A list of edible plants to be positively identified
before you eat!
Correct identification of plants is extremely important as consumption of incorrectly indentified plant may result in Poisoning and Death. This list is for educational purposes and must by used in conjunction with careful identification and thorough knowledge of each plant and how to prepare them.
Abronia fragrans ,latifolia - Sand verbena: The root cooked.
Acer spp: Sap used as a drink or boiled down for sugar, inner bark cooked or ground to mix in breads, seeds peeled and boiled.
Aegopodium podagraria - Snow on the Mountain : Leaves raw or cooked.
Achillea species - Yarrow : Young leaves raw or cooked, bitter best mixed with other greens.,eat in moderation.
Acorus calamus - Sweet flag :Young leaves cooked, The rhizome is candied and made into a treat.
Actinidia kolomikta - Hardy Kiwi : Fruit raw,cooked or dried, Young leaves cooked.
Adenophora spp: Root cooked sweet and tasty, leaves cooked.
Aesculus spp: Nuts must be Thoroughly leached to use safely. CAUTION
Agastache spp: Used in salads and as a licorice flavoring.
Agave species - Young flower stalk raw or cooked, The heart of the plant is rich in sugars and can be eaten when baked,
Seed ground into a flour.
Ajuga reptans - Bugle weed : Leaves Young shoots raw.
Akabia quinata- Fruit raw, Rinds fried ,Young shoots in salads and the leaves in tea.
Allium species - Wild onion and garlic : Whole plant use as you would onions.
Alcea rosea - Hollyhock: Leaves cooked inter stem and root raw or cooked.
Althaea officinalis -:Root Leaves - raw or cooked.
Aloysia spp - Lemon Verbena: Cook like spinach or use in salads and in tea's.
Amaranthus spp : Leaves seeds - raw or cooked.
Amelanchier - Serviceberry : Fruit - raw or cooked.
Amorpha canescens - Lead plant : Tea leaves.
Amorpha fruticosa - False indigo : The crushed fruit is used as a condiment.
Apios americana - Ground nut : Seeds, Seedpods and Tubers raw or cooked. Amelanchier
Arctium lappa - Burdock : Leaves root raw or cooked.
Arctostaphylos uvaursi - Fruit raw or cooked.
Aronia melanocarpa - Black chokeberry : Fruit Pectin.
Asclepias spp - Milkweeds -:Leaves Root Seeds Seedpods cooked
in two changes of boiling water, tastes like green beans.
Asimina triloba - Paw paw :Fruit raw or cooked .
Asparagus officinalis : Young shoots cooked or raw. Asimina triloba
Atriplex species - Orach : Leaves seeds raw or cooked, 
The ashes can be used like baking soda.
Berberis vulgaris - Barberry : Fruit - raw or cooked, Young leaves
used as a flavouring or as an acid nibble.
Callirhoe involucrata - Poppy mallow : Root leaves cooked.
Caltha palustris - Marsh marigold ; Root must be well cooked. CAUTION
Calochortus species : MariposaLilly :bulb cooked sweet.
Camassia quamash - Quamash ; Bulb raw or cooked.
Campanula - Harebell - Root leaves - raw cooked.
Canna indica - Canna lily : Root - cooked.
Carex spp - Root seeds cooked.
Claytonia
virginica
Celtis spp - Hackberry : Fruit Very sweet and pleasant tasting.
Chenopodium spp - Young leaves seeds cooked.
Centranthus ruber - Red Valerian : Young leaves raw or cooked ,Root cooked
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Cichorium intybus - Chicory : Leaves raw or cooked Root cooked.
Cirsium spp - Cirsium species - Root leaves raw or cooked
prickles need to be removed. CAUTION
Claytonia spp - Indian Potato : Root raw or cooked.
Cleome serrulata - Bee plant : Seeds leaves raw or cooked.
Corylus spp - Hazelnut or wild filbert - Nuts
Cucurbita foetidissima - Flowers Fruit Oil Root Seed
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Cyperus esculentus - Chufa. 
Cytisus scoparius - Broom: Flower buds pickled and used as capers,
roasted seeds used as a coffee substitute. CAUTION
Dalea purpurea - The root was used for chewing,The dried leaves are a tea substitute.
