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Latin NameCommon NameEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Adenophora verticillata 22
Amorphophallus rivieriDevil's Tongue, Umbrella Arum, Leopard Palm, Snake Palm22
Aralia chinensisChinese Angelica Tree, Pumila Spirea, Chinese Astilbe22
Aralia spinosaHercule's Club, Aralia spinosa, American Angelica Tree, Hercules' Club, Devil's Walking Stick22
Asparagus cochinchinensisChinese Asparagus33
Capsicum annuumSweet Pepper, Cayenne Pepper, Chili Pepper, Christmas Pepper, Red Pepper, Ornamental Chili Pepper43
Capsicum baccatumLocoto, Aji33
Capsicum frutescensTabasco Pepper, Cayenne pepper34
Capsicum pubescensTree Pepper, Rocoto33
Chimonanthus praecoxWinter Sweet21
Codonopsis pilosulaDang Shen, Bellflower23
Cynanchum atratumBai Wei12
Delphinium staphisagriaStavesacre02
Diospyros kakiPersimmon, Japanese persimmon43
Echinacea angustifoliaEchinacea, Blacksamson echinacea, Strigose blacksamson05
Echinacea pallidaCone Flower, Pale purple coneflower05
Echinacea purpureaEchinacea, Eastern purple coneflower, Hedge Coneflower, Black Sampson , Purple Coneflower15
Eryngium yuccifoliumButton Eryngo02
Hydrangea arborescensSeven Barks, Wild hydrangea, Ashy Hydrangea, Snowhill Hydrangea, Smooth Hydrangea13
Ilex asprella 02
Imperata cylindricaCogongrass, Japanese Blood Grass33
Iris versicolorBlue Flag, Harlequin blueflag03
Musa basjooJapanese Banana22
Nicotiana tabacumTobacco, Cultivated tobacco22
Ophiopogon japonicusSnake's Beard, Dwarf lilyturf, Mondo Grass, Monkey Grass, Dwarf Lilyturf23
Panax quinquefoliusAmerican Ginseng13
Phragmites australisCommon Reed, American common reed, Hybrid common reed, European common reed, Subtropical common re52
Pinellia pedatisectaHu Zhang02
Pinellia ternataBan Xia, Crowdipper13
Plumbago europaeaPlumbago02
Polygala senegaSenega Snake Root03
Polygonatum cirrhifolium 22
Polygonatum humile 21
Polygonatum inflatum 21
Polygonatum macropodum 21
Prunus mumeJapanese Apricot, Japanese Flowering, Apricot33
Ribes rubrumRed Currant, Cultivated currant41
Scrophularia ningpoensis 03
Sedum spectabileIce Plant21
Trichosanthes kirilowiiChinese Cucumber24
Trichosanthes kirilowii japonica 33
Zanthoxylum americanumPrickly Ash - Northern, Common pricklyash, Northern Prickly Ash23
Acmella oleraceaToothache plant, Paracress33
Piper betleBetel23
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