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Latin NameCommon NameEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Abies grandisGrand Fir, Giant Fir, Lowland White Fir22
Acacia aneuraMulga Acacia30
Adiantum capillus-venerisMaidenhair Fern, Common maidenhair, Southern Maidenhair Fern, Venus Maidenhair Fern, Venus's Hair Fe22
Agastache foeniculumAnise Hyssop, Blue giant hyssop51
Agave utahensis discretaCentury Plant31
Agave utahensis eborispinaCentury Plant31
Anacamptis pyramidalisPyramidal Orchid21
Aralia hispidaBristly Sarsaparilla21
Arctostaphylos glaucaBigberry Manzanita22
Arenga pinnataSolitary Sugar Palm41
Atriplex canescensGrey Sage Brush, Fourwing saltbush41
Attalea butyraceaWine Palm40
Attalea maripaInaja, Maripa Palm32
Attalea speciosaBabassu, American Oil Palm, Motacu, Motacuchi42
Azadirachta indicaNeem24
Balanites aegyptiacaDesert Date. Desert date, Soapberry tree32
Bambusa bambosGiant Thorny Bamboo33
Bambusa vulgarisCommon Bamboo32
Banisteriopsis caapiYage, Ayahuasca, Caapi04
Banksia marginataSilver Banksia20
Bauhinia petersianaWhite bauhinia, Zambezi coffee32
Bauhinia thonningiiCamel's foot tree, monkey bread32
Borassus aethiopumAfrican Fan Palm, Palmyra Palm42
Borassus akeassiiAfrican Fan Palm42
Borassus flabelliferPalmyra Palm42
Borojoa patinoiBorojo42
Boscia senegalensisAizen, Boscia42
Bromelia karatasAnanas pingouin, Karatas, Camburito32
Bromelia pinguinPinuela. Pinguin30
Bromus mangoMango, Mango brome20
Brosimum alicastrumBreadnut. Maya nut32
Brosimum utileCow Tree, Palo De Vaca32
Buddleia asiaticaBai Bei Feng11
Byrsonima crassifoliaGolden Spoon, Nance, Nancy Tree42
Calotropis giganteaGiant Milkweed, Crown Flower, Giant Calotrope, Swallow-wort23
Calotropis proceraAuricula Tree, Dead Sea Apple, Sodom Apple13
Camellia sinensis assamicaTea Plant, Assam Tea44
Carica papayaPapaya, Mamo, Melon Tree53
Caryota urensJaggary Palm, Toddy Palm, Fishtail Wine Palm42
Cedrelopsis greveiKatrafay, Kathrafay24
Ceiba pentandraKapok Tree, Cotton Tree, Suma'ma33
Chenopodium pallidicauleCañihua30
Chrysophyllum cainitoStar Apple, Caimito42
Cicer arietinumChick Pea41
Cinchona calisayaPeruvian Bark, Quinine25
Cinchona micranthaHuannco24
Cinchona officinalisLojabark25
Cinchona pubescensQuinine tree, Red Bark, Cinchona, Quina, Quinquina, Quinine Bark, Peruvian Bark, Jesuit's Bark25
Cinnamomum loureiroiSaigon Cinnamon43
Cinnamomum verumCinnamon, Ceylon Cinnamon Tree43
Citrus aurantiifoliaLime, Key Lime, Mexican Lime, Mexican Thornless Key Lime42
Citrus hystrixKaffir Lime32
Citrus latifoliaCitrus Tahitian Lime42
Clematis buchananiana 12
Cnidoscolus aconitifoliusTree Spinach, Tread Softly, Cabbage Star, Chaya43
Cocos nuciferaCoconut Palm, Coconut52
Coffea arabicaCoffee Arabica33
Cola acuminataCola Nut, Kola, Bissy Nut34
Cola nitidaCola Nut, Kola, Bissy Nuts34
Copernicia albaCaranday Palm, Caranda Palm, Caranda Palm Wax20
Cordeauxia edulisYeheb. Yeheb nut32
Coreopsis tinctoria atkinsonianaCoreopsis11
Corispermum declinatum 10
Cornus floridaFlowering Dogwood22
Corypha utanGebang Palm. Corypha palm, Sugar palm32
