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Latin NameCommon NameEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Acalypha australisAsian copperleaf01
Adiantum capillus-venerisMaidenhair Fern, Common maidenhair, Southern Maidenhair Fern, Venus Maidenhair Fern, Venus's Hair Fe22
Ajuga decumbens 02
Akebia quinataAkebia, Chocolate vine, Fiveleaf Akebia, Chocolate Vine42
Allium macrostemonNo-Binu32
Allium scorodoprasumRocambole, Sand leek42
Allium ursinumWild Garlic53
Alopecurus aequalisShortawn Foxtail, Sonoma shortawn foxtail11
Ampelopsis brevipedunculataPorcelain Berry, Amur peppervine, Blueberry Climber, Porcelain Berry Vine22
Ampelopsis japonica 02
Anchusa azureaAnchusa, Italian bugloss21
Angelica anomala 02
Aquilegia vulgarisColumbine, European columbine, Granny's Bonnet, European Crowfoot21
Arctium lappaGreat Burdock, Gobo45
Ardisia crenataCoralberry, Hen's eyes, Spiceberry01
Ardisia japonicaMarlberry03
Arenaria serpyllifoliaThyme-Leaf Sandwort22
Artemisia caruifolia 13
Artemisia japonica 12
Aster amellusIalian Aster22
Azadirachta indicaNeem24
Baphicacanthus cusia 02
Belamcanda chinensisLeopard Lily, Blackberry lily, Leopard Flower13
Berberis chengii 12
Borago officinalisBorage, Common borage,Cool-tankard, Tailwort33
Bowdichia virgilioidesAlcornoco02
Brassica rapa pekinensisChinese Cabbage41
Buchanania lanzanAlmondette, Charoli Nut42
Calluna vulgarisHeather, Scotch Heather22
Capparis spinosaCaper,Common Caper, Caper Bush23
Carpesium abrotanoides 22
Carpesium divaricatum 12
Catharanthus roseusMadagascar Periwinkle, Jasmine, Cayenne Old Maid Periwinkle14
Celastrus orbiculatusOriental Bittersweet12
Centella asiaticaGotu Kola, Spadeleaf25
Centipeda minimaSpreading Sneeze Weed02
Cichorium intybusChicory, Radicchio, Succory, Witloof43
Cimicifuga dahuricaXing An Sheng Ma13
Cimicifuga foetidaFoetid Bugbane13
Clerodendrum cyrtophyllum 11
Cocculus orbiculatusQueen coralbead12
Codonopsis lanceolataTodok22
Commelina communisDay Flower, Asiatic dayflower32
Copernicia pruniferaBrazilian Wax Palm, Carnauba Palm, Carnauba Wax33
Coriandrum sativumCoriander - Dhania - Cilantro, Coriander44
Coriaria sinica 21
Crithmum maritimumRock Samphire22
Crotalaria sessiliflora 11
Croton salutarisSangre De Grado, Dragon's blood04
Cryptomeria japonicaJapanese Cedar, Sugi01
Cynanchum atratumBai Wei12
Cyrtomium fortuneiAsian netvein hollyfern02
Daphne odoraWinter Daphne, Fragrant Daphne02
Dendranthema indicumChrysanthemum23
Dendranthema x grandiflorumChrysanthemum, Cut Mum, Garden Mum, Pot Mum, Florist's Chrysanthemum23
Desmodium caudatum 01
Drymaria cordataWest Indin Chickweed, Whitesnow22
Dryopteris crassirhizomaCrown Wood-Fern14
Duchesnea indicaMock Strawberry, Indian strawberry22
Echinacea angustifoliaEchinacea, Blacksamson echinacea, Strigose blacksamson05
Echinacea pallidaCone Flower, Pale purple coneflower05
Echinacea purpureaEchinacea, Eastern purple coneflower, Hedge Coneflower, Black Sampson , Purple Coneflower15
Eclipta prostrataHan Lian Cao, False daisy13
Eleusine indicaWire Grass, Indian goosegrass, Yard Grass, Goose Grass31
