Asparagaceae

403 species

Family containing asparagus, agave, yucca, and various ornamental lily-like plants.

Edible: Stalks ?, Flowers ?

Agave americana

Agave, Century Plant

Edible: Flower stalk, Seeds, Shoots, Drink, Sap, Pith, Vegetable, Leaves

Agave americana var. expansa

Spreading century plant

Edible: Growing tip, Drink

Edible: Flowers

Agave asperrima

Century plant, Mahuey, Mescal

Edible: Heart - drink, Sap, Stems

Agave atrovirens

Edible: Sap, Flower stalk, Stem, Fruit

Agave attenuata

Swan's neck agave, Lion's tail agave

Edible: Flower stalks

Agave bovicornuta

Edible: Flowers

Agave bracteosa

Edible: Sap, Flower stalk

Cantala, Maguey

Edible: Leaves, Flower stalks, Vegetable

Agave cantala agave - (Haw.) Roxb. ex Salm

Edible: Shoots, Stem

Agave cerulata subsp. dentiens

Agave chrysantha

Golden flowered century plant

Edible: Flower stalks

Agave chrysoglossa

Edible: Stalks ?, Flowers ?

Edible: Flowers, Buds, Plant heart

Edible: Stalks ?, Flowers ?

Edible: Sap - drink

Edible: Flowers, Flower buds, Flower stalk, Sap, Nectar, Leaf base

Agave durangensis

Edible: Stalks ?, Flowers ?

Agave fortiflora

Edible: Stalks ?, Flowers ?

Agave gigantensis

Edible: Stalks ?, Flowers ?

Agave havardiana

Edible: Stalks ?, Flowers ?

Edible: Sap - drink

Edible: Stalks ?, Flowers ?

Agave lechuguilla

Ixtle, Chihuahua

Agave macroculmis

Edible: Sap - drink

Maguey mapisaga

Edible: Heart - drink, Leaves - flavouring, Flowers

Agave maximiliana

Edible: Flowers, Heart, Growing tip

Agave missionum

Puerto Rican century plant

Edible: Flower bud, Buds

Edible: Stalks ?, Flowers ?

Edible: Heart, Growing tip

Edible: Bud, Plant heart, Sap - drink, Seeds

Agave parrasana

Cabbage head agave

Edible: Stalks ?, Flowers ?

Century plant, Parry's Agave

Edible: Young shoot, Seeds, Flower stalks, Leaves, Sap

Agave parryi subsp. neomexicana

Edible: Flowers, Flower nectar, Stem base

Agave parviflora

Edible: Stalks ?, Flowers ?

Agave peacockii

Edible: Flower buds

Edible: Stalks ?, Flowers ?

Agave polianthiflora

Edible: Stalks ?, Flowers ?

Agave potatorum

Butterfly agave

Edible: Base - drink, Stems, Leaves, Flowers

Agave rhodacantha

Edible: Stalks ?, Flowers ?, Drink

Edible: Heart - drink, Sap, Flowers

Agave salmiana var. ferox

Edible: Central bud

Edible: Stem pith

Agave seemanniana

Edible: Sap - flowers, Stem pith

Edible: Leaves, Sap, Plant heart, Flower stalk, Vegetable

Edible: Stalks ?, Flowers ?

Edible: Flowers

Agave subsimplex

Edible: Stalks ?, Flowers ?

Edible: Stalks ?, Flowers ?, Caution

Agave tequilana

Mescal, Tequila

Edible: Plant heart, Flowers, Drink

Edible: Sap - drink

Agave triangularis

Edible: Plant heart ?

Agave utahensis

Desert Agave, Utah Aloe, Utah Agave

Edible: Seeds, Bulb, Flower stalks, Leaf bases

Agave utahensis var. eborispina

Century plant, Utah Agave

Edible: Leaves, Roots, Seeds, Heart of plant, Sap, Flower stalk

Agave vera-cruz

Blue elephant aloe, Railway aloe

Edible: Stem, Flowers, Flower buds

Agave victoriae-reginae

Pintillo, Queen victoria agave

Edible: Flowering stems, Flowers, Heart

Dwarf sisal, Carribean agave

Edible: Leaves, Buds

Agave vivipara var. rubescens

Edible: Fruit, Flowers

Edible: Plant base

Edible: Flowers, Growing tip

Edible: Stalks ?, Flowers ?