Couma macrocarpaBarca, Milk Tree, Couba, Sorva, Sorva grande42
Couma utilisSorva, Milk Tree42
Crescentia cujeteCalabash Tree32
Cydonia oblongaQuince42
Dacrydium cupressinumRimu, New zealand red pine20
Dasylirion simplex 20
Dasylirion texanumTexas sotol20
Dasylirion wheeleriSotol, Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon20
Datura inoxiaDowny Thorn Apple, Pricklyburr13
Datura metelThorn Apple, Angel's Trumpet, Hindu Datura, Horn of Plenty, Downy Thorn Apple13
Datura quercifoliaOak Leaf Datura, Chinese thorn-apple13
Diospyros mespiliformisWest African Ebony, Monkey guava, jackalberry43
Dysphania anthelminticaWormseed24
Elaeis guineensisAfrican Oil Palm52
Eleutherococcus sessiliflorus 23
Embelia ribesFalse black pepper, White-flowered Embelia34
Entada phaseoloidesSt. Thomas Bean32
Erythrophleum ivorenseOrdealtree, sasswoodtree13
Erythroxylum cocaCoca, Little Coca14
Escontria chiotillaChiotilla, Jiotilla40
Eucalyptus gummiferaRed Bloodwood13
Eugenia unifloraBrazil Cherry43
Euphorbia serpyllifoliaThymeleaf Sandmat22
Euterpe edulisJucara Palm, Assai Palm52
Euterpe oleraceaAcai, Assai Palm, Acai Palm52
Ficus racemosaCluster Fig32
Foeniculum vulgareFennel, Sweet fennel53
Fraxinus americanaWhite Ash12
Fuchsia fulgens 30
Galinsoga parvifloraGallant Soldier21
Galium odoratumSweet Woodruff, Sweetscented bedstraw, Bedstraw33
Galium verumLady's Bedstraw, Yellow Spring bedstraw, Wirtgen's bedstraw32
Garcinia madrunoMadruno, Charichuela, Madrono42
Geum rivaleWater Avens, Purple avens32
Geum urbanumWood Avens, Bennet's Root - Old man's whiskers, Herb bennet33
Gleditsia triacanthosHoney Locust32
Gnetum gnemonJointfir, Melinjo, Meninjau31
Gouania lupuloidesChew Stick22
Griffonia simplicifoliaGriffonia24
Hakea subereaCork Tree10
Haplopappus nuttallii 11
Hardenbergia violaceaCoral Pea, Purple Coral Pea, False Sarsaparilla, Vine Lilac10
Heimia salicifoliaErva De Vida, Shrubby yellowcrest11
Helianthus hybridsPerennial Sunflower42
Hibiscus sabdariffaRoselle33
Hordeum vulgareBarley, Common barley43
Humulus lupulusHop, Common hop, European Hop,45
Hymenaea courbarilWest Indian Locust33
Irvingia gabonensisDika Nut43
Juncus balticusBaltic Rush10
Landolphia heudelotiiGuinea gumvine, Landolphia rubber32
Laser trilobumGladich20
Leontice leontopetalumRakaf11
Leopoldinia piassabaPiassaba24
Lepidium fremontiiDesert Pepperweed20
Leucaena leucocephalaLeucaena, Lead Tree, White Tamarind32
Mahonia aquifoliumOregon Grape, Hollyleaved barberry, Oregon Holly Grape, Oregon Holly33
Malpighia emarginataAcerola, Barbados Cherry40
Malpighia glabraEscobillo, Acerola41
Mammea americanaMammee Apple, Mammey42
Mangifera indicaMango, Bowen Mango53
Mangifera kemangaKemang40
Manicaria sacciferaUbussu, Troolie Palm22
Mauritia flexuosaBuriti Palm, Aguaje Palm42
Melia azederachBead Tree, Pride of India, Chinaberry33
Melicoccus bijugatusMamoncillo, Spanish Lime, Guayo42
Melocanna bacciferaBerry Bamboo. Mali bamboo32
Mimosa pudicaMorivivir, Sensitive Plant22
Mirabilis expansaMauka30
Mondia whiteiMondia, White's Ginger34
Monstera deliciosaCeriman, Windowleaf40
Morinda citrifoliaNoni, Indian Mulberry34