Elsholtzia ciliataCrested latesummer mint22
Emilia sonchifoliaCupid's Shaving Brush, Lilac tasselflower32
Ephedra americana andina 23
Eucommia ulmoidesGutta-Percha13
Euodia lepta 02
Eupatorium cannabinumHemp Agrimony03
Euphorbia hirtaAsthma Weed, Pill-Bearing Spurge13
Euphorbia humifusa 12
Fagopyrum dibotrysPerennial Buckwheat42
Galium aparineGoosegrass, Coachweed, Catchweed, Stickywilly23
Galium gracile 12
Glochidion puberumNeedlebush02
Gonostegia hirta 02
Gynura segetum 02
Hemerocallis fulvaCommon Day Lily, Orange daylily, Tawny Daylily, Double Daylily52
Hibiscus mutabilisCotton Rose, Dixie rosemallow22
Houttuynia cordataTsi, Chameleon, Rainbow Plant, Chameleon Plant43
Hydrocotyle sibthorpioidesWater Pennywort, Lawn marshpennywort12
Hymenaea courbarilWest Indian Locust33
Hypericum ascyronGreat Saint John's Wort12
Hypericum japonicumMatted St. John's Wort02
Hypericum sampsonii 12
Ilex asprella 02
Ilex rotundaKurogane holly01
Inula britannicaXuan Fu Hua, British yellowhead03
Inula cappaSheep's Ear02
Iris ensataJapanese Water Iris11
Juglans regiaWalnut, English walnut, Persian Walnut,43
Juncus effususSoft Rush, Common rush, Lamp rush, Pacific rush12
Jussieva repens 01
Justicia procumbens 22
Khaya senegalensisDryzone Mahogany23
Lagerstroemia indicaCrepe Myrtle, Crepeflower02
Lamium albumWhite Dead Nettle23
Lemna minorDuckweed, Common duckweed12
Leonurus japonicus 03
Leonurus sibiricusChinese Motherwort, Honeyweed23
Lepidium latifoliumDittander, Broadleaved pepperweed31
Lepidogrammitis drymoglossoides 01
Leptospermum ericoides 11
Lespedeza cuneataChinese Lespedeza, Sericea lespedeza12
Limonium vulgareSea Lavender, Mediterranean sea lavender, Common Privet01
Lithospermum erythrorhizonLithospermum03
Lithospermum officinaleGromwell, European stoneseed12
Lobelia radicans 03
Lonicera japonicaJapanese Honeysuckle23
Lonicera periclymenumHoneysuckle, European honeysuckle12
Loropetalum chinenseFringe Flower, Chinese Fringe Bush02
Lysimachia christiniaeJin Qian Cao02
Macleaya cordataPlume Poppy01
Mahonia bealeiBeale's barberry, Leatherleaf Mahonia32
Mahonia japonica 32
Mahonia repensCreeping Oregon Grape, Creeping barberry, Grape Oregon33
Marsilea quadrifoliaWater Clover, European waterclover12
Nasturtium officinaleWatercress43
Nasturtium x sterileBrown Watercress43
Oenanthe javanicaWater Dropwort, Java waterdropwort, Stolon waterdropwort32
Oldenlandia diffusaSnake-Needle Grass03
Oxalis corniculataYellow Sorrel, Creeping woodsorrel22
Paederia foetidaSkunk Vine24
Paederia scandens 12
Paris polyphyllaHerb Paris12
Patrinia scabiosifoliaEastern Valerian, Scabious Patrinia13
Petroselinum crispumParsley44
Phragmites australisCommon Reed, American common reed, Hybrid common reed, European common reed, Subtropical common re52
Phryma leptostachyaLopseed, American lopseed01
Phyllostachys nigraBlack Bamboo, Kuro-Chiku43
Phyllostachys nigra henonisHa-Chiku43
Phyllostachys nigra punctataKurodake43
Physalis pubescensGround Cherry, Husk tomato41
Pinus edulisRocky Mountain Piñon, Twoneedle pinyon, Nut Pine, Pinyon Pine, Rocky Mountain Pinyon Pine, Singlelea42
