Plants Database

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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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 ...

Medlar

Mespilus germanica

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

Pignut hickory

Carya glabra

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

Escallonia

Escallonia species

• Family: Escalloniaceae
• Growth: Fast
• Layer: Shrubs
• Type: Plant
• Last Modified: 2023-09-22

Pineapple guava

Acca sellowiana

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

Blue false indigo

Baptisia australis

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

Tree mallow

Lavatera arborea

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

Spotted laurel

Aucuba japonica

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

Scotch heather

Calluna vulgaris

• Family: Ericaceae
• Edible: true
• Layer: Shrubs
• Type: Plant
• Last Modified: 2025-05-28

Description: Colors cand be mauve, white, and variations of purple to lilac.

Limber pine

Pinus flexilis

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

Sea-buckthorn

Hippophae rhamnoides

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

Description: Sea-buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) is a deciduous shrub that is native to Europe and Asia. It typi...