Musa x paradisiacaBanana52
Musanga cecropioidesCorkwood34
Myrtus communisMyrtle, Foxtail Myrtle33
Nephelium ramboutan-akePulasan41
Nuphar luteaYellow Water Lily, Yellow pond-lily, Rocky Mountain pond-lily, Varigated yellow pond-lily32
Nuphar pumilaYellow pond-lily31
Nypa fruticansNipa Palm, Mangrove Palm32
Ocimum basilicumSweet Basil, Common Basil, Thai Basil, Tropical Basil43
Ocimum minimumBush Basil43
Ocotea cymosaVarongy20
Oenocarpus batauaPataua Palm. Bataua32
Ononis repensRest Harrow, Common restharrow21
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
Oxalis strictaYellow Wood Sorrel, Common yellow oxalis, Common Yellow Wood Sorrel, Oxalis21
Oxalis violaceaViolet Wood Sorrel31
Oxytenanthera abyssynicaSavanah Bamboo22
Pachira insignisMalabar Chestnut40
Panax pseudoginsengGinseng, Japanese ginseng13
Panax pseudoginseng notoginsengSan Qi15
Parinari curatellifoliaMbola, Grys Appel42
Parkia biglobosaAfrican Locust Bean42
Passiflora antioquiensisBanana Passionfruit40
Passiflora edulisPassion Flower, Purple granadilla41
Passiflora laurifoliaYellow Granadilla42
Passiflora ligularisSweet Grenadilla, Passion Flower50
Passiflora popenoviiGranadilla de Quijos40
Passiflora quadrangularisGiant Granadilla, Badea42
Passiflora tarminianabanana passionfruit, banana poka40
Passiflora tripartita mollissimaBanana Passionfruit40
Paullinia cupanaGuarana42
Paullinia yocoYoco42
Phoenix dactyliferaDate Palm52
Phragmites australisCommon Reed, American common reed, Hybrid common reed, European common reed, Subtropical common re52
Phytelephas aequatorialisVegetable ivory, Corozo, Ivory palm20
Phytelephas macrocarpaVegetable Ivory, Tagua, Nut Palm, Ivory nut palm20
Picea marianaBlack Spruce, Swamp Spruce22
Pinus banksianaJack Pine22
Pinus strobusWhite Pine, Eastern white pine23
Pithecellobium dulceManila Tamarind, Madras Thorn42
Plinia caulifloraJaboticaba40
Polygonum alaskanumAlaska Wild Rhubarb21
Polygonum alpinumAlpine Knotweed, Alaska wild rhubarb21
Polymnia edulisYacon Strawberry40
Pourouma cecropiifoliaAmazon Grape42
Pouteria sapotaSapote, Mamey Sapote42
Prosopis albaWhite carob tree, Algarrobo blanco32
Prosopis glandulosaHoneypod mesquite. Glandular mesquite32
Prosopis julifloraMesquite, Honey Mesquite32
Prumnopitys taxifoliaMatai20
Prunella vulgarisSelf-Heal, Common selfheal, Aleutian selfheal, Lance selfheal23
Prunus serotinaRum Cherry - Wild Cherry, Black Cherry, Wild Black Cherry42
Psidium cattleianumStrawberry Guava33
Psoralea glandulosaCulen31
Quararibea cordataSouth American Sapote, Chupa Chupa, Matisia43
Quassia amaraBitterwood, Amargo Bark24
Quercus semecarpifolia 22
Raphia fariniferaRaffia Palm30
Raphia hookeriIvory Coast Raffia Palm32
Rhexia virginicaDeer Grass, Handsome Harry31
Rhodomyrtus tomentosaCeylon Hill Gooseberry41
Rhus aromaticaLemon Sumach, Fragrant sumac42
Rhus copallinaDwarf Sumach, Winged sumac, Flameleaf Sumac, Winged Sumac, Shining Sumac42
Rhus glabraSmooth Sumach43
Rhus integrifoliaLemonade Berry, Lemonade sumac20
Rhus microphyllaDesert Sumach, Littleleaf sumac20
Rhus ovataSugar Bush, Sugar sumac21