Albuca abyssinica

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Albuca amboensis

Edible: Leaves, Root, Bulb

Albuca canadensis

Edible: Stalks - drink, Roots, Flowers

Common chincherinchee

Edible: Bulb, Leaves, Caution

Amorphophallus rivieri

Devil's Tongue, Umbrella Arum, Leopard Palm, Snake Palm

Androstephium caeruleum

Fragrant lily, Funnel lily

Edible: Root, Bulb

Anemarrhena asphodeloides

Arisaema consanguineum

Arisaema flavum - (Forssk.)Schott.

Arisaema peninsulare

Arthropodium cirrhatum

New Zealand Rock Lily, Rengarenga

Edible: Root, Tuber

Arthropodium fimbriatum

Nodding Chocolate lily

Edible: Tuber, Root

Arthropodium milleflorum

Pale vanilla lily

Edible: Tuber, Root, Flowers

Arthropodium minus

Small Vanilla-lily

Edible: Tuber, Root

Asparagus abyssinicus

Ethiopian asparagus

Asparagus acutifolius

Wood asparagus, Spiny asparagus

Edible: Leaves, Shoots, Vegetable, Stems

Asparagus adscendens

Edible: Root, Stem, Leaves, Vegetable

Asparagus aethiopicus

Edible: Shoots, Leaves

Asparagus africanus

Wild asparagus, Bush asparagus

Edible: Shoots, Root, Seed, Fruit

Asparagus albus

White Asparagus, Garden-hedge

Edible: Shoots, Vegetable

Asparagus altissimus

Asparagus angusticladus

Asparagus aphyllus

Prickly asparagus

Edible: Shoots, Vegetable

Asparagus aphyllus subsp. orientalis

Asparagus burchellii

Edible: Plant, Vegetable

Asparagus capensis

Edible: Shoots, Fruit, Vegetable

Asparagus cochinchinensis

Chinese asparagus

Edible: Fruit, Root

Asparagus cooperi

Edible: Shoots, Stems, Roots

Asparagus dauricus

Edible: Shoots, Stem

Asparagus declinatus

Asparagus densiflorus

Foxtail fern, Asparagus fern

Asparagus exuvialis

Edible: Plant, Vegetable

Asparagus falcatus

Sicklethorn, Large forest asparagus

Edible: Shoots, Roots

Asparagus filicinus

Edible: Shoots, Stem

Asparagus flagellaris

Edible: Shoots, Root, Tuber, Vegetable

Asparagus horridus

Asparagus laricinus

Cluster-leaved asparagus

Edible: Shoots, Vegetable, Fruit, Stems

Asparagus lucidus

Tianmendong, Heaven's Gate Winter

Asparagus maritimus

Edible: Leaves, Shoots

Asparagus nelsii

Sandveld asparagus

Edible: Fruit, Vegetable

Asparagus officinalis

Edible: Leaves, Shoots, Vegetable, Roots, Seeds - coffee, Vegetable

Asparagus officinalis subsp. prostratus

Asparagus pauli-guilelmi

Edible: Tubers, Root, Leaves, Stems

Asparagus persicus

Edible: Stems, Shoots

Asparagus plumosus

Wild asparagus, Asparagus fern

Asparagus racemosus

Climbing asparagus

Edible: Root, Tubers, Shoots, Fruit, Leaves, Vegetable, Leaves - tea, Flower