Dryopteris filix-mas - Male-fern : Young fronds cooked, rhizomes can be
eaten raw or cooked .CAUTION
Duchesnea indica - mock strawberry,Fruit; Leaves cooked.
Echinacea purpurea - Leaves.
Elaeagnus angustifolia - Russian Olive: Fruit raw or cooked.
Corylus cornuta
Ephedra spp - Fruit raw,Tea. CAUTION
Epilobium angustifolium - Fireweed : Leaves root flowers tea.
Erodium cicutarium - Common Stork's-bill - Young leaves - raw or cooked .
Eryngium maritimum - Sea Holly : Root young shoots cooked.
Erythronium spp -Fawn Lilly : Bulb raw cooked or dried for later use.
Fagus species - Beech ; Young leaves Seeds - raw or cooked.
Filipendula ulmaria - Flowers; Leaves; Root; Tea,cooked.
Forestiera neomexicana - New Mexican Privet : Fruit a substitute for the true olive .
Fragaria spp - Strawberry : fruit leaves.
Galium odoratum - Sweet Woodruff : Leaves - raw or cooked,Tea.
Geranium viscosissimum spp - Wild Geranium : Flowers Leaves raw or cooked.
Geum rivale - Avens, Chocolate drink.
Helianthus tuberosus,maximilianii spp- Sunflower : Tubers,Seeds - raw or cooked .
Hippophae rhamnoides
Hemerocallis - Daylily - Leaves; Flowers; Roots raw or cooked . 
Heuchera micrantha - Coralbells : Young leaves - raw or cooked.
Hippophae rhamnoides - See Berry: Fruit is acidic and tart but good when sweetend or cooked, high in vitamins. The toughest fruiting shrub - drought, salt spray and zone 2 hardy
Holodiscus dumosus - Rock Spirea : Fruit - raw or cooked.
Hosta - Young leaves and stems - cooked.
Humulus lupulus Hops - Young leaves and shoots rhizomes - cooked.
Inula helenium - Elecampane; Leaves; Root.
Juglans spp - Nuts.
Juniperus species - Fruit - raw or cooked.
Dolichos Lablab purpureus - Hyacinth Bean : Flowers; Leaves; Root; Seed; Seedpod cooked.
Lamium album & purpureum - Dead nettle: Young leaves - raw or cooked. Rheum palmatum
Levisticium officinalis - Lovage: Leaves and Stems Root;- raw or cooked.
Lewisia spp - Bitterroot : Root cooked. 
Liatris spp - Root - raw or cooked.
Liriope spp - Root - cooked.
Malus species - Wild crab apple : Fruit raw or cooked..
Malva spp - Leaves Flowers seeds - raw or cooked.
Mammilaria species - Pincushion cactus.
Melilotus officinalis - Sweet Clover : Young shoots; Flowers; Leaves; Root; Seedpods.
Medicago sativa - Alfalfa - Leaves; Seed.
Mimulus spp - Monkey Flower : Leaves and stems raw or cooked.
Miscanthus sinensis - Immature flowering spike.
Monarda spp - Leaves and young shoot tips - raw or cooked.
Morus species - Mulberry - Fruit.
Nasturtium officinale - Leaves; Seeds. Lewisia
Nelumbo species - Lotus - Root cooked. leaves, Seeds - raw or cooked.
Nepeta spp - Catmint : leaves raw or cooked.
Nymphaea spp - Root.seeds Boiled or roasted. leaves flowers raw or cooked.
Oenothera biennis - Root cooked, Young shoots raw or cooked.
Opuntia species - Prickly pear cactus - Pads fruit seeds- cooked or raw CAUTION .
Oxalis species - Wood sorrel - Leaves raw or cooked CAUTION .
Pachysandra terminalis - Japanese spurge - Fruit raw or cooked.
Papaver nudicaule - Iceland - Leaves cooked Seed - raw or cooked.
Parthenocissus quinquefolia - Virginia creeper :Fruit raw, root cooked.
Parthenocissus tricuspidata - Boston Ivy - The sap flows freely in the spring, 
and can be used as a sugar substitute.
Physalis spp - Groundcherry : Fruit - raw or cooked .
Pinus species - Seeds raw, Immature cones slow roasted needles makes
an exceptionally healthy tea, Inner bark cooked.
Plantago species - Plantain : Leaves seeds raw or cooked.
Polygonum spp - Leaves seeds raw or cooked.
Portulaca oleracea - Purslane : Seeds leaves and stems - raw or cooked.
Primula vulgaris - English Primrose : Young leaves raw or cooked.
Prunella vulgaris - Selfheal : Leaves - raw or cooked.
Prunus spp -Plums, Cherrys, ect: fruit =Poisonous Parts: seeds and leaves.
Pyracantha spp - Fruit cooked.
Quercus species - Oak - Nuts.
Ribes spp - Fruit raw,cooked or dried for later use.
Rhus spp - Sumac : Young shoots roots peeled and eaten raw.
Fruit made into a refreshing lemonaide drink. 
Rosa species - Wild rose : Young shoots petals raw. Fruit raw or cooked, hips made into tea.
Rubus species - Fruit : raw or cooked.
Rumex -Sheep sorrel - Wild dock : Leaves, stems and seeds raw or cooked.
Sagittaria species Arrowhead : Root - raw or cooked.
Salix - Willow : Inner bark raw or cooked Young shoots cooked.
Salsola kali - Young leaves and stems raw or cooked.
Sambucus canadensis - Elderberry Fruit and flowers - raw or cooked.
Sanquisorba officinalis Young leaves and flower buds - raw or cooked.
Scabiosa columbaria - Pincushion Flower : Young leaves - cooked
Scorzonera spp - Black Salsify : Roots cooked, flower buds raw.
Scutellaria baicalensis - Young leaves - cooked as a vegetable. Camassia
Sedum spp - Leaves - raw or cooked.
Sidalcea spp neomexicana - Leaves - cooked as greens.
Silene vulgaris - Young shoots and leaves - raw or cooked.
Sisyrinchium angustifolium - Blue Eyed Grass : Leaves cooked as greens.
Solidago spp - Goldenrod : Young leaves and flowering stems cooked.
Stachys palustris - Woundwort : Tubers raw or cooked, Young shoots cooked.
Stanleya pinnata - Prince's plume : Young leaves stems and seeds cooked.
Stellaria media - Chickweed : Seeds ground, Young shoots and leaves raw or cooked.
Syringa vulgaris - Lilac : Flowers raw or folded into batter and fried to make fritters.
Taraxacum officinale - Dandelion : Root, leaves and flowers raw or cooked.
Taxus - Yew :Pulp on seeds : The seeds, are highly poisonous. CAUTION.
Tilia americana - Young leaves - raw or cooked, chocolate substitute is made
from a paste of the ground fruits and flowers, Sap a refreshing drink.
Tradescantia virginiana - Spiderwort : Young shoots and leaves flowers raw or cooked.
Tragopogon Salsify : Root, leaves and flowers- raw or cooked .
Tricyrtis spp - Toad lily : Leaves and young shoots - cooked.
Trifolium spp - Clover : Leaves and young shoots raw or cooked.
Typha latifolia - Cattail : Young shoots in spring raw or cooked, Immature flower spikes
raw or cook like corn on the cobb, Pollen raw or cooked, Roots raw or cooked.
Ulmus - Elm : Inner bark, Leaves raw or cooked, Young fruits cooked.
Urtica spp - Nettle : Young leaves cooked or dried for winter use
Vaccinium and Gaylussacia spp Blueberry - Fruit raw or cooked.
Verbena spp - Seeds cooked.
Veronica spp - Leaves raw or cooked.
Viburnum spp - Fruit raw or cooked.
Viola spp - Young leaves and flower buds raw or cooked.
Vitis species - Grape - Fruit, young tendrils raw or cooked. Leaves cooked.
Wyethia amplexicaulis - Roots, young shoots, seeds cooked.
Xanthoceras sorbifolium Yellowhorn- Leaves seeds and flowers cooked.
Xerophyllum tenax - Root baked.
Yucca spp - Seedpods, Flowers and flower buds raw or cooked.
Akebia quinata
Use caution when eating wild edibles, dont take chances always know what your eating!