Amaranthaceae
471 species
Includes amaranth grains, spinach relatives, and quinoa; nutritious leafy greens and seeds.
Achyranthes aspera
Chaff-flower, Rough chaff tree
Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Seeds, Vegetable
Achyranthes bidentata
Chaff-flower, Two-toothed amaranthus
Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Roots
Achyranthes faureri
Edible: Leaves
Achyranthes fauriei
Edible: Leaves
Achyranthes japonica
Edible: Leaves, Root - brewing
Acroglochin persicarioides
Qian zhen xian
Edible: Leaves
Aerva javanica
Kapok bush, Pillow weed
Edible: Shoots, Leaves, Seeds, Flowers, Vegetable
Aerva lanata
Mountain knot grass
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Aerva leucura
Foam bush, White head
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Aerva sanguinolenta
Climbing wool-plant
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Aerva tomentosa
Bahema
Edible: Leaves
Agriophyllum lateriflorum
Edible: ?
Agriophyllum squarrosum
Sand weed grain, Sand weed
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Allenrolfea occidentalis
Iodine bush, Pickleweed
Edible: Stems, Leaves, Seeds
Allmania nodiflora
Node flower allmania
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Alternanthera bettzickiana
Border plant, Calico plant
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable, Leaves - tea
Alternanthera brasiliana
Brazil chaff-flower, Brazilian joyweed
Edible: Leaves - tea, Leaves
Alternanthera denticulata
Narrow-leaved lesser joyweed
Edible: Leaves
Alternanthera echinata
Alternanthera ficoidea
Parrot Leaf
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Alternanthera littoralis
Mbimbi-tongo
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Alternanthera nodiflora
Joyweed
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Alternanthera philoxeroides
Alligator weed
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable, Stem
Alternanthera pungens
Khaki weed, Paper thorns, Creeping chaffweed
Edible: Leaves, Stems, Vegetable
Alternanthera sessilis
Lotus-seed Herb, Joyweed
Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Shoots, Vegetable
Alternanthera sissoo
Sissoo, Samba lettuce
Edible: Leaves, Caution
Alternanthera versicolor
Pink cress
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Amaranthus acanthochiton
Greenstripe
Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable
Amaranthus albus
Prostrate pigweed, Tumble Pigweed
Edible: Seeds, Leaves, Vegetable
Amaranthus angustifolius var. silvestris
Edible: Leaves
Amaranthus arenicola
Sand amaranth
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Amaranthus atropurpureus
Lal-nati
Edible: Seeds
Amaranthus australis
Edible: Leaves
Amaranthus bidentata
Lanceleaf ragweed
Edible: Seeds, Leaves
Amaranthus blitoides
Mat amaranth
Edible: Seeds, Leaves
Amaranthus blitum
Wild Amaranth, Strawberry Spinach
Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable
Amaranthus blitum subsp. oleraceus
Slender Amaranth
Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable
Amaranthus campestris
Love lies bleeding
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Amaranthus capensis
Smooth pigweed
Edible: Leaves
Amaranthus caudatus
Grain Amaranth, Foxtail amaranth
Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable
Amaranthus chirotarota
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Amaranthus crassipes
Clubfoot amaranth
Edible: Leaves
Amaranthus cruentus
Purple amaranth, Red amaranth
Edible: Seeds, Leaves, Vegetable, Flowers
Amaranthus diacanthus
Edible: Seeds, Leaves
Amaranthus dubius
Spleen Amaranth
Edible: Leaves, Seed
Amaranthus fimbriatus
Edible: Seeds, Leaves
Amaranthus frumentaceus
Edible: Leaves, Seed
Amaranthus graecizans
Spreading pigweed, Mat Amaranth
Edible: Seeds, Leaves, Vegetable
Amaranthus graecizans subsp. silvestris
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Amaranthus grandiflorus
Spreading pigweed
Edible: Seeds, Leaves
Amaranthus hybridus
Amaranth Greens, Wild Cabbage, Slim Amaranth
Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable
Amaranthus hybridus subsp. quitensis
South American Amaranth, Ataco, Sangorache
Edible: Seeds, Leaves, Vegetable
Amaranthus hypochondriacus
Amaranth, Velvet flower
Edible: Seeds, Leaves, Sprouts, Vegetable
Amaranthus interruptus
Native Amaranth
Edible: Seeds, Leaves
Amaranthus macrocarpus
Desert amaranth
Edible: Seeds
Amaranthus mangostanus
Edible: Leaves, Seed, Stem
Amaranthus mitchellii
Boggabri weed
Edible: Seeds, Leaves
Amaranthus pallidiflorus
Pale-flowered amaranth
Edible: Seeds, Leaves
Amaranthus palmeri
Palmer's Amaranth, Carelessweed
Edible: Seeds, Leaves
Amaranthus polygamus
Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable
Amaranthus polygonoides
Tropical amaranth
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Amaranthus polystachyus
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Amaranthus powellii
Powell’s amaranth
Edible: Seeds, Leaves
Amaranthus quitensis
Ataco
Edible: Leaves, Seed
Amaranthus retroflexus
Red-root Amaranth, Pigweed
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Amaranthus roxburghianus
Edible: Leaves
Amaranthus spinosus
Prickly amaranth, Spiny Pigweed
Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable, Flowers, Leaves - tea
Amaranthus standleyanus
Indehiscent pigweed
Edible: Seeds, Leaves
Amaranthus tenuifolius
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Amaranthus thunbergii
Thunberg’s Pigweed, Thunberg's Amaranth
Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable
Amaranthus torreyi - (A.Gray.)Benth. ex Watson.