Rhus punjabensis 32
Rhus punjabensis sinica 32
Rhus sempervirens 21
Rhus succedaneaWax Tree12
Rhus trilobataSkunk Bush, Basketbush, Squawbush, Three Leaf Sumac42
Rhus typhinaStag's Horn Sumach, Velvet Sumac, Staghorn Sumac42
Rhus x pulvinata 42
Robinia pseudoacaciaBlack Locust, Yellow Locust32
Rosa californicaCalifornia Wild Rose22
Rubus ursinusPacific Dewberry, California blackberry32
Rumex acetosellaSheeps Sorrel, Common sheep sorrel43
Rumex hymenosepalusCanaigre, Canaigre dock22
Saccharum officinarumSugarcane, Purple Sugar Cane42
Salix aegyptiaca 12
Salix exiguaCoyote Willow, Narrowleaf willow12
Salvia apianaWhite Sage, Compact white sage31
Salvia carduaceaThistle Sage20
Salvia columbariaeChia, Ziegler's sage32
Salvia hispanicaMexican Chia, Chia30
Salvia reflexaMintweed, Lanceleaf sage10
Samanea samanRain Tree, False Powder Puff, Monkey Pod32
Sambucus nigra spp canadensisAmerican Elder43
Sanseviera aethiopicaBowstring Hemp10
Santolina rosmarinifoliaHoly Flax20
Schinus molleCalifornia Peppertree, Peruvian peppertree21
Scoparia dulcisSweet Broom, Licorice Weed, Vassourinha24
Sempervivum tectorumHouseleek, Common houseleek, Hen and Chickens23
Simarouba amaraParadise tree, bitterwood34
Sisymbrium irioLondon Rocket12
Smilax asperaSarsaparilla, Rough bindweed33
Smilax rotundifoliaHorse Brier, Roundleaf greenbrier, Brambles32
Solanecio biafraeSierra Leone Bologi42
Solanum lycopersicumTomato, Garden Tomato53
Solanum quitoenseNaranjilla, Quito Orange40
Spondias mombinYellow Mombin, Hog Plum, Caja Fruit, Taperebá42
Spondias tuberosaImbu, Umbú, Brazil Plum40
Stenocereus griseusCactaceae. Pitaya, Organpipe cactus30
Stenocereus stellatusJoconostle cactus, Baja organ pipe cactus30
Syzygium cuminiJambolan, Java Plum, Malabar Plum, Jambu33
Syzygium jambosJambos, Rose Apple, Plum Rose32
Tagetes patulaFrench Marigold, Dwarf French Marigold22
Tamarindus indicaTamarind43
Tamarix aphyllaAthel Tamarisk11
Terminalia arjunaArjuna, Terminalia24
Theobroma cacaoCacao, Cocoa Tree53
Theobroma glaucum 43
Theobroma grandiflorumCupuassu, Cupuacu43
Theobroma grandiflorumCupuassu, Cupuacu43
Tinospora crispaPatawali, Akar Patawali04
Tylosema esculentumMarama Bean40
Uapaca kirkianaWild Loquat42
Uncaria guianensisCat's Claw24
Uncaria tomentosaCat's Claw24
Urtica angustifolia 30
Urtica breweriStinging nettle32
Urtica californicaStinging Nettle, California nettle22
Urtica cannabina 30
Urtica dioicaStinging Nettle, California nettle55
Urtica gracilisStinging Nettle33
Urtica holosericeaStinging Nettle32
Urtica hyperborea 30
Urtica incisaScrub Nettle30
Urtica lyalliiStinging Nettle33
Urtica parviflora 31
Urtica piluliferaRoman Nettle33
Urtica platyphylla 30
Urtica proceraStinging Nettle, California nettle32
Urtica serraCalifornia nettle32
Urtica thunbergiana 30
Urtica urensAnnual Nettle33
Utricularia vulgarisBladderwort11
Vachellia niloticaGum Arabic Tree22
Vitex donianaBlack Plum43
Vitis parvifolia 21
Woodfordia fruticosaFire-flame bush22
Zingiber officinaleGinger: Common,Cooking Stem, Canton45
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