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Latin Name	Common Name	Use	Edibility Rating	Medicinal Rating
Abelmoschus moschatus	Musk Mallow	Essential	2	3
Abies alba	Silver Fir	Essential	2	3
Abies sibirica	Siberian Fir	Essential	0	1
Abies spectabilis	Himalayan Fir	Essential	0	2
Acacia farnesiana	Sweet Acacia	Essential	2	2
Achillea millefolium	Yarrow	Essential	3	4
Achillea ptarmica	Sneeze-Wort	Essential	2	1
Acorus gramineus	Grass-leaved Sweet Rush	Essential	3	3
Ageratum conyzoides	Goatweed	Essential	0	3
Aloysia triphylla	Lemon Verbena	Essential	4	3
Anethum graveolens	Dill	Essential	4	3
Angelica archangelica	Angelica	Essential	3	3
Angelica glauca		Essential	2	1
Apium graveolens	Wild Celery	Essential	3	3
Aquilegia canadensis	Wild Columbine	Essential	2	2
Argemone mexicana	Prickly Poppy	Essential	1	3
Artemisia abrotanum	Southernwood	Essential	1	3
Artemisia annua	Qing Hao	Essential	1	4
Artemisia campestris	Field Southernwood	Essential	0	2
Artemisia campestris glutinosa		Essential	0	0
Artemisia dracunculus	Tarragon	Essential	4	2
Artemisia frigida	Fringed Wormwood	Essential	1	2
Artemisia indica		Essential	1	3
Artemisia scoparia		Essential	1	2
Asarum arifolium		Essential	0	1
Atherosperma moschatum	Black Sassafras	Essential	2	2
Backhousia myrtifolia	Grey Myrtle	Essential	0	0
Betula lenta	Cherry Birch	Essential	3	3
Betula pendula	Silver Birch	Essential	3	3
Betula pubescens	White Birch	Essential	3	3
Boenninghausenia albiflora		Essential	0	2
Boronia pinnata	Pinnate Boronia	Essential	0	0
Calendula officinalis	Pot Marigold	Essential	3	5
Callitris endlicheri	Red Cypress-Pine	Essential	0	1
Camellia sinensis	Tea Plant	Essential	4	4
Carum carvi	Caraway	Essential	4	3
Cedrus atlantica	Atlas Deodar	Essential	0	2
Cedrus libani	Cedar Of Lebanon	Essential	1	1
Chamaemelum nobile	Camomile	Essential	2	5
Chenopodium botrys	Jerusalem Oak	Essential	2	2
Chimaphila umbellata	Pipsissewa	Essential	2	3
Chimonanthus praecox	Winter Sweet	Essential	2	1
Cinnamomum camphora	Camphor	Essential	2	3
Citrus aurantium	Bitter Orange	Essential	3	3
Citrus limon	Lemon	Essential	4	5
Citrus reticulata	Mandarin	Essential	2	3
Citrus sinensis	Sweet Orange	Essential	4	3
Clinopodium umbrosum		Essential	0	1
Coluria geoides		Essential	2	0
Convallaria majalis	Lily Of The Valley	Essential	1	3
Conyza canadensis	Canada Fleabane	Essential	1	3
Coriandrum sativum	Coriander	Essential	4	3
Corrigiola littoralis	Strapwort	Essential	1	1
Cotinus coggygria	Smoke Tree	Essential	1	1
Crithmum maritimum	Rock Samphire	Essential	1	2
Cuminum cyminum	Cumin	Essential	3	3
Cunila origanoides	Stone Mint	Essential	2	2
Cupressus sempervirens	Italian Cypress	Essential	0	2
Cyperus longus	Galingale	Essential	2	1
Cyperus rotundus	Nut Grass	Essential	3	3
Cytisus scoparius	Broom	Essential	1	3
Daucus carota	Wild Carrot	Essential	2	3
Daucus carota sativus	Carrot	Essential	5	3
Dendranthema nubigenum		Essential	0	0
Dianthus caryophyllus	Carnation	Essential	2	2
Dictamnus albus	Burning Bush	Essential	2	3
Dracocephalum moldavica	Moldavian Balm	Essential	1	1
Drimys winteri	Winter's Bark	Essential	3	2
Elaeagnus angustifolia	Oleaster	Essential	4	2
Erysimum cheiri	Wallflower	Essential	0	2
Eucalyptus citriodora	Lemon-Scented Gum	Essential	1	3
Eucalyptus dumosa	Water Mallee	Essential	1	0
Eucalyptus globulus	Tasmanian Blue Gum	Essential	1	4
Eucalyptus gunnii	Cider Gum	Essential	3	3
Eucalyptus largiflorens	Black Box	Essential	1	0
Eucalyptus macrorhyncha	Red Stringybark	Essential	1	3
Eucalyptus pauciflora niphophila	Snow Gum	Essential	0	3
Eucalyptus perriniana	Spinning Gum	Essential	0	0
Eucalyptus piperita	Sydney Peppermint	Essential	0	2
Eucalyptus polybractea	Blue Mallee	Essential	1	3
Eucalyptus viminalis	Manna Gum	Essential	3	2
Euodia fraxinifolia		Essential	2	1
Ferula assa-foetida	Asafoetida	Essential	3	3
Ferula foetida	Asafoetida	Essential	2	3
Filipendula ulmaria	Meadowsweet	Essential	3	3
Foeniculum vulgare	Fennel	Essential	5	3
Foeniculum vulgare azoricum	Florence Fennel	Essential	3	3
Foeniculum vulgare dulce	Sweet Fennel	Essential	3	3
Fortunella japonica	Round Kumquat	Essential	3	1
Gaultheria fragrantissima	Fragrant Wintergreen	Essential	2	2
Gaultheria procumbens	Checkerberry	Essential	4	3
Geranium macrorrhizum	Bigroot Geranium	Essential	0	1
Geum triflorum	Purple Avens	Essential	2	2
Hedeoma pulegioides	American Pennyroyal	Essential	3	3
Hedychium coronarium	Butterfly Ginger	Essential	2	2
Hedychium spicatum		Essential	1	2
Helichrysum orientale		Essential	0	0
Heliotropium arborescens	Heliotrope	Essential	0	1
Hesperis matronalis	Sweet Rocket	Essential	2	1
Homoranthus flavescens		Essential	0	0

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