Torrey's amaranthus
Edible: Leaves, Seed
Amaranthus tortuosus
Spleen amaranth
Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable
Amaranthus tricolor
Chinese amaranth, Red amaranth
Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable, Flowers, Leaves - tea
Amaranthus viridis
Green amaranth, Slender amaranth
Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable, Flowers
Amaranthus watsonii
Sandhill Amaranth
Edible: Seeds, Leaves
Anabasis setifera
Edible: Sap
Arthroceras subterminale
Glasswort
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Arthrocnemum fruticosum - (L.)Moq.
Glasswort
Edible: Leaves
Arthrocnemum macrostachyum
European glasswort
Edible: Leaves, Seeds - oil
Arthrocnemum subterminale
Glasswort, Parish's glasswort
Edible: Leaves, Seed
Arundinaria spp
Running Bamboo
Edible: Seed, Shoots
Atriplex angulata
Fan saltbush, Angular Saltbush
Edible: Seeds
Atriplex arenaria
Crested saltbush
Edible: Leaves
Atriplex argentea
Silvery orach
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Atriplex argentea expansa - (S.Watson.)Hall.&Clem.
Silverscale Saltbush
Edible: Leaves, Seed
Atriplex argentea subsp. expansa
Silverscale saltbush
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Atriplex californica
California Saltbush
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Atriplex canescens
Four-winged Saltbush
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Atriplex carnosa
Thickleaf orach
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Atriplex cinerea
Grey saltbush, Coast Saltbush
Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Seeds
Atriplex confertifolia
Shadscale
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Atriplex coronata
Crownscale
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Atriplex crassifolia
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Atriplex dimorphostegia
Li bao bin li
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Atriplex elegans
Wheelscale saltbush
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Atriplex glabriuscula
Orach, Northern saltbush, Scotland orache
Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable
Atriplex gmelinii
Gmelin's Saltbush
Edible: Seeds, Leaves
Atriplex griffithii
Edible: Seeds - oil
Atriplex halimus
“Mallow”, Mediterranean Saltbush
Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Manna
Atriplex hastata
Hastate Orach
Edible: Leaves, Seed
Atriplex hortensis
Mountain spinach, Garden orache, Sea Purslane
Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable
Atriplex hymenelytra
Hollyleaf saltbush
Edible: Leaves
Atriplex lapathifolia
Sorrel leaf orach
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Atriplex lentiformis
Quail bush
Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Stems
Atriplex leucoclada
Edible: Leaves
Atriplex littoralis
Grassleaf orache
Atriplex madariagae
Edible: Leaves
Atriplex maximowicziana
Maximowicz's saltbush, Hai bin li
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Atriplex mucronata
Edible: Leaves
Atriplex muelleri
Mueller’s saltbush
Edible: Leaves
Atriplex nummularia
Old man saltbush
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Atriplex nuttallii
Basin Saltbush, Fourwing Saltbush, Gardner's Saltbush, Nuttall's Saltbush, Sickle Saltbush
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Atriplex obovata
Mound Saltbrush
Atriplex paludosa
Marsh saltbush
Edible: Leaves
Atriplex patula
Common Orache, Spreading orach
Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable
Atriplex polycarpa
All scale
Edible: Seeds
Atriplex portulacoides
Sea purslane
Edible: Leaves
Atriplex powellii
Powell’s saltweed
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Atriplex prostrata
Spear-leaved orache
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Atriplex prostrata subsp. calotheca
Hastate orache
Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable
Atriplex repens
Pu fu bin li
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Atriplex rosea
Tumbling or redscale saltweed
Atriplex saccaria
