Xanthorrhoeaceae
116 species
Includes grass trees and aloe relatives; some species used medicinally or ornamentally.
Aloe aculeata
Red hot poker aloe
Edible: ? Medicine
Aloe affinis
Edible: Leaves - potash
Aloe arborescens
Candelabra aloe, Tree aloe, Mountain bush aloe
Edible: Flowers - nectar, Fruit
Aloe asperifolia
Rough-leafy aloe
Edible: ? medicine
Aloe barbadensis
Medicine plant, Barbados aloe
Edible: Leaves, Flower stalks
Aloe boylei
Broad-leaved grass Aloe
Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Vegetable
Aloe buettneri
Edible: Vegetable, Rhizome, Root, Leaves
Aloe cooperi
Cooper's aloe, Icena
Aloe cryptopoda
Edible: Leaves - potash
Aloe dewetii
De Wet's Aloe
Edible: Leaves - potash
Aloe dhufarensis
Dhofar aloe
Edible: Juice - medicine
Aloe ecklonis
Ecklon's Aloe
Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Vegetable
Aloe esculenta
Aalwyn, Ekundo, Endobo, Endobwe
Edible: Flowers, Vegetable
Aloe ferox
Bitter aloe, Red aloe, Candelabra aloe, Cape aloe
Edible: Leaves, Nectar, Stem, Fruit
Aloe grandidentata
Edible: Stem, Vegetable
Aloe greatheadii
Greathead’s aloe
Edible: Flowers, Caution
Aloe greatheadii var. davyana
Veld aloe
Edible: Vegetable
Aloe integra
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable, Fruit
Aloe kedongensis
Kenya aloe
Edible: Medicine, Fermenting beer
Aloe lanata
Edible: Flower
Aloe lateritia var. graminicola
Edible: Root
Aloe littoralis
Mopane aloe, Windhoek aloe
Edible: Leaf bud, Flowers, Leaves, Nectar
Aloe macrocarpa
Edible: Flowers, Vegetable
Aloe maculata
Common soap aloe, African aloe
Edible: Heart, Growing tip, Leaves, Flowers
Aloe marlothii
Mountain aloe, Flat-flowered aloe
Edible: Nectar, Leaves - potash
Aloe minima
Pink grass aloe
Edible: Shoots, Leaves, Flowers
Aloe nuttii
Edible: Flowers, Vegetable
Aloe parvibracteata
Edible: Leaves
Aloe perryi
Socotrine aloe, Perry's aloe
Edible: Juice - medicine
Aloe polyphylla
Spiral aloe
Edible: Leaves
Aloe rupestris
Edible: Leaves - potash
Aloe saponaria
Broad-leaved Aloe
Edible: Leaves, Flowers
Aloe schweinfurthii
Edible: Nectar, Flowers, Vegetable
Aloe spicata
Edible: Leaves - potash
Aloe suprafoliata
Edible: Leaves - potash
Aloe turkanensis
Edible: Root - flavour
Aloe vanbalenii
Van Balen's aloe
Edible: Heart, Growing tip, Leaves, Fruit
Aloe vaombe
Malagasy tree aloe
Edible: Leaves, Heart