Edible Plant Database

Achillea millefolium

Yarrow, Angel Flower

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves, Herb, Spice, Vegetable, Flowers - tea, Leaves - tea

Taraxacum officinale

Dandelion

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves, Roots - coffee, Flowers, Herb, Spice, Vegetable

Trifolium repens

White clover, Dutch clover, Shamrock

Fabaceae

Edible: Flowers, Shoots - tea, Seeds, Pods, Root, Leaves

Trifolium pratense

Red clover

Fabaceae

Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Seeds, Nectar, Tea

Trametes versicolor

Many-colored polypore

Polyporaceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Alliaria petiolata

Hedge Garlic, Jack-by-the-hedge, Garlic Mustard

Brassicaceae

Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Pods, Spice, Vegetable, Flowers, Roots

Urtica dioica

Stinging nettle, Greater Nettle

Urticaceae

Edible: Leaves, Herb, Stems, Seeds, Vegetable

Daucus carota

Wild carrot, Queen Anne's lace

Apiaceae

Edible: Roots, Seeds, Flowers, Shoots, Leaves

Prunella vulgaris

Self Heal, Healall, All-heal

Lamiaceae

Edible: Leaves, Leaves - tea, Flowers

Glechoma hederacea

Ground Ivy, Cat's foot, Creeping Charlie

Lamiaceae

Edible: Leaves, Leaves - tea, Spice, Flowers

Plantago lanceolata

Narrow-leaf plantain, Buckhorn plantain

Plantaginaceae

Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Spice, Vegetable

Acer negundo

Box elder, Black Maple

Sapindaceae

Edible: Bark, Sap, Seeds

Asclepias syriaca

Common milkweed, Silkweed

Apocynaceae

Edible: Flowers, Gum, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Seeds pod, Sprouted Seeds, Vegetable

Cichorium intybus

Chickory, Chicory

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves, Stems, Roots, Herb, Spice, Vegetable, Flowers

Phytolacca americana

Pokeweed

Phytolaccaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Stem, Vegetable

Cirsium vulgare

Spear thistle, Common thistle, Scotch thistle

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves, Stems, Roots, Seeds

Hedera helix

Araliaceae

Edible: Caution, Leaves - tea, Stems, Medicine

Cirsium arvense

Perennial thistle, Creeping thistle

Asteraceae

Edible: Root, Shoot, Leaves, Stems, Seeds, Roots - coffee

Ficaria verna subsp. ficariiformis

Ranunculaceae

Edible: Leaves

Acer rubrum

Red maple

Sapindaceae

Edible: Sap, Seeds, Leaves, Bark

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Virginia Creeper

Vitaceae

Edible: Fruit, Root, Stem

Pteridium aquilinum

Dennstaedtiaceae

Edible: Shoots, Rhizomes, Root, Fronds, Leaves, Caution

Artemisia vulgaris

Mugwort, Artemisia shoot, Slender artemisia

Asteraceae

Edible: Plant, Herb, Spice, Leaves

Solanum nigrum

Blackberried nightshade

Solanaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Vegetable, Flowers

Geranium robertianum

Herb Robert

Geraniaceae

Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Roots

Quercus shumardii

Shumard oak, Swamp red oak

Fagaceae

Edible: Seeds, Nuts

Bellis perennis

Daisy, Lawn Daisy, English Daisy

Asteraceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Flowers - tea

Pinus strobus

White Pine, Eastern White Pine

Pinaceae

Edible: Seeds, Bark, Leaves - tea, Cones, Shoots

Acer platanoides

Norway Maple

Sapindaceae

Edible: Sap, Cambium, Fruit, Buds, Flowers

Phragmites australis

Feather Grass, Reed, Common Reed

Poaceae

Edible: Root, Shoots, Seeds, Sap, Cereal, Rhizome, Tea

Galium aparine

Cleavers, Goosegrass, Bedstraw

Rubiaceae

Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Seeds, Leaves - tea, Seeds - coffee

Tussilago farfara

Coltsfoot, Coughwort

Asteraceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Caution, Root, Stems, Leaves - tea

Robinia pseudoacacia

Black Locust, False acacia

Fabaceae

Edible: Flowers, Flowers - tea, Oil, Seeds, Seed pod, Fruit, Honey

Convolvulus arvensis

Field bindweed, Australian bindweed

Convolvulaceae

Edible: Leaves - flavouring, Shoots, Seeds, Flowers - nectar, Caution

Rosa multiflora

Multiflora rose, Seven Sister's Rose, Japanese rose

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Stem, Flowers, Leaves

Chelidonium majus

Greater Celandine

Papaveraceae

Edible: Leaves, Herb, Caution

Erigeron canadensis

Canadian Fleabane, Butterweed

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves

Plantago major

Common plantain, Broadleaf plantain, Greater plantain

Plantaginaceae

Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Leaves - tea, Roots, Vegetable

Prunus serotina

Black cherry

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Fagus grandifolia

American beech, Beech mast

Fagaceae

Edible: Bark, Nuts, Seeds, Leaves

Erodium cicutarium

Common Storksbill, Red-stem Filaree

Geraniaceae

Edible: Leaves, Stems, Roots, Fruit base

Quercus rubra

Northern red oak, Red Oak

Fagaceae

Edible: Seeds, Nuts

Ailanthus altissima

Tree of heaven, Chinese sumac

Simaroubaceae

Edible: Leaves

Arisaema triphyllum

Jack in the pulpit, Indian turnip

Araceae

Edible: Root, Corm

Tanacetum vulgare

Tansy

Asteraceae

Edible: Flowers - tea, Leaves, Herb, Spice

Pinus sylvestris

Scots Pine

Pinaceae

Edible: Cones - flavouring, Bark, Leaves - oil, Resin, Sap

Veronica persica

Persian speedwell

Plantaginaceae

Edible: Leaves

Silene latifolia

White campion

Caryophyllaceae

Edible: Leaves