Sack saltbush
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Atriplex sagittata
Fat Hen, Sjajna loboda
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Atriplex semibaccata
Australian saltbush, Creeping saltbush
Edible: Fruit, Leaves
Atriplex serenana
Bractscale
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Atriplex stipitata
Kidney or Mallee saltbush
Edible: Seeds
Atriplex subcordata
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Atriplex subspicata
Orache
Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Ashes
Atriplex suckleyi
Edible: Leaves
Atriplex tatarica
Tatarian Orache
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Atriplex torreyi - (S.Watson) S.Watson
Torrey’s Saltbrush
Atriplex truncata
Wedgescale saltbush
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Atriplex vesicaria
Bladder saltbush
Edible: Seeds, Leaves
Atriplex wrightii
Wright's saltbush
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Avena ludoviciana
Oats
Edible: Seed
Axyris amaranthoides
Upright axyris
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Bambusa pervariabilis
Clumping Bamboo
Edible: Stem
Bambusa polymorpha
Burmese bamboo, Jama Betua
Edible: Shoots
Bassia eriophora
Edible: Leaves, Flowers
Bassia indica
Edible: Leaves ?
Bassia scoparia - (L.)A.J.Scott.
Summer Cypress, Burningbush
Edible: Leaves, Seed
Beckmannia syzigachne - (Steud.)Fernald.
American Sloughgrass
Beta lomatogona
Edible: Root
Beta macrocarpa
Wild swiss chard
Edible: Root, Leaves
Beta macrorhiza
Edible: Leaves
Beta trigyna
Edible: Leaves, Root
Beta vulgaris
Beetroot
Edible: Roots, Leaves, Vegetable
Beta vulgaris altissima
Sugar Beet
Edible: Leaves, Root
Beta vulgaris cicla - (L.)W.D.J.Koch.
Spinach Beet
Edible: Leaves, Stem
Beta vulgaris craca
Beetroot
Edible: Leaves, Root
Beta vulgaris flavescens - (Lam.)Lam.
Swiss Chard
Edible: Leaves, Stem
Beta vulgaris maritima - (L.)Arcangeli.
Sea Beet
Edible: Leaves
Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla
Silver beet
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla var. flavescens
Sicilian broad-rib beet, Swiss chard
Edible: Leaves
Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima
Sea beet
Edible: Leaves
Beta vulgaris var. altissima
Sugarbeet
Edible: Sugar - roots, Spice, Flavour, Leaves
Beta vulgaris var. conditiva
Garden beet
Edible: Root, Leaves
Beta vulgaris var. craca
Edible: Leaves, Root
Beta vulgaris var. crassa
Beetroot
Edible: Root
Beta vulgaris var. trojana
Edible: Leaves
Blutaparon vermiculare
Samphire
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Bosea amherstiana
Himalayan bosea
Edible: Shoots, Leaves, Fruit
Brayulinea densa
Edible: Leaves
Bromus thominii
Soft Brome
Camphorosma monspeliaca
Caroxylon imbricatum
Caroxylon yazdianum
Edible: Seeds - oil
Catabrosa aquatica - (L.)Beauv.
Water WhirlGrass
Celosia argentea
Lagos spinach, Quail grass, Cock’s comb
Edible: Leaves, Seeds - oil, Vegetable, Flowers, Tea
Celosia argentea cristata - (L.)Kuntze.
Lagos Spinach, Common Cockscomb
Edible: Leaves, Oil, Shoots
Celosia bonnivairii
Edible: Leaves
Celosia globosa
Edible: Leaves
Celosia isertii
Cockscomb
Edible: Leaves
Celosia leptostachya
Edible: Leaves
Celosia pseudovirgata
Edible: Leaves
Celosia schweinfurthiana
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Celosia trigyna
Silver spinach
Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Seeds, Vegetable
Centrostachys aquatica
Edible: Leaves
Cephalostachyum pergracile
Tinwa Bamboo
Edible: Shoots, Stem
Chamissoa altissima
False chaff flower, Haitian basket vine
Edible: Leaves
Chenopodiastrum murale
Nettleleaf Goosefoot, Rounded-leaf fat hen
Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable, Flavouring
Chenopodium acuminatum
Jian tou ye li
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Chenopodium album
Fat hen, Lamb’s quarters
Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Sprouts, Flowers, Vegetable, Tea, Root
Chenopodium album subsp. iranicum
Edible: Leaves
Chenopodium ambrosioides
Mexican Tea. Epazote.
