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Latin NameCommon NameEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Abelmoschus esculentusOkra43
Abutilon theophrastiChina Jute, Velvetleaf, Butterprint Buttonweed Jute, China Mallow, Indian Velvet Leaf32
Acanthus mollisBear's Breeches02
Alcea roseaHollyhock32
Aloe veraAloe Vera, Barbados aloe, First Aid Plant, Medicinal Aloe15
Althaea officinalisMarsh Mallow, Common marshmallow55
Amaranthus spinosusSpiny Amaranth23
Angelica sinensisDang Gui - Dong Quai - Chinese Angelica05
Antennaria dioicaCatsfoot, Stoloniferous pussytoes02
Arachis hypogaeaPeanut42
Arnebia euchroma 02
Arundo donaxGiant Reed, Giant Reed Grass32
Asphodelus albusAsphodel, Gamón-blanco21
Astragalus hamosusEuropean milkvetch12
Astragalus multiceps 11
Avena fatuaWild Oats21
Avena orientalisHungarian Oat31
Avena sativaOats, Common oat33
Bellis perennisDaisy, Lawndaisy, English Daisy23
Borago officinalisBorage, Common borage,Cool-tankard, Tailwort33
Brassica napusColza, Rape32
Brassica napus arvensisColeseed32
Brassica napus napobrassicaSwede42
Brassica napus napusRape32
Brassica napus pabulariaRape Kale32
Cannabis sativaHemp, Marijuana44
Ceratonia siliquaCarob, St. john's bread32
Chenopodium bonus-henricusGood King Henry42
Cydonia oblongaQuince42
Cynoglossum officinaleHound's Tongue, Gypsyflower12
Drymaria cordataWest Indin Chickweed, Whitesnow22
Echium vulgareViper's Bugloss, Common viper's bugloss12
Elytrigia repensCouch Grass, Quackgrass23
Epilobium angustifoliumWillow Herb32
Erythronium americanumTrout Lily, Dogtooth violet41
Ficus caricaFig, Edible fig, Fig Common42
Ficus palmataWild Fig, Punjab fig21
Fritillaria imperialisCrown Imperial, Imperial fritillary, Crown Imperial Fritillary21
Glycyrrhiza glabraLiquorice, Cultivated licorice44
Glycyrrhiza uralensisGan Cao34
Helichrysum stoechas 01
Hibiscus moscheutosSwamp Rose Mallow, Crimsoneyed rosemallow, Wild Cotton, Common Rosemallow, Eastern Rosemallow, Swamp12
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
Hordeum vulgareBarley, Common barley43
Imperata cylindricaCogongrass, Japanese Blood Grass33
Lactuca sativaLettuce, Garden lettuce33
Lactuca sativa angustanaCeltuce33
Lilium candidumMadonna Lily32
Lilium lancifoliumTiger Lily, Devil Lily42
Lilium martagonTurk's Cap Lily, Martagon lily21
Linum perennePerennial Flax, Blue flax, Alpine flax32
Linum strictum 01
Linum usitatissimumFlax, Common flax43
Lonicera caprifoliumItalian Honeysuckle, Italian woodbine12
Malva moschataMusk Mallow52
Malva neglectaDwarf Mallow, Common mallow42
Malva parvifloraCheeseweed, Cheeseweed mallow32
Malva sylvestrisMallow, High mallow, French Hollyhock, Common Mallow, Tree Mallow, Tall Mallow33
Malva verticillataChinese Mallow, Cluster mallow52
Melilotus albusWhite Melilot22
Melilotus indicusAnnual Yellow Sweetclover12
Melilotus officinalisMelilot, Sweetclover23
Mercurialis annuaAnnual Mercury11
Morus albaWhite Mulberry, Common Mulberry,43
Morus alba multicaulisWhite Mulberry43
Olea europaeaOlive, African olive, European olive43
Ophiopogon japonicusSnake's Beard, Dwarf lilyturf, Mondo Grass, Monkey Grass, Dwarf Lilyturf23
