Plants Database

Common Box

Buxus sempervirens

• Family: Buxaceae
• Growth: Slow
• Layer: Shrubs
• Type: Plant
• Last Modified: 2025-05-28

Sweet chestnut

Castanea sativa

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

Description: The sweet chestnut, scientific name Castanea sativa, is a large deciduous tree native to southeaster...

Cabbage palm

Cordyline australis

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

Butterfly bush

Buddleia davidii

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

Peach

Prunus persica

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

Description: The peach, scientifically known as Prunus persica, is a deciduous tree native to northwest China. It...

Pawpaw

Asimina triloba

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

Description: The Pawpaw (Asimina triloba) is a deciduous tree or shrub native to the eastern United States. It ty...

Pignut hickory

Carya glabra

• Family: Juglandaceae
• Growth: Slow
• 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...

Black locust

Robinia pseudoacacia

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

Description: Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) is a fast-growing tree that is native to the eastern United Stat...

Curry plant

Helichrysum italicum

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

Chinese Angelica Tree

Aralia chinensis

• Family: Araliaceae
• Growth: Medium
• Edible: true
• Layer: Shrubs
• 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