Edible: Leaves, Seed
Chenopodium ambrosioides anthelminticum - (L.)Gray.
Wormseed
Edible: Leaves, Seed
Chenopodium auricomum
Blue bush, Golden Goosefoot, Queensland bluebush
Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Shoots
Chenopodium berlandieri
Berlandier’s lamb’s quarters
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Chenopodium berlandieri var. bushianum
Bush's Goosefoot
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Chenopodium bonus-henricus
Good King Henry
Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Root, Flowers, Vegetable
Chenopodium botrys
Sticky goosefoot
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Chenopodium bryoniifolium
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Chenopodium bushianum
Bush's goosefoot
Edible: Leaves, Seed
Chenopodium californicum
California goosefoot
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Chenopodium canihua
Edible: Leaves, Seed
Chenopodium capitatum
Strawberry blite, Elite, Strawberry spinach, Beetberry
Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Seeds
Chenopodium carnosulum
Ridged goosefoot
Edible: Seeds, Leaves
Chenopodium cornutum
Edible: Flowers, Seeds
Chenopodium cristatum
Crested Goosefoot
Edible: Leaves, Seed
Chenopodium curvispicatum
Cottony saltbush
Edible: Fruit
Chenopodium desiccatum var. leptophylloides
Desert goosefoot
Chenopodium erosum
Edible: Leaves
Chenopodium ficifolium
Fig-leaved goosefoot
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Chenopodium foliosum
Strawberry-fruited fat hen
Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Fruit, Flowers
Chenopodium formosanum
Edible: Leaves ?
Chenopodium fremontii
Fremont’s Lamb’s quarters
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Chenopodium giganteum
Goosefoot, Tree spinach
Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable
Chenopodium glaucum
Oakleaf goosefoot, Glaucous goosefoot, Pale goosefoot
Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable, Seeds - oil
Chenopodium graveolens
Foetid Goosefoot
Edible: Leaves, Seed
Chenopodium hircinum
Avian goosefoot
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Chenopodium hybridum
Maple-leaved goosefoot, Sowbane
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Chenopodium incanum
Mealy goosefoot
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Chenopodium incisum
Foetid goosefoot
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Chenopodium leptophyllum
Narrow leafed goosefoot
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Chenopodium murale
Nettleleaf Goosefoot
Edible: Leaves, Seed, Shoots
Chenopodium nevadense
Nevada Goosefoot
Chenopodium nitrariaceum
Branching goosefoot, Nitre Goosefoot
Edible: Seeds
Chenopodium nuttalliae
Huauzontle, Nuttall's goosefoot
Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Seed
Chenopodium oahuense
Goosefoot
Edible: Leaves
Chenopodium opulifolium
Roundleaf fat hen
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Chenopodium overi
Over's Goosefoot
Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Seeds
Chenopodium pallidicaule
Canahua, Canihua, Quaniwa, Kaniwa
Edible: Seeds
Chenopodium petiolare
Llipocha
Edible: Leaves
Chenopodium polyspermum
All-seed
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Chenopodium pratericola
Desert Goosefoot
Edible: Shoots
Chenopodium quinoa
Quinoa
Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable
Chenopodium rubrum
Red goosefoot, Hong ye li
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Chenopodium schraderianum
Edible: Leaves, Seed
Chenopodium serotinum
Edible: Leaves
Chenopodium simplex
Giant-seed Goosefoot, Mapleleaf Goosefoot
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Chenopodium spp.
Perennial quinoa
Edible: Leaves, Seed
Chenopodium stenophyllum
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Chenopodium suecicum
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Chenopodium urbicum
City goosefoot
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Chenopodium virgatum
Edible: Leaves, Seed
Chenopodium viride
White Goosefoot, Pigweed
Edible: Leaves, Seed
Chenopodium vulvaria
Stinking Goosefoot
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Chenopodium watsonii
Watson’s Goosefoot
Chimonobambusa szechuanensis - (Rendle.)Keng.f.
