzanilla32
Crataegus pubescens stipulaceaManzanilla32
Crataegus punctataDotted Hawthorn,32
Crataegus rivularisRiver Hawthorn22
Crataegus rotundifolia 32
Crataegus sanguinea 22
Crataegus songorica 32
Crataegus stipulosa 22
Crataegus submollisQuebec Hawthorn42
Crataegus subvillosa 22
Crataegus succulentaFleshy hawthorn42
Crataegus szovitskii 32
Crataegus tanacetifoliaTansy-Leaved Thorn52
Crataegus unifloraDwarf hawthorn22
Crataegus x grignonensis 32
Cyclanthera pedataAchocha, Caihua, Caygua, Cayua, Korila, Wild Cucumber34
Cydonia oblongaQuince42
Diospyros kakiPersimmon, Japanese persimmon43
Equisetum hyemaleDutch Rush, Scouringrush horsetail, Horsetail, Scouring Rush, Rough Horsetail22
Eucommia ulmoidesGutta-Percha13
Euodia officinalis 02
Fagopyrum dibotrysPerennial Buckwheat42
Gentiana crassicaulis 03
Gentiana dahurica 03
Gentiana macrophyllaQin Jiao13
Gentiana straminea 03
Helleborus viridisGreen Hellebore02
Ilex pubescens 02
Juniperus californicaCalifornian Juniper, Chuperosa21
Lagochilus inebriansIntoxicating Mint12
Leonurus japonicus 03
Lepidium ruderaleNarrow Leaved Peppergrass, Rroadside pepperweed21
Ligustrum japonicumJapanese Privet, Japanese Ligustrum, Waxleaf Ligustrum, Texas Privet, Waxleaf Privet11
Magnolia denudataLily Tree, Yulan Magnolia12
Magnolia grandifloraSouthern Magnolia, Bull Bay, Large-flowered Magnolia, Southern Magnolia22
Morus albaWhite Mulberry, Common Mulberry,43
Morus alba multicaulisWhite Mulberry43
Nelumbo nuciferaSacred Water Lotus, Sacred lotus43
Nuphar luteaYellow Water Lily, Yellow pond-lily, Rocky Mountain pond-lily, Varigated yellow pond-lily32
Oenothera biennisEvening Primrose, Sun Drop, Common evening primrose35
Oenothera glaziovianaLarge-Flower Evening Primrose, Redsepal evening primrose22
Paeonia anomalaAnomalous peony, Common Peony13
Paeonia lactifloraChinese Peony, Peony13
Phaseolus vulgarisFrench Bean, Kidney bean52
Phytolacca esculenta 22
Picrasma quassioidesNigaki12
Prunella vulgarisSelf-Heal, Common selfheal, Aleutian selfheal, Lance selfheal23
Pueraria montana chinensisMealy Kudzu03
Pueraria montana lobataKudzu Vine45
Sabal minorBush Palmetto, Dwarf palmetto21
Salsola collinaTumbleweed. Slender Russian Thistle11
Scrophularia buergerianaBuerger's Figwort02
Sedum acreCommon Stonecrop, Goldmoss stonecrop, Gold Moss Sedum12
Shepherdia canadensisBuffalo Berry, Russet buffaloberry, Canada Buffaloberry32
Solanum tuberosumPotato, Irish potato52
Sophora japonicaJapanese Pagoda Tree, Scholar Tree23
Sophora tonkinensis 02
Tagetes lucidaMexican Tarragon, Sweetscented marigold43
Tilia cordataSmall Leaved Lime, Littleleaf linden53
Tilia platyphyllosLarge Leaved Lime, Largeleaf linden, Bigleaf Linden53
Tilia x europaeaLinden, Common Lime53
Trigonella foenum-graecumFenugreek, Sicklefruit fenugreek45
Veratrum virideIndian Poke, American Hellebore12
Vinca majorGreater Periwinkle, Bigleaf periwinkle, Myrtle, Large Periwinkle, Big Periwinkle03
Vinca minorLesser Periwinkle, Flower of Death, English Holly, Creeping Myrtle, Creeping Vinca, Common Periwink03
Viscum albumMistletoe, European mistletoe13
Zea maysSweet Corn, Corn53
Annona muricataSour Sop43
Averrhoa carambolaCarambola, Star Fruit42
Bacopa monnieriHerb of Grace, Brahmi, Smooth Water Hyssop34
Bombax ceibaRed Silk Cotton Tree, Kapok Tree22
Byrsonima crassifoliaGolden Spoon, Nance, Nancy Tree42
Cananga odorataYlang Ylang, Perfume Tree23
Canarium schweinfurtiiAfrican elemi33
Carica papayaPapaya, Mamo, Melon Tree53
Cecropia peltataTrumpet Tree, Snakewood, Congo pump, Wild pawpaw, Pop-a-gun33
Ceiba pentandraKapok Tree, Cotton Tree, Suma'ma33
Cocos nuciferaCoconut Palm, Coconut52
Eugenia unifloraBrazil Cherry43
Gnetum africanumEru, African Jointfir42
Gnetum buchholzianumJointfir42
Hibiscus sabdariffaRoselle33
Mangifera indicaMango, Bowen Mango53
Morinda citrifoliaNoni, Indian Mulberry34
Moringa stenopetalaAfrican horseradish tree, cabbagetree43
Parkia biglobosaAfrican Locust Bean42
Pouteria sapotaSapote, Mamey Sapote42
Pueraria montanaKudzu Vine45
Sechium eduleChayote, Mirliton, Cho Ko, Cho-Cho, Vegetable Pear42
Spondias dulcisGolden Apple, Ambarella,42
Theobroma cacaoCacao, Cocoa Tree53
Thespesia populneaPortia Tree, Aden Apple, Indian Tulip Tree33
Vitex donianaBlack Plum43
Gynura procumbensLongevity Spinach, Sambung Nyawa43
Andrographis paniculataGreen Chireta, Creat, Nilavembu, Kirayat, Chuan Xin Lian, King of Bitters14
Catharanthus roseusMadagascar Periwinkle, Jasmine, Cayenne Old Maid Periwinkle14
Cedrelopsis greveiKatrafay, Kathrafay24
Costus aferSpiral Ginger, Ginger lily, White spiral costus.24
Cyperus articulatusJointed flatsedge, Priprioca, Piripiri14
Gossypium barbadenseSea Island Cotton32
Guiera senegalensisMoshi medicine, guier du Senegal14
Pausinystalia johimbeYohimbe05
Pausinystalia macrocerasFalse johimbe05
Pfaffia paniculataPfaffia04
Ptychopetalum olacoidesMuira Puama, marapuama04
Ptychopetalum uncinatumMuira Puama04
Rauvolfia serpentinaRauwolfia, Ajmaline, Java devil-pepper04
Scoparia dulcisSweet Broom, Licorice Weed, Vassourinha24
Smilax officinalisHonduran sarsaparilla24
Solanum aethiopicumMock Tomato, Ethiopian nightshade32
Strychnos potatorumClearing Nut22
Terminalia arjunaArjuna, Terminalia24
Theobroma glaucum 43
Theobroma grandiflorumCupuassu, Cupuacu43
Thespesia populneoidesTulip Tree; Portia Tree; Pacific Rosewood33
Tinospora crispaPatawali, Akar Patawali04
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