Opuntia ficus-indicaPrickly Pear, Barbary fig32
Papaver rhoeasCorn Poppy, Field Poppy, Shirley Poppy23
Pelargonium capitatumRose-Scented Geranium03
Perilla frutescensShiso, Beefsteakplant, Spreading Beefsteak Plant43
Perilla frutescens nankinensisPurple Shiso43
Plantago arenariaFrench Psyllium13
Polygala amaraBitter Milkwort01
Polygonum aviculareKnotweed, Prostrate knotweed23
Polygonum japonicumJapanese Knotweed, Mexican Bamboo, Japanese Knotweed33
Prunus armeniacaApricot43
Prunus davidianaChinese Wild Peach23
Prunus dulcisAlmond, Sweet almond43
Prunus persicaPeach, Flowering Peach, Ornamental Peach, Common Peach53
Prunus persica nucipersicaNectarine43
Prunus sibiricaSiberian Apricot32
Pulmonaria officinalisLungwort, Common lungwort, Jerusalem Sage, Jerusalem Cowslip23
Ricinus communisCastor-Oil Plant, Castorbean, Palma Christi, Wonder Tree, Castor Oil Plant14
Robinia pseudoacaciaBlack Locust, Yellow Locust32
Sambucus nigraElderberry - European Elder, Black elderberry, American black elderberry, Blue elderberry, Europea43
Saussurea roylei 02
Sempervivum arachnoideumCobweb Houseleek02
Sesamum indicumSesame33
Setaria italicaFoxtail Millet42
Setaria viridisGreen Bristle Grass22
Silene conoideaweed silene01
Silene gallicacommon catchfly01
Solanum nigrumBlack Nightshade, Common Nightshade, Poisonberry, Black Nightshade22
Sophora japonicaJapanese Pagoda Tree, Scholar Tree23
Symphytum asperumPrickly Comfrey32
Symphytum officinaleComfrey, Common comfrey35
Symphytum uplandicumComfrey35
Thuja orientalisBiota13
Tilia x europaeaLinden, Common Lime53
Trichosanthes kirilowiiChinese Cucumber24
Trichosanthes kirilowii japonica 33
Trigonella foenum-graecumFenugreek, Sicklefruit fenugreek45
Trigonotis peduncularis 12
Tussilago farfaraColtsfoot33
Ulmus rubraSlippery Elm25
Verbascum densiflorumMullein02
Verbascum thapsusGreat Mullein, Common mullein, Aaron's Rod, Flannel Plant, Hag Taper, Mullein, Torches, Velvet Plant13
Viola bifloraTwoflower Violet, Arctic yellow violet, Carlott's violet31
Viola odorataSweet Violet, English Violet, Garden Violet, Sweet Violet, Florist's Violet53
Viola palmataPalmate Violet, Early blue violet,31
Viola tricolorHeartsease, Johnny jumpup, Field Pansy,23
Xanthium strumariumCocklebur, Rough cocklebur, Canada cocklebur13
Ziziphus jujubaJujube43
Canarium schweinfurtiiAfrican elemi33
Ceiba pentandraKapok Tree, Cotton Tree, Suma'ma33
Cocos nuciferaCoconut Palm, Coconut52
Corypha utanGebang Palm. Corypha palm, Sugar palm32
Crescentia cujeteCalabash Tree32
Elaeis guineensisAfrican Oil Palm52
Hibiscus sabdariffaRoselle33
Leucaena leucocephalaLeucaena, Lead Tree, White Tamarind32
Linum hybridsPerennial Flax44
Mauritia flexuosaBuriti Palm, Aguaje Palm42
Prosopis albaWhite carob tree, Algarrobo blanco32
Prunus armeniaca mandschuricaManchurian apricot43
Sesbania grandifloraVegetable Hummingbird, Agati,32
Theobroma cacaoCacao, Cocoa Tree53
Geodorum densiflorumNodding Swamp Orchid02
Himatanthus sucuubaPlumeria sucuuba04
Theobroma glaucum 43
Theobroma grandiflorumCupuassu, Cupuacu43
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