Edible: Shoots, Stem
Chrysopogon zizanioides - (L.) Roberty
Vetiver, Vetiver Root, Khus Khus
Edible: Oil, Root
Corispermum declinatum
Corispermum dilutum
Hamhuul
Edible: Seeds
Corispermum mongolicum
Edible: Seeds
Corispermum squarrosum
Cornulaca monacantha
Edible: Leaves
Cyathula achyranthoides
Cyathula cylindrica
Cyathula officinalis
Cyathula orthacantha
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Cyathula prostrata
Prostrate pastureweed, Prostrate burr-amaranth
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Cycloloma atriplicifolium
Winged pigweed
Edible: Seeds
Deeringia amaranthoides
Shrubby deeringia
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Deeringia polysperma
Bayambang
Edible: Leaves
Dendrocalamus brandesii - (Munro) Kurz
Velvet Leaf Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo
Edible: Shoots
Dendrocalamus hookeri
Bhalu bans, Bhutan Green Bamboo
Edible: Shoots
Deschampsia caespitosa - (L.)P.Beauv.
Tussock Grass, Tufted Hair Grass, Hair Grass
Edible: Seed
Digera muricata
Wild rhubarb, False amaranth
Edible: Leaves, Stems, Flowers, Nectar, Vegetable
Digera muricata subsp. trinervis
Edible: Leaves
Digera muricata var. patentipilosa
Edible: Leaves
Dondia depressa
Edible: Seeds ?
Dondia linearis
Edible: Leaves
Dondia sp.
Drepanostachyum falcatum - (Nees.)Keng.
Ringal
Edible: Shoots, Stem
Dysphania ambrosioides
Mexican tea, Spanish-tea
Edible: Leaves - tea, Seeds, Herb, Spice, Leaves, Flowers, Stems
Dysphania anthelmintica - (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants
Wormseed
Edible: Leaves, Seed
Dysphania botrys
Jerusalem oak goosefoot
Edible: Leaves
Dysphania chilensis
Wormseed
Edible: Leaves - tea, Seeds
Dysphania cristata
Crested Goosefoot
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Dysphania kalpari
Rats tails, Rat-tail goosefoot, Green crumbweed
Edible: Seeds
Dysphania plantaginella
Crumbweed
Edible: Seeds
Dysphania pumilio
Edible: Leaves - tea
Dysphania rhadinostachya
Green crumbweed
Edible: Seeds
Dysphania rhadinostachya subsp. inflata
Edible: Seeds
Dysphania schraderiana
Schrader's spinach
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Einadia hastata
Saloop, Berry Saltbush
Edible: Leaves, Fruit
Einadia nutans
Climbing saltbush, Nodding saltbush
Edible: Leaves, Fruit
Einadia trigonos
Fishweed
Edible: Leaves
Eleusine tocussa
Elymus glauca
Blue Wild Rye
Edible: Seed
Elymus hispidus - (Opiz) Melderis
Wild triga, Pubescent wheatgrass
Edible: Seed
Elytrigia repens - (L.)Desv. ex Nevski.
Couch Grass, Quackgrass
Edible: Leaves, Root, Seed, Shoots
Enchylaena tomentosa
Barrier Saltbush, Ruby Saltbush, Berry Saltbush
Edible: Fruit, Leaves
Festuca conferta
Forma rubra
Deu tia
Edible: Leaves
Gaillardia x grandiflora
Blanket flower
Edible: Leaves
Gomphrena globosa
Globe Amaranth
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Guilleminea densa
Edible: Leaves
Hablitzia tamnoides
Caucasian spinach
Edible: Shoots
Halimione portulacoides
Sea purslane
Edible: Leaves
Halogeton arachnoideus
Edible: Plant
Halosarcia indica
Brown-headed glasswort, Marsh Samphire
Edible: Branches, Leaves, Vegetable
Halosarcia pergranulata
Samphire
Edible: Stems, Leaves
Haloxylon ammodendron
Saxaul
Edible: Bark - water, Seeds - oil
Haloxylon elegans
Edible: Gum
Haloxylon persicum
Salt tree
Edible: Oil
Haloxylon salicornicum
Lana, Desi
Edible: Seeds, Gum
Haloxylon spp
Saxaul
Hammada salicornica
Edible: Gum
Hebanthe eriantha
Suma, Brazilian ginseng
Edible: Roots, Medicine
Hermbstaedtia glauca
Edible: Roots - drink
Hermbstaedtia odorata
Wild cockscomb
Edible: Leaves
Himalayacalamus brevinodus
Edible: Stem
Himalayacalamus cupreus
Edible: Shoots, Stem
Himalayacalamus falconeri - (Munro.)Keng.f.