Plantago majorCommon Plantain, Cart Track Plant,White Man's Foot ,Plantain23
Plantago mediaHoary Plantain22
Podocarpium oldhamii 21
Podophyllum aurantiocaule 22
Polygala japonica 12
Polygonum amphibiumWillow Grass, Water knotweed, Longroot smartweed, Water smartweed12
Polygonum japonicumJapanese Knotweed, Mexican Bamboo, Japanese Knotweed33
Polygonum perfoliatumAsiatic tearthumb11
Polygonum tinctorium 12
Portulaca grandifloraRose Moss22
Portulaca oleraceaGreen Purslane, Little hogweed43
Portulaca oleracea sativaGolden Purslane43
Potentilla discolor 21
Potentilla kleiniana 11
Potentilla nepalensisNepal Cinquefoil, Cinquefoil21
Prunus spinosaSloe - Blackthorn32
Pueraria montana lobataKudzu Vine45
Pueraria pseudohirsutaTropical kudzu33
Rhamnus catharticaCommon Buckthorn03
Rheum nobileSikkim Rhubarb32
Rhus chinensisChinese Gall, Chinese sumac23
Rohdea japonica 02
Rosa laevigataCherokee Rose23
Rubus fruticosusBlackberry, Shrubby blackberry53
Rumex acetosaSorrel, Garden sorrel53
Rumex crispusCurled Dock, Curly dock23
Ruscus aculeatusButcher's Broom - Knee Holly13
Salvia fruticosaGreek Sage, Greek oregano23
Salvia lavandulifoliaSpanish Sage23
Sambucus javanicaChinese Elder12
Sambucus racemosaRed Elder, Red elderberry, Rocky Mountain elder, European Red Elderberry32
Sambucus racemosa kamtschaticaRed Elder32
Sapium sebiferumVegetable Tallow, Chinese tallow, Popcorn Tree, Chinese Tallow Tree22
Saponaria officinalisSoapwort, Bouncingbet03
Saururus chinensis 02
Saxifraga stoloniferaStrawberry Saxifrage, Creeping Saxifrage, Strawberry Geranium, Strawberry Begonia22
Scutellaria barbataBarbed Skullcap02
Sedum makinoiStonecrop, Sedum12
Sedum spectabileIce Plant21
Semiaquilegia adoxoidesTian Kui02
Senecio scandens 02
Smilax asperaSarsaparilla, Rough bindweed33
Smilax chinaChina Root43
Smilax officinalisHonduran sarsaparilla24
Solanum dulcamaraBittersweet. Bittersweet Nightshade, Climbing nightshade, Bittersweet, Deadly Nightshade, Poisonous03
Solanum lyratum 12
Stachys baicalensis 12
Stellaria alsineBog Stitchwort, Bog chickweed12
Stellaria dichotomaAmerican chickweed02
Stellaria mediaChickweed, Common chickweed33
Succisa pratensisDevil's Bit Scabious, Devilsbit22
Tamarix chinensisChinese Tamarisk, Five-stamen tamarisk02
Taraxacum mongolicum 13
Taraxacum officinaleDandelion - Kukraundha, Kanphool, Common dandelion, Dandelion43
Tectona grandisTeak22
Tetrastigma hemsleyanum 02
Tinospora sagittata 01
Trachelospermum jasminoidesStar Jasmine, Confederate jasmine02
Tragopogon pratensisGoat's Beard32
Trichosanthes kirilowiiChinese Cucumber24
Trichosanthes kirilowii japonica 33
Trifolium repensWhite Clover, Dutch Clover, Purple Dutch Clover, Shamrock, White Clover32
Tripterygium wilfordii 02
Tropaeolum majusNasturtium, Indian Cress43
Tulipa edulis 22
Urtica piluliferaRoman Nettle33
Urtica urensAnnual Nettle33
Verbena officinalisVervain, Herb of the cross, Prostrate verbena13
Veronicastrum axillare 02
Viola diffusa 22
Viola japonicaJapanese violet32
Viola tricolorHeartsease, Johnny jumpup, Field Pansy,23
Zanthoxylum nitidum 02
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