Asparagus ramosissimus

Cascade asparagus

Asparagus retrofractus

Asparagus sarmentosus

Edible: Roots, Vegetable

Asparagus sauveolens

Edible: Shoots, Stem

Asparagus scaberulus

Edible: Rhizome, Root, Fruit

Asparagus schoberioides

Asparagus schroederi

Asparagus schumanianus

Asparagus setaceus

Feathery asparagus

Edible: Shoots, Vegetable

Asparagus stipularis

Edible: Shoots, Stem

Asparagus striatus

Bergappel, Katdoring

Asparagus suaveolens

Bushveld asparagus

Edible: Shoots, Stems, Vegetable

Asparagus subulatus

Edible: Plants, Vegetable

Asparagus tenuifolius

Asparagus verticillatus

Climbing asparagus vine

Edible: Shoots, Stems

Asparagus virgatus

Asparagus fern, African broom fern

Edible: ?, Medicine

Aspidistra sutepensis

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Vegetable

Barnardia japonica

Edible: Bulb, Root, Leaves

Bellevalia gracilis

Bellevalia paradoxa

Bellevalia romana

Edible: Leaves, Bulbs

Bellevalia speciosa

Edible: Flowers, Bulb, Leaves

Beschorneria spp

Edible: Flowers

Beschorneria yuccoides

Edible: Flowers

Bloomeria aurea

Edible: Root, Bulb

Bloomeria crocea

Edible: Root, Bulb

Brodiaea coronaria

Californian hyacinth, Harvest Brodiaea, Violet ookow

Edible: Fruit, Root, Bulbs, Corm

Camassia cusickii

Cusick's camass

Camassia leichtlinii

Wild hyacinth, Blue Camass, Leichtlin's camass

Edible: Root, Bulb

Camassia quamash

Western Camass, Quamash, Camass lily

Edible: Root, Bulb

Camassia quamash subsp. breviflora

Common camas, Small camas, Blue camas

Edible: Root, Bulb

Camassia scilloides

Eastern Camass, Camass lily, Wild hyacinth, Atlantic Camas

Edible: Root, Bulbs

Chamaescilla corymbosa

Blue stars, Blue squill

Edible: Tubers, Root

Chlorogalum parviflorum

Smallflower soapplant

Chlorogalum pomeridianum

Soap lily, Amole, Soapplant, Wild potato

Edible: Leaves, Root

Chlorophytum anceps

Edible: Roots, Flowers

Chlorophytum arundinaceum

Edible: Tuber, Root, Plant, Flowers

Chlorophytum blepharophyllum

Edible: Tubers, Root

Chlorophytum borivilianum

Edible: Leaves, ulb

Chlorophytum breviscapum

Chlorophytum comosum

Edible: Fruit, Tubers, Root

Chlorophytum fasciculatum

Chlorophytum glaucum

Chlorophytum laxum

Bichetii grass, Siam lily

Edible: Leaves, Tuber, Root

Chlorophytum orchidastrum

Mandarin plant, Sierra Leone lily

Chlorophytum pauper

Edible: Leaves, Flowers

Chlorophytum subpetiolatum

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Chlorophytum tuberosum

Vereb Ribbon Plant

Edible: Tubers, Root, Leaves, Flowers

Clintonia borealis - (Aiton.)Raf.

Convallaria keiskei

Edible: Flowers - tea

Convallaria majalis

Lily of the Valley

Edible: Flowers - drink

Cordyline australis

Giant Dracaena, Cabbage Tree Palm, New Zealand cabbage tree

Edible: Leaves, Root, Stem, Rhizome

Cordyline fruticosa

Good luck tree, Ti tree

Edible: Leaves, Tubers, Fruit, Heart, Root

Cordyline indivisa

Broad-leafed cabbage tree

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Root, Stem, Seeds

Cordyline murchisoniae

Edible: Rhizome

Cordyline petiolaris

Broad-leaf Palm-lily

Edible: Fruit, Heart, Rhizome, Root

Cordyline rubra

Red-fruited palm lily

Cordyline stricta

Narrow-leaved palm lily

Edible: Fruit, Rhizome, Root

Dasylirion cedrosanum

Mexican grass tree, Sotol

Edible: Plant heart - drink

Dasylirion durangense

Edible: Flowering stalks

Dasylirion leiophyllum

Sotol, Desert candle

Edible: Cabbage, Base - drink

Dasylirion serratifolium

Edible: Stems, Flower stalk, Leaf bases, Stems - drink

Dasylirion texanum

Edible: Shoots, Bud, Sap - drink

Dasylirion wheeleri

Sotol, Desert-spoon, Cactus-spoon, Spoonplant, Bear-grass, Wheeler sotol

Edible: Heart, Bud, Young stalks, Nuts

Dichelostemma capitatum subsp. pauciflorum

Edible: Flowers, Root, Tuber

Dichelostemma congestum

Fork-toothed ookow

Edible: Flowers, Corm

Dichelostemma volubile

Edible: Root, Corm

Dichopogon capillipes

Chocolate lily, Purple lily

Dichopogon fimbriatus

Nodding chocolate lily

Edible: Flowers, Tuber, Root

Dichopogon strictus

Chocolate lily, Grass lily

Edible: Tuber, Root, Flowers, Stems

Dipcadi ciliare

Dipcadi crispum

Edible: Bulb, Corm, Leaves

Dipcadi erythraeum

Brown bell, Brown lily

Edible: Fruit, Bulb

Dipcadi glaucum

Wild onion, Poison onion

Edible: Leaves, Bulb

Dipcadi gracillimum

Dipcadi longifolium

Edible: Leaves, Bulb

Dipcadi marlothii

Dipcadi platyphyllum

Edible: Bulb, Leaves

Dipcadi rigidifolium

Edible: Bulb, Leaves

Dipcadi serotinum

Green Dipcadi, Dainty green bells

Edible: Bulb, Leaves

Dracaena aethiopica

Dracaena afromontana

Dracaena aletriformis

Dracaena angustifolia

Native Dracaena, Suji dracaena

Edible: Leaves, Shoots

Dracaena camerooniana

Dracaena conferta

Edible: Leaves, Stems

Dragon tree, Dragon's blood tree

Dracaena elliptica

Dracaena forskaliana

Dracaena fragrans

Forest dracaena

Edible: Fruit Poisonous

Dracaena hyacinthoides

Dracaena mannii

Asparagus tree, Small-leaved dragon tree

Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Vegetable

Dracaena pearsonii

Spiky mother-in-law's tongue

Edible: Roots - water, Roots

Dracaena reflexa

Small-leaved dragon tree

Dracaena schizantha

Dracaena serrulata

Edible: Leaves - base

Dracaena spicata

Edible: Flowers, Tubers

Dracaena steudneri

Northern large-leaved dragon-tree

Dracaena thalioides

Drimia altissima

Edible: Fruit, Stem, Root - starch

Edible: Tuber, Bulb, Leaves, Vegetable

Drimia maritima

Edible: Stems - drink, Leaves, Caution, Roots

Drimia sanguinea

Drimia simensis

Echeandia paniculata

Eriospermum currorii

Eriospermum parvifolium

Edible: Bulb, Root

Eriospermum rautanenii

Edible: Bulbs, Corms, Root

Eriospermum spirale

Edible: Bulb, Root

Eriospermum spp.

Edible: Tubers, Root

Eustrephus latifolius

Wombat Berry, Orange Vine

Edible: Tuber, Root, Fruit

Edible: Flower bud

Furcraea acaulis

Edible: Leaves, Sap

Furcraea andina

Edible: Bud, Leaves - alcoholic drink

Furcraea foetida

Hesperaloe funifera

Giant hesperaloe

Hesperaloe nocturna

Night-blooming hesperaloe

Hesperocallis undulata

Edible: Root, Bulbs

Hesperoyucca whipplei

Our Lord's candle

Edible: Flowers, Fruit, Seeds, Stem

Hosta longipes - (Franch.&Sav.)Matsum.

Edible: Leaves, Stem

Hosta longissima - (Honda.)Honda.

Edible: Leaves, Stem

Edible: Leaves, Stem

Hosta nigrescens - (Makino.)F.Maek.

Hosta plantaginae - (Lam.)Asch.

Edible: Leaves, Stem

Hosta rectifolia

Edible: Leaves, Stem

Hosta sieboldiana - (Hook.)Engl.

Edible: Leaves, Stem

Hosta sieboldii - (Paxton.)Ingrams.

Edible: Leaves, Stem

Hosta species - .

Hosta undulata - (Otto.&Dietr.)L.H.Bailey.

Edible: Leaves, Root, Stem

Hosta ventricosa

Blue plantain lily, Hosta

Edible: Leaves, Stem

Ledebouria edulis

Ledebouria luteola

Ledebouria revoluta

South Indian squill

Ledebouria spp.

Leucocrinum montanum

Sand Lily, Common starlily

Liriope graminifolia - (L.)Baker.

Liriope minor - (Maxim.)Makino.

Liriope muscari - (Decne.)L.H.Bailey.

Lilyturf, Big blue lilyturf, Border Grass, Blue Lilyturf, Liriope

Liriope spicata - (Thunb.)Lour.

Lily Turf, Creeping liriope, Creeping Lilyturf

Lomandra confertifolia

Edible: Flowers, Leaf base

Lomandra filiformis

Wattle mat-rush

Edible: Seeds, Leaves

Lysichiton americanus

Yellow Skunk Cabbage, American skunkcabbage

Edible: Leaves, Root, Shoots

Lysichiton camtschatcense - (L.)Schott.

Edible: Leaves, Shoots

Maianthemum atropurpureum

Edible: Shoots, Leaves

Maianthemum bifolium

Maianthemum canadense

Canada Beadruby, Canada mayflower

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Root, Shoots

Maianthemum dilatatum - (Wood.)Nels.&MacBr.

Wild Lily Of The Valley, False lily of the valley

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Maianthemum forrestii

Edible: Shoots, Leaves

Maianthemum henryi

Edible: Shoots, Leaves

Maianthemum japonicum

Maianthemum oleraceum

Edible: Shoots, Leaves, Flowers

Maianthemum racemosum

False spikenard, Treacle berry, False Solomon's seal

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Root

Maianthemum racemosum subsp. amplexicaule

Maianthemum stellatum

Star-flowered lily of the valley, Starry False Solomon's-seal

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Root

Maianthemum tatsienense

Edible: Shoots, Leaves

Monstera deliciosa

Ceriman, Windowleaf

Muscari botryoides

Italian grape-hyacinth

Edible: Flowers, Flower buds

Muscari commutatum

Edible: Bulbs, Fruit

Nolina bigelovii

Bottle palm, Beargrass

Edible: Stalk, Flower shoots

Nolina erumpens

Mesa sacahuista

Nolina nelsonii

Edible: Flower stalk ?

Edible: Fruit, Stalks

Nolina parviflora

Small flowered beargrass tree

Edible: Flower stalk ?

Edible: Flower stalk ?

Nothoscordum bivalve

False garlic, Crowpoison

Edible: Root, Bulb

Ophiopogon intermedius

Edible: Fruit, Tubers

Ophiopogon japonicus - (L.f.)Ker

Snake's Beard, Dwarf lilyturf, Mondo Grass, Monkey Grass, Dwarf Lilyturf

Oplopanax japonicus - (Nakai.)Nakai.

Edible: Leaves, Root, Shoots

Ornithogalum armeniacum

Edible: Leaves, Flowers

Ornithogalum cuspidatum

Edible: Leaves, Bulb

Ornithogalum gracillimum

Edible: Bulbs, Root

Ornithogalum lanceolatum

Edible: Leaves, Bulb

Ornithogalum montanum

Edible: Bulb, Leaves

Ornithogalum narbonense

Star of Bethlehem

Edible: Root, Bulb, Leaves

Ornithogalum oligophyllum

Edible: Bulb, Leaves, Flower nectar, Stem

Ornithogalum pilosum

Ornithogalum pyrenaicum

Bath Asparagus, Spiked Star of Bethlehem, French Asparagus, Prussian asparagus

Edible: Shoots, Leaves, Blossoms, Flowers

Ornithogalum sigmoideum

Sakarca, Cokulce

Edible: Leaves, Bulbs

Ornithogalum umbellatum

Common Star of Bethlehem

Edible: Roots, Bulb, Leaves, Flowers

Ornithogalum viridiflorum

Ornithogalum woronowii

Peliosanthes teta

Edible: Flowers

Polianthes tuberosa

Edible: Flowers - flavouring, Fruit

Polygonatum acuminatifolium

Edible: Root, Shoot

Polygonatum biflorum

Small Solomon's seal

Edible: Leaves, Root

Polygonatum cirrhifolium

Edible: Leaves, Stems, Tuber, Rhizome, Root

Polygonatum commutatum - (Schultz.)Dietr.

King Solomon's Seal, Smooth Solomon's seal

Edible: Leaves, Root, Shoots

Polygonatum cyrtonema

Edible: Roots, Rhizome

Polygonatum falcatum

Edible: Leaves, Root, Shoots

Polygonatum filipes

Edible: Rhizome, Sprout

Polygonatum glaberrimum

Edible: Leaves, Stems

Polygonatum humile

Edible: Leaves, Root

Polygonatum inflatum

Mao tong yu zhu

Edible: Leaves, Root

Polygonatum involucratum

Er bao huang jing

Edible: Leaves, Root

Polygonatum kingianum

King's solomon seal

Edible: Rhizome, Tuber

Polygonatum lasianthum

Edible: Leaves, Root

Polygonatum macropodum

Re he huang jing, Imaan orhodai

Edible: Leaves, Root, Rhizomes

Polygonatum maximowiczii

Edible: Leaves, Root

Polygonatum megaphyllum

Polygonatum multiflorum

Edible: Leaves, Root, Rhizome

Polygonatum nakaianum

Edible: Root, Rhizome

Polygonatum odoratum

Angular Solomon's Seal

Edible: Leaves, Root

Polygonatum odoratum thunbergii - (C.Morris.&Decne.)Hara.

Edible: Leaves, Root, Shoots

Polygonatum odoratum var. pluriforum

Edible: Rhizome

Polygonatum odoratum var. thunbergii

Angular Solomon's seal, Variegated Solomon's seal

Edible: Leaves, Root

Polygonatum officinale

Drug Solomonseal, Hopiqdyuqdyuq

Edible: Leaves, Rhizomes, Roots

Polygonatum oppositifolium

Polygonatum pubescens

Hairy Solomon's seal

Edible: Leaves, Root

Polygonatum robustum

Edible: Root- drink

Polygonatum sibiricum

Edible: Leaves, Root, Rhizomes, Sprouts, Tea

Polygonatum stenanthum

Edible: Leaves, Root

Polygonatum stenophyllum

Edible: Rhizome

Polygonatum verticillatum

Whorled Solomon's seal

Edible: Leaves, Root, Rhizome, Fruit

Polygonatum vulgare

Edible: Rhizome, Root

Prospero hanburyi

Edible: Medicine

Protasparagus racemosus

Native Asparagus, Asparagus fern

Edible: Roots, Shoots

Protasparagus suaveolens

Ruscus aculeatus

Box Holly, Butcher’s broom, Jew's myrtle, Sicilian asparagus

Edible: Shoots, Stems, Seeds - coffee

Ruscus colchicus

Edible: Leaves, Stem

Ruscus hypoglossum

Edible: Buds, Shoots, Fruit

Ruscus hypophyllum

Thick-leaf Butchers broom

Edible: Shoots, Buds, Fruit

Sansevieria aethiopica

Edible: Root, Rhizome - water, Fruit

Sansevieria ehrenbergii

Edible: Roots - water

Sansevieria forskaliana

Ethiopian bowstring hemp

Edible: Roots - water

Sansevieria hyacinthoides

African bow string hemp

Sansevieria pearsonii

Edible: Root, Fruit

Scilla hanburyi

Scilla mischtschenkoana

Mishchenko, Miszenko squill, White squill

Edible: Leaves, Corm

Scilla scilloides

Chinese jacinth

Edible: Leaves, Root, Bulb

Scilla siberica

Smilacina japonica

Smilacina purpurea

Smilacina racemosa - (L.)Desf.

False Spikenard

Smilacina stellata - (L.)Desf.

Star-Flowered Lily Of The Valley

Sowerbaea laxiflora

Streptopus roseus

Scootberry, Rosybells

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Shoots

Theropogon pallidus

Edible: Root, Bulb

Thysanotus banksii

Banks’ fringed lily

Edible: Tuber, Root

Thysanotus baueri

Mallee fringed lily

Edible: Tuber, Root

Thysanotus exiliflorus

Desert fringed lilies, Inland fringe-lily

Thysanotus manglesianus

Thysanotus multiflorus

Many-flowered fringed lily

Edible: Tuber, Root

Thysanotus patersonii

Twining fringe-lily

Edible: Tubers, Root, Stems, Flowers

Thysanotus thyrsoideus

Edible: Tubers, Root

Thysanotus tuberosus

Common fringe-lily, Fringed violet, Violet lily

Edible: Tuber, Root, Leaves, Flowers

Triteleia grandiflora

Edible: Root, Bulb, Seeds pods, Corms

Triteleia hyacinthina

Hyacinth brodiaea

Edible: Root, Bulb

Triteleia ixioides

Pretty face, Golden brodiaea

Edible: Root, Bulb

Triteleia ixioides subsp. scabra

Edible: Root, Bulb

Triteleia peduncularis

Longray tripletlily

Edible: Root, Bulb

Triteleiopsis palmeri

Tupistra albiflora

Edible: Flowers

Tupistra nutans

Nodding tupistra

Edible: Flowering spike

Indian squill, True squill, Sea-onion

Edible: Leaves, Root, Caution

Veltheimia bracteata

Winter red-hot-poker, Cape lily

Edible: Flowers

Yucca aloifolia

Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Fruit

Yucca angustissima

Fine-leaf Yucca, Narrowleaf Yucca

Edible: Flowers, Fruit, Stem

Blue yucca, Banana yucca, Spanish bayonet

Edible: Flowers, Fruit, Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Yucca brevifolia

Edible: Flowers, Fruit, Root, Seeds, Seeds pod

Yucca carnerosana

Edible: Fruit, Flowers

Yucca decipiens

Soap weed, Soap tree yucca

Edible: Flowers, Fruit, Seed pod, Stem

Yucca elephantipes

Edible: Leaves, Pods, Flowers, Shoots

Yucca faxoniana

Faxon yucca, Broad-leaved yucca

Edible: Buds, Flowers, Fruit, Seeds

Yucca filamentosa

Adam’s Needles, Spanish Bayonet, Spoonleaf yucca

Edible: Flowers, Fruit, Stem

Edible: Flowers, Fruit, Stem

Guatemala yucca, Spineless yucca

Edible: Flowers

Soapweed, Dwarf Yucca, Spanish bayonet

Edible: Flowers, Fruit, Leaves, Seed pod, Stem

Edible: Flowers, Fruit, Root, Stem

Yucca gloriosa var. tristis

Ornamental yucca, Weeping yucca

Edible: Flowers, Fruit, Stem

Yucca grandiflora

Yucca harrimaniae

Spanish bayonet

Edible: Flowers, Fruit, Stem

Yucca periculosa

Palmitos, Izote

Edible: Flowers

Soyate, Palmita

Edible: Flowers

Twisted-leaf yucca

Edible: Flowers, Fruit, Stem

Yucca schidigera

Edible: Flowers, Fruit, Stem

Yucca treculeana

Edible: Fruit, Flowers

Yucca treculiana

Torrey’s yucca or Spanish dagger

Edible: Flower, Vegetable

Yucca x schottii

Schott's yucca, Mountain yucca

ZZZ Convallaria keiskei

Lily of the valley

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, POISONOUS

Zagrosia persica