Edible: Shoots, Stem
Himalayacalamus fimbriatus
Edible: Shoots, Stem
Hordeum bulbosum
Bulbous Barley
Edible: Root, Seed
Hordeum deficiens
Edible: Seed
Hordeum distichon
Two-Rowed Barley
Edible: Seed
Hordeum hexastichon
Six-Row Barley, Common barley
Edible: Seed
Hordeum intermedium
Edible: Seed
Hordeum jubatum
Foxtail Barley, Intermediate barley
Edible: Seed
Hordeum trifurcatum
Egyptian Barley
Edible: Seed
Hordeum vulgare
Barley, Common barley
Edible: Seed
Hordeum zeocriton
Sprat Barley
Edible: Seed
Imperata cylindrica - (L.)Raeusch.
Cogongrass, Japanese Blood Grass
Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Root, Shoots
Iresine diffusa
Juba's bush
Edible: Leaves ?
Kalidium foliatum
Edible: Seeds
Kalidium gracile
Edible: Seeds
Koeleria macrantha - (Ledeb.)Schult.
June Grass, Prairie Junegrass
Edible: Seed
Leymus arenarius - (L.)Hochst.
Lyme Grass, Sand ryegrass
Edible: Seed
Leymus condensatus - (J.Presl.)A.Löve.
Giant Wild Rye
Edible: Seed
Leymus racemosus - (Lam.)Tzvelev.
Volga Wild Rye, Mammoth wildrye
Edible: Oil, Seed, Shoots, Stem
Leymus triticoides - (Buckley)Pilg.
Squaw Grass, Beardless wildrye
Edible: Seed
Lolium perenne
Perennial Ryegrass, Italian ryegrass, Darnel, Lyme Grass, Terrell Grass, English Ryegrass, Strand Wh
Edible: Seed
Lolium temulentum
Darnel
Edible: Seed
Maireana cheelii
Chariot wheels
Maireana pyramidata
Black bluebush, Shrubby bluebush
Edible: Leaves - herb
Manochlamys albicans
Spanspek soap bush, Spekbos
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Melocanna baccifera - (Roxb.) Kurz
Berry Bamboo. Mali bamboo
Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Shoots
Microlaena stipoides - (Labill.) R.Br.
Weeping rice grass
Edible: Seed
Milium effusum
Wood Millet, American milletgrass
Edible: Seed
Miscanthus floridulus - (Labill.)Warb.
Pacific Island silvergrass, Giant Eulalia Grass, Giant Chinese Silver Grass
Edible: Flowers
Monolepis nuttalliana - (Schult.)Greene.
Poverty Weed, Nuttall's povertyweed
Edible: Leaves, Root, Seed
Myoporum debile - (Andrews.)R.Br.
Winter Apple
Edible: Fruit
Myoporum deserti
Turkey Bush
Edible: Fruit
Myoporum insulare
Boobyalla
Edible: Fruit
Myoporum laetum
Ngaio, Ngaio tree, Mousehole Tree
Edible: Fruit
Myoporum montanum
Water Bush
Edible: Fruit
Myoporum platycarpum
Sugarwood
Edible: Fruit, Manna
Myoporum tetrandrum - (Labill.)Domin.
Boobialla
Edible: Fruit
Noaea mucronata
Edible: Leaves ?
Nothosaerva brachiata
Edible: Leaves
Oryza hybrids
Perennial Rice
Edible: Seed
Oxybasis chenopodioides - (L.) S.Fuentes, Uotila & Borsch
Buttered Goosefoot
Oxybasis urbica
City Goosefoot, Upright Goosefoot, Shi li, Cucina
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Oxytenanthera abyssynica - (A.Rich.) Munro
Savanah Bamboo
Edible: Sap, Seed, Shoots
Pandiaka angustifolia
Edible: Leaves
Pandiaka involucrata
Edible: Leaves
Patellifolia procumbens
Edible: Fruit
Pennisetum setaceum - (Forssk.) Chiov
Fountain grass
Edible: Seed
Pfaffia glomerata
Edible: Leaves ?
Philoxerus vermicularis
Edible: Leaves ?
Phyllostachys nigra henonis - (Mitford.)Stapf.
Ha-Chiku
Edible: Shoots, Stem
Phyllostachys nigra punctata - (Bean.)Makino.
