List of Edible Plants

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Edible Plants List
*Note*
Do not eat anything you are unsure of. Be sure you know the species. Some pansy ssp. are edible and some are not. Do not eat plants from lawns, roadsides, or anyplace that has used chemicals on them!

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Angelica- Has a celery like taste.

Anise Hyssop(Agastache foeniculum)- Tastes sweet and like licorice

Apple(Malus)-

Basil(Ocimum basilicum)-

Carnations- Peppery

Catnip(neopeta cataria,sp?)- Purple, white, pink flower spikes. Use dried leaves and flowers in tea. Sprinkle in your cats food if your cat won't eat.

Chamomile(Chamaemelum noblis)- Sweet aroma. Great as a tea.

Chives(Allium schoeonoprasum)- garlic/onion flavor

Chrysanthemums- pungent

Dandelions(Taraxacum officinale)- Bitter tasting greens. All parts of the plant are usable. Use petals in salad or wine. The root can be roasted, fried or boiled.

Day Lily(Hemerocallis)- Not all lillies are edible! The flowers are used. often prepared stuffed. Yum.

Gardenia-

Gladiolus-

Garlic and Blossoms-

Hollyhock(Althea rosea)- bland flavor

Honeysuckle(Lonicera japonica)- Sweet smelling. Do NOT eat the berries as they are poisonous.

Hyssop-

Impatiens- Bland flavor

Jasmine- Sweet flavor. Good as a tea.

Lavender(Lavendula)-

Lilac(Syringa vulgaris)-

Marigolds(Tagetes patula)- Bitter and spicy flavor. Use in salad and sweets.

Mint(Mentha)-

Nasturium(Tropaeolum majus)- All of the plant is edible. Buds are sweet/peppery. Use flowers and greens in salads.

Pansy(Viola X wittrockiana)- Tastes sweet and tart. Use in salads and sweets.

Passion flower(Passiflora)-

Pea(Pisum)- Do NOT eat flowering ornamental species.

Purslane-A common weed. Use raw in a salad or sauteed. High in omega-3 fatty acids (5 times that of spinach) and vitamine c. Tastes peppery.

Red Clover(Trifolium pratense)- Flowers are not easy to digest raw.

Rose(rosa)- Hips are a good source of vitamine C. The petals can be used as a tea or in salad.

Rosemary(Rosmarinus officinalis)- Fragrent, Pinelike taste.

Sage(Salvia officinalis)-

Snapdragon(Anthirrhinum majus)- Use as a garnish.

Squash(Cucurbita pepo)- Blossoms often prepared stuffed.

Sunflower(Helianthus annuus)- Young buds have a artichoke flavor.

Tulip(Tulipa)- Bulb is prepared stuffed.

Violets(Viola odorata)- Sweet tasting. Candied or fresh on a salad.

 

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Do not eat anything that you are unsure of. There are many books and resources you can turn to if you are not sure.
Poisonous

Aconite (wolfsbane, monkhood)/Aconitum spp.
Anemone (windflower)/Anemone spp.
Anthurium Anthurium spp.
Atamasco lily/Zephyranthes spp.
Autumn crocus/Colchicum autumnale
Azalea/Azalea spp. (Rhododendron spp.)
Baneberry Actaea spp.
Black locust/Robinia pseudo-acacia
Bloodroot/Sanguinaria canadensis
Boxwood/Buxus spp.
Burning bush (strawberry bush, spindle tree, wahoo)/Euonymus spp
Buttercup/Ranunculus spp.
Butterfly weed/Asclepias spp.
Caladium/Caladium spp.
Calla (calla lily)/Calla palustris (Zantedeschia aethiopica)
Carolina jasmine (yellow jessamine)/Gelsemium sempervirens
Castor bean/Ricinus communis
Cherry laurel/Prunus caroliniana
Chinaberry (bead tree)/Melia azedarach
Christmas rose/Helleborus niger
Clematis/Clematis spp.
Daffodil/Narcissus spp.
Deadly nightshade (belladonna)/Atropoa belladona
Death cammas (black snakeroot)/Zigadenus spp.
Delphinium (larkspur)/Delphinium spp.
Dogbane/Apocynum androsaemifolium
Dumbcane/Dieffenbachia spp.
Elephant ears/Colocasia antiquorum
False hellebore/Veratrum viride
Four o'clock/Mirabills jalapa
Foxglove/Digitalis purpurea
Giant elephant ear/Alocasia spp.
Gloriosa lily/Glonosa superba
Golden chain tree (laburnum)/Labunum anagryroides
Goldenseal /Hydrastis canadensis
Heavenly bamboo (nandina)/Nandinaa domestica
Henbane smile (black henbane)/Hyoscyamus niger
Horse chestnut (Ohio buckeye)/Aesculus spp.
Horse nettle/Solanum spp.
Hyacinth/Hyacinthus orientalis
Hyacinth bean/Dolicbos lab lab
Hydrangea /Hydrangea spp.
Iris/Iris spp.
Ivy (English ivy)/Hedera helix
Jack-in-the-pulpit/Arisaemia triphyllum
Jerusalem cherry/Solanum pseudocapsicum
Jessamine (jasmine)/Cestrum spp.
Jetbead (jetberry)/Rhodotypos tetrapetala
Jimson weed/Datura spp (Brugmansia spp.)
Jonquil/Narcissus spp.
Kentucky coffee tree/Gymnocladus dioica
Lantana/Lantana camara
Leopard's bane/Arnica montana
Lily of the valley/Convallaria majalis
Lobelia (cardinal flower, Indian tobacco)/Lobelia spp.
Marsh marigold/Caltha palustris
May apple (mandrake)/Podophyllum peltatum
Mescal bean (Texas mountain laurel, frijo lillo)/Sophora secundiflora
Mistletoe/Phoradendron spp.
Morning glory/Ipomoea violacea
Mountain laurel/Kalmia latifolia
Nightshade /Solanum spp.
Oleander/Nerium oleander
Periwinkle (myrtle, vinca)/Vinca spp.
Philodendron/Philodendron spp. (Monstera spp.)
Pittosporum/Pittosporum spp.
Poison hemlock/Conium maculatum
Potato/Solanum tuberosum
Privet/Ligustrum spp.
Rhododendron/Rhododendron spp.
Rock poppy (celandyne)/Chelidonium majus
Schefflera/Schefflera spp.
Spring adonis/Adonis vernalis
Spurge/Euphorbia spp.
Star of Bethlehem/Ornithogalum umbellatum
Sweet pea/Lathyrus spp.
Tobacco/Nicotiana tabacum
Trumpet flower (chalice vine)/Solandra spp.
Water hemlock/Cicuta maculata
Wild cherry (black cherry)/Prunus serotina
Wisteria/Wisteria spp.
Yellow allamanda/Allamanda cathartica
Yellow oleander (tiger apple, be still tree, lucky nut)/Thevetia peruviana
Yesterday-today-and-tomorrow/Brunfelsia spp.  

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List of websites and books with more information on edible plants:

Quote:

-Home Cooking Edible Flowers

-Edible Landscaping

 

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[realt]

youve just been talking away to yourself, havnt you!! so i just had to join in, in case you were lonely!! heart
the only herb i grow is basil, but iv got onions, carrots, spuds, peas, cabbage, strawberries, raspberries, blackberrys and gooseberries growing alright!! its a lot of work tho. my dad kind of takes it over, so i let him!! xd  

[Caelestis28]

DOOOOOMY, awesome post girl...runs off to do research to help out...hehe


I wish I could grow stuff here but unless its inside edibles just dont make it  

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[realt]

Yeay, its Cael! If you have a sunny window or porch you could try a few little things. I am lucky that the owners let me grow what I am growing now. I was going to throw some pumpkins out there but my Gma stopped me. twisted

mwah ha ha!! forgot, id pumpkins at one stage!!they were mutants, twas so cool!!! cept i didnt like anything i made from them, so i just threw em into the field next door...they kinda stank!!  

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realt

Yeay, its Cael! If you have a sunny window or porch you could try a few little things. I am lucky that the owners let me grow what I am growing now. I was going to throw some pumpkins out there but my Gma stopped me. twisted

mwah ha ha!! forgot, id pumpkins at one stage!!they were mutants, twas so cool!!! cept i didnt like anything i made from them, so i just threw em into the field next door...they kinda stank!!

LOL, my cousin smashed a pumpkin in his yard one year. That summer their whole front yard and some of the back yard was covered in pumpkin. It was soo funny because the yard was once bare and you could walk straight through it and then you couldn't even see the ground. His parents were uh really pleased. I don't live in an appartment not but I did a few years ago. I planted moon flowers and morning glory vines on my balcony. They grew down onto the bottom floor appartment and the one on the side of mine. I didn't get in trouble for it either. Side note, don't eat moon flowers or morning glories they are poison.  

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realt

Yeay, its Cael! If you have a sunny window or porch you could try a few little things. I am lucky that the owners let me grow what I am growing now. I was going to throw some pumpkins out there but my Gma stopped me. twisted

mwah ha ha!! forgot, id pumpkins at one stage!!they were mutants, twas so cool!!! cept i didnt like anything i made from them, so i just threw em into the field next door...they kinda stank!!

LOL, my cousin smashed a pumpkin in his yard one year. That summer their whole front yard and some of the back yard was covered in pumpkin. It was soo funny because the yard was once bare and you could walk straight through it and then you couldn't even see the ground. His parents were uh really pleased. I don't live in an appartment not but I did a few years ago. I planted moon flowers and morning glory vines on my balcony. They grew down onto the bottom floor appartment and the one on the side of mine. I didn't get in trouble for it either. Side note,

helpful sidenote- i wuda gona off and made a stir-fry with them!! xd  

[The French Kitty]

I must say. This is really useful information! I think I'll go and do some research...for my own overdue thread on the front page! sweatdrop redface  

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Ecliptic Storm

I must say. This is really useful information! I think I'll go and do some research...for my own overdue thread on the front page! sweatdrop redface

Yes, I wish I had a really good book on the subject though. I hate starring at a computer screen. I just got a new book on herbs and spices that I will add on my day off. I havn't found a good flower and wild food book yet. I am looking for one with very good illustrations and information.  

[Lee Retalis]

I would like to point out that a plant called Queen Ann's Lace is edible. Its roots at least, and they smell like carrots. But it can be dangerous trying to eat this plant because there is a plant that exists that looks almost exactly like Queen Ann's lace. It's called Spotted Water Hemlock, it is the most poisonous plant in North America, it can kill in less then fifteen minutes and there is no cure for its poison.

Pick carefully, friends.  

[The French Kitty]

I've eaten rose petals. ^^ Today. They taste very bland, and very plain..like rubber.

I'd like to point out that Dizzy Lizzy berries are poisonous, trust me I've eaten them when I was younger. They were so juicy and sweet...but later I regretted it, I suffered from a most painful stomach ache. -_-