Plants Database

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 ...

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.

Jerusalem artichoke

Helianthus tuberosus

• Family: Asteraceae or Compositae
• Growth: Fast
• Edible: true
• Layer: Roots
• Type: Plant
• Last Modified: 2025-05-28

Description: The Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus), also knows as "sunchoke", is a species of sunflower ...

Chokeberry

Aronia melanocarpa

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

Description: Chokeberry, also known as Aronia melanocarpa, is a deciduous shrub native to eastern North America. ...

Glossy Privet

Ligustrum lucidum

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

Description: A large shrub or tree that grows to 30 feet in height, with spreading branches. Ligustrum bark is ta...

Yellow buckeye

Aesculus flava

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

Fig

Ficus carica

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

Description: The fig, or Ficus carica, is a species of flowering plant in the mulberry family. It is native to th...

Cabbage palm

Cordyline australis

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

Siberian pea shrub

Caragana arborescens

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

Description: The Siberian pea shrub is a species of legume native to Siberia and neighboring regions in Asia. It ...

Pignut hickory

Carya glabra

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

Black mulberry

Morus nigra

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

Description: The black mulberry (Morus nigra) is a species of mulberry native to southwestern Asia, including Ira...

Bachelor's button

Kerria japonica

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

Description: Young leaves are edible.