Kurodake
Edible: Shoots, Stem
Phyllostachys praecox
Violet Bamboo
Edible: Shoots, Stem
Phyllostachys sulphurea viridis
Kou-Chiku
Edible: Shoots, Stem
Pleioblastus gramineus - (Bean.)Nakai.
Edible: Shoots, Stem
Podophyllum aurantiocaule
Edible: Fruit
Podophyllum hexandrum
Himalayan May Apple
Edible: Fruit
Podophyllum pleianthum
Edible: Fruit
Podophyllum versipelle
Edible: Fruit
Polytaenia nuttallii
Nuttall's prairie parsley
Psilotrichum axilliflorum
Edible: Leaves
Psilotrichum sericeum
Edible: Leaves
Ptilotus drummondii
Edible: Herb
Pupalia lappacea var. velutina
Edible: Leaves
Pupalia micrantha
Edible: Leaves
Rhagodia candolleana
Coastal saltbush, Seaberry saltbush
Edible: Leaves, Fruit
Rhagodia hastata
Redberried pigweed
Edible: Fruit, Leaves
Rhagodia nutans
Climbing Saltbush
Edible: Fruit, Leaves
Rhagodia parabolica
Fragrant saltbush, Berry saltbush
Edible: Leaves
Rhagodia spinescens
Hedge Saltbush, Spiny saltbush, Thorny saltbush
Edible: Fruit, Leaves
Rhynchoryza subulata - (Nees) Baill
Arroz bravo
Edible: Seed
Saccharum hybrids
Energy Cane
Edible: Sap, Stem
Salicornia arabica
Edible: Leaves
Salicornia bigelovii
Dwarf glasswort
Edible: Leaves, Oil, Stems
Salicornia europaea
Glasswort, Marsh Samphire, Sea samphire, Saltwort
Edible: Leaves, Stems, Seeds, Seeds - oil, Roots, Vegetable
Salicornia maritima
Slender glasswort
Edible: Seeds
Salicornia pachystachya
Glasswort, Samphire
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Salicornia perennans
Edible: Stems
Salicornia perrieri
Edible: Leaves
Salicornia quinqueflora
Chicken Claws
Edible: Leaves, Shoots
Salicornia rubra
Red glasswort
Edible: Leaves
Salicornia utahensis
Utah Swampfire
Edible: Leaves
Salicornia virginica
Virginia glasswort, Beach asparagus
Edible: Leaves
Salsola aphylla
Edible: Fruit
Salsola asparagoides
Edible: Leaves
Salsola baryosma
Saltwort
Edible: Leaves - juice, Manna
Salsola collina
Tumbleweed, Slender Russian Thistle
Edible: Leaves
Salsola foetida
Edible: Manna, Leaves
Salsola kali
Russian thistle, Saltwort, Tumbleweed
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Salsola kali subsp. ruthenica
Prickly Russian thistle
Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Seedlings
Salsola komarovii
Komarov Russian thistle
Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable
Salsola pestifer
Russian thistle
Edible: Stems
Salsola soda
Barilla plant, Opposite-leaf Russian-thistle
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Salsola tetragona
Edible: Leaves ?
Salsola tragus
Prickly Russian Thistle
Edible: Shoots
Salsola vermiculata
Sarcocornia fruticosa
Glasswort, Shrubby swampfire
Edible: Leaves
Sarcocornia natalensis
Edible: Leaves
Sarcocornia pacifica
Pacific swampfire, Beach asparagus
Edible: Leaves, Plant
Sarcocornia perennis
Edible: Leaves
Sarcocornia quinqueflora
Samphire, Beaded Glasswort, Marsh samphire, Beaded samphire, Ureure, Glasswort, Chicken-claws, Salthorn
Edible: Stem, Shoots
Sarcocornia stricta
Sea fennel, Peter’s cress
Sarcocornia utahensis
Utah pickleweed
Sarcornia perennis
Edible: Stems
Sasa chimakisasa
Edible: Shoots, Stem
Schizostachyum spp
Clumping Bamboo
Edible: Shoots
Scleroblitum atriplicinum
Purple goosefoot
Edible: Seeds
Secale cereale ancestrale
Rye
Edible: Seed
Secale hybrids
Perennial cereal rye
Edible: Oil, Seed
Secale strictum kuprijanovii
Edible: Seed
Sericostachys scandens
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Setaria viridis pycnocoma - (Steud.)Tzvelev.
