Caprifoliaceae

119 species

Woody plants and herbs including honeysuckles, elderberries, and viburnums with edible berries.

Centranthus longiflorus

Centranthus macrosiphon

Pretty Betsy, Long-spurred valerian

Edible: Flowers, Leaves

Centranthus ruber

Red Spur Valerian

Cephalaria setosa

Cephalaria syriaca

Syrian Cephalaria

Edible: Nuts, Seeds, Oil

Dipsacus inermis

Spineless Teasel

Dipsacus japonicus

Fedia cornucopiae

African Valerian

Knautia arvensis

Knautia drymeia

Leycesteria formosa

Himalayan Honeysuckle

Linnaea borealis

Twinflower, Longtube twinflower

Lonicera acuminata

Edible: Flowers

Lonicera affinis

Edible: Flowers, Fruit

Lonicera alpigena

Alpine honeysuckle

Lonicera angustifolia var. myrtillus

Lonicera asperifolia

Lonicera boczkarnikovae

Lonicera caerulea var. altaica

Lonicera caerulea var. edulis

Edible honeysuckle

Lonicera canadensis

Fly Honeysuckle, American fly honeysuckle

Lonicera caprifolium

Italian Honeysuckle, Italian woodbine

Lonicera caucasica

Lonicera chrysantha

Lonicera ciliata

Ply honeysuckle

Lonicera ciliosa - (Pursh.)Poir.

Orange Honeysuckle

Edible: Fruit, Nectar

Lonicera conjugialis

Purpleflower honeysuckle

Lonicera etrusca

Edible: Flowers

Lonicera gracilipes

Lonicera gracilipes glabra

Lonicera griffithii

Lonicera henryi

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Stem

Lonicera iberica

Lonicera insularis

Lonicera interrupta

Chaparral honeysuckle

Edible: Flower nectar

Lonicera involucrata

Bearberry honeysuckle

Lonicera japonica

Japanese Honeysuckle

Edible: Flowers, Leaves

Lonicera kamtschatica

Kamchatica honeysuckle, Honeyberry, Blueberried honeysuckle

Lonicera maackii

Edible: Flowers

Lonicera mexicana

Lonicera morrowii

Morrow's honeysuckle

Lonicera periclymenum

Edible: Nectar, Flowers, Fruit

Lonicera periclymenum subsp. hispanica

Edible: Flowers

Lonicera quinquelocularis

Lonicera sempervirens

Lonicera similis

Edible: Flowers

Lonicera spinosa

Lonicera standishii

Lonicera tomentella

Edible: Fruit, Oil

Lonicera tragophylla

Edible: Flowers

Lonicera utahensis

Utah Honeysuckle

Lonicera venulosa

Lonicera villosa - (Michx.)Roem.&Schult.

Mountain fly honeysuckle, Fuller's honeysuckle

Lonicera villosa solonis - (Eaton.)Fernald.

Lonicera webbiana

Lonicera xylosteum

Prickly wallflower

Edible: Seeds, Flower

Nardostachys grandiflora

Nardostachys jatamansi

Edible: Shoot - spice, Root - masticatory

Patrinia rupestris

Patrinia scabiosifolia

Scabious patrinia, Valerian, Golden lace

Patrinia triloba

Patrinia villosa

Fu Chai, Thukkal

Edible: Leaves, Fruit

Sambucus caerulea

Edible: Flowers, Fruit

Sambucus chinensis

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Root

Sambucus nigra spp canadensis - (L.) R. Bolli

Edible: Flowers, Fruit, Shoots

Sambucus racemosa kamtschatica - (E.Wolf.)Hult.

Edible: Flowers, Fruit

Sambucus racemosa sieboldiana - (Miq.)Graebn.

Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa

Red Coast Elder

Scabiosa atropurpurea

Garden pincushion

Edible: Flowers - tea

Scabiosa columbaria

Pincushion, African white scabious

Scabiosa fischeri

Scabiosa japonica

Pincushion flower

Edible: Root, Leaves

Scabiosa palaestina

Edible: Leaves ?

Sixalix atropurpurea

Succisa pratensis

Devil's bit scabious

Symphoricarpos albus

Symphoricarpos albus laevigatus - (Fernald.)S.F.Blake.

Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus

Common Snowberry, Coral-berry, Indian Currant

Symphoricarpos occidentalis

Western Snowberry, Wolfberry, Buckbush

Symphoricarpos orbiculatus

Coralberry, Indian currant

Triosteum perfoliatum

Fever root, Wild coffee, Tinker's weed

Triosteum perfoliatum var. aurantiacum

Wild coffee, Horse gentian

Edible: Seeds - coffee

Triosteum pinnatifidum

Valeriana alliariifolia

Valeriana amurensis

Valeriana capitata

Valerian, Capitate Valerian, Clustered Valerian

Edible: Root, Seeds

Valeriana celtica

Valeriana ciliata

Tobacco root, Edible Valerian

Valeriana cornucopiae

African valerian

Valeriana dioica

Edible: Root, Seed

Valeriana dioscoridis

Valeriana edulis

Edible Valeriana

Edible: Roots, Seeds

Valeriana edulis subsp. procera

Mexican valerian

Valeriana eriocarpa

Narrow-fruit Cornsalad, Italian corn salad

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Valeriana hardwickii

Valeriana jatamansi

Indian valerian

Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Root

Valeriana obovata

Edible: Root, Seeds

Valeriana occidentalis

Small-flower Valerian, Western Valerian

Edible: Root, Seeds

Valeriana officinalis

Valerian, All-heal, Garden Heliotrope

Edible: Seeds, Herb, Root, Leaves, Leaves - tea, Flowers - flavouring

Small Potentille

Valeriana sambucifolia

Edible: Seeds, Root

Valeriana samolifolia

Pink plectritis, Oregon corn salad

Valeriana sitchensis

Edible: Root, Seeds

Valeriana sorbifolia

Valeriana toluccana

Valerianella carinata

Keeled-fruited cornsalad, European Cornsalad, Pancagiolo, Pancagiotto, Gallinella

Valerianella chenopodifolia - (Pursh.)DC.

Valerianella chenopodiifolia

Goose-foot Cornsalad

Valerianella discoidea

Lesser Cornsalad

Valerianella eriocarpa

Italian Corn Salad

Valerianella locusta

Corn salad, White pot herb, European lamb's lettuce

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Valerianella microcarpa

Valerianella radiata

Beaked Cornsalad

Edible: Leaves, Root

Weigela coraeensis

Weigela decora - (Nakai.)Nakai.

Weigela floribunda

Crimson Weigela

Weigela hortensis

Weigela subsessilis