Plants Database

Mexican orange

Choisya ternata

• Family: Rutaceae
• Growth: Medium
• Layer: Shrubs
• 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...

Black hawthorn

Crataegus douglasii

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

Sage

Salvia officinalis

• Family: Lamiaceae or Labiatae
• Growth: Medium
• Edible: true
• Layer: Herbs
• Type: Plant
• Last Modified: 2025-05-28

Description: Sage is a perennial herb native to the Mediterranean region. It has woody stems with gray-green leav...

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...

Kentucky Coffee Tree

Gymnocladus dioicus

• Family: Fabaceae or leguminosae
• Growth: Slow
• Edible: true
• Layer: Tall trees
• Type: Plant
• Last Modified: 2023-09-22

Description: Sometimes named Gymnocladus dioica.

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Coyote brush

Baccharis pilularis

• Family: Asteraceae or compositae
• Growth: Fast
• Layer: Shrubs
• Type: Plant
• Last Modified: 2026-06-03

Chinese chestnut

Castanea mollissima

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

Autumn olive

Elaeagnus umbellata

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

Description: Elaeagnus umbellata, commonly known as Autumn Olive, is a deciduous shrub species belonging to the E...

Juneberry

Amelanchier canadensis

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

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 ...

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...