Edible: Seed
Soda inermis
Edible: Leaves
Sorghum hybrids
Perennial Sorghum
Edible: Seed, Stem
Spinacia oleracea
Spinach
Edible: Leaves, Seeds sprouts, Vegetable
Spinacia tetrandra
Yazi ispanagi
Edible: Leaves
Suaeda aegyptiaca
Egyptian sea blite
Edible: Leaves
Suaeda aralocaspica
Edible: Seeds - oil
Suaeda arborescens
Seepweed
Edible: Seeds
Suaeda asparagoides
Namujae
Edible: Leaves
Suaeda australis
Southern Seablite, Austral Seablite
Edible: Leaves
Suaeda calceoliformis
American sea-blite, Pursh seepweed, Horned sea-blite
Edible: Leaves ?
Suaeda californica
Broom Seepweed, California Seablite
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Suaeda corniculata
Jiao guo jian peng
Edible: Seeds
Suaeda depressa
Paiuteweed, Pursh Seepweed
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Suaeda fruticosa
Shrubby seablite
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Suaeda glauca
Sea blite, Jian peng, Common seepweed
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Suaeda heteroptera
Edible: Seeds
Suaeda japonica
Edible: Leaves
Suaeda linearis
Annual Seepweed, Tall sea-blite
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Suaeda maritima
Annual Sea Blite, Indian saltwort
Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Flower
Suaeda monoica
Koyyalakura
Edible: Leaves
Suaeda nigra
Desert seepweed, Mojave seablite, Bush seepweed
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Suaeda occidentalis
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Suaeda palmeri
Edible: Leaves
Suaeda ramosissima
Mojave Seablite, Shrubby Seepweed
Edible: Leaves
Suaeda salsa
Winged suaeda, Salt goosefoot, Heresu
Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Seeds - oil
Suaeda suffrutescens
Desert seepweed, Seablight
Edible: Leaves
Suaeda tampicensis
Tampico sea-blite, Coastal seepweed
Suaeda vermiculata
Edible: Leaves
Tecticornia arborea
Bulli Bulli
Edible: Seeds
Tecticornia arbuscula
Shrubby glasswort, Scrubby samphire
Edible: Leaves
Tecticornia indica
Tecticornia verrucosa
Samphire, Bulli-Bulli
Telanthera polygonoides
Edible: Leaves
Tetracornia arborea
Kurumi
Thamnocalamus aristatus - (Gamble.)Camus.
Edible: Seed, Shoots, Stem
Threlkeldia diffusa
Coastal bonefruit, Wallaby bush, Coast bonefruit
Edible: Fruit
Tidestromia lanuginosa
Edible: Leaves - tea
Triticosecale spp
Triticale
Edible: Seed
Triticum aestivum compactum - (Host.)Mackey.
Club Wheat
Edible: Seed
Triticum aestivum macha - (Dekapr.&A.M.Menabde.)Mackey.
Makha Wheat
Edible: Seed
Triticum aestivum spelta - (L.)Thell.
Spelt Wheat
Edible: Seed
Triticum aestivum sphaerococcum - (Percival)Mackey.
Shot Wheat
Edible: Seed
Triticum bicorne
Edible: Seed
Triticum monococcum aegilopoides - (Link.)Thell.
Wild Einkorn
Edible: Seed
Triticum turgidum carthlicum - (Nevski.)Á.Löve.&D.Löve.
Persian Wheat
Edible: Seed
Triticum turgidum dicoccoides - (Körn. ex Asch.&Graebn.)Thell.
Wild Emmer
Edible: Seed
Triticum turgidum dicoccon - (Schrank.)Thell.
Emmer
Edible: Seed
Triticum turgidum durum - (Desf.)Husn.
Durum Wheat
Edible: Seed
Triticum turgidum polonicum - (L.)Thell.
Polish Wheat
Edible: Seed
Triticum turgidum turanicum - (Jakubz.)Á.Löve.&D.Löve.
Khurasan Wheat
Edible: Seed
Triticum vavilovi - (Tumanian.)Jakubz.
Vavilov's Wheat
Edible: Seed
Vetiveria zizanioides - (L.)Nash.
Vetiveria, Vetivergrass
Volkensinia prostrata
Yushania maculata
Maculata bamboo
Edible: Shoots
ZZ Haloxylon scoparium
Edible: Medicine
Zea hybrids
Perennial corn, Perennial Maize
Edible: Oil, Pollen, Seed, Stem