Plants Database

Shellbark hickory

Carya laciniosa

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

Honey locust

Gleditsia triacanthos

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

Bush clover

Lespedeza thunbergii

• Family: Fabaceae or Leguminosae
• Layer: Shrubs
• Type: Plant
• Last Modified: 2023-09-22

Description: Bush clover, also known as Lespedeza thunbergii, is a plant native to East Asia, specifically Japan ...

Curry plant

Helichrysum italicum

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

Madrone

Arbutus menziesii

• Family: Ericaceae
• Growth: Medium
• Edible: true
• Layer: Tall trees
• 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.

Butterfly bush

Buddleia davidii

• Family: Buddleiaceae
• Growth: Fast
• 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...

English walnut

Juglans regia

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

Description: The English walnut, Juglans regia, is a tree native to the region stretching from the Balkans to the...

American persimmon

Diospyros virginiana

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

Common bean

Phaseolus vulgaris

• Family: Fabaceae, Leguminosae
• Growth: Fast
• Edible: true
• Layer: Vines
• Type: Plant
• Last Modified: 2025-05-28

Description: This entry describes all varieties of the common bean. This includes vining and bush/darf variaties ...

Ponderosa pine

Pinus ponderosa

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