Plants Database

Pea

Pisum sativum

• Family: Fabaceae or leguminosae
• Edible: true
• Layer: Vines
• Type: Plant
• Last Modified: 2025-12-07

Description: Peas are a type of legume, native to western Asia and the Near East. They are an annual plant, meani...

Witch hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

• Family: Hamamelidaceae
• Growth: Slow
• Edible: true
• Layer: Shrubs
• Type: Plant
• Last Modified: 2025-05-28

Description: Witch hazel is a plant native to eastern North America. It is a deciduous shrub or small tree that g...

Butterfly bush

Buddleia davidii

• Family: Buddleiaceae
• Growth: Fast
• Layer: Shrubs
• Type: Plant
• Last Modified: 2025-05-28

Giant reed

Arundo donax

• Family: Poaceae or gramineae
• Growth: Fast
• Edible: true
• Layer: Herbs
• Type: Plant
• Last Modified: 2025-05-28

Coyote brush

Baccharis pilularis

• Family: Asteraceae or compositae
• Growth: Fast
• Layer: Shrubs
• Type: Plant
• Last Modified: 2025-05-28

Black hawthorn

Crataegus douglasii

• Family: Rosaceae
• Edible: true
• Layer: Trees
• Type: Plant
• Last Modified: 2025-05-28

Silverberry

Elaeagnus commutata

• Family: Elaeagnaceae
• Growth: Medium
• Edible: true
• Layer: Shrubs
• Type: Plant
• Last Modified: 2025-05-28

Juneberry

Amelanchier canadensis

• Family: Rosaceae
• Growth: Medium
• Edible: true
• Layer: Shrubs
• Type: Plant
• Last Modified: 2025-05-28

Amur Maackia

Maackia amurensis

• Family: Fabaceae or leguminosae
• Growth: Slow
• Edible: true
• Layer: Shrubs
• Type: Plant
• Last Modified: 2025-05-28

Description: Young leaves are edible.

Red mulberry

Morus rubra

• Family: Moraceae
• Edible: true
• Layer: Trees
• Type: Plant
• Last Modified: 2025-05-28

Description: The Red mulberry, Morus rubra, is native to the eastern United States and Canada. It is a deciduous ...

American persimmon

Diospyros virginiana

• Family: Ebenaceae
• Growth: Medium
• Edible: true
• Layer: Trees
• Type: Plant
• Last Modified: 2025-05-28

Shagbark hickory

Carya ovata

• Family: Juglandaceae
• Growth: Slow
• Edible: true
• Layer: Tall trees
• Type: Plant
• Last Modified: 2025-05-28

Description: The Shagbark hickory (Carya ovata) is a tree native to the eastern United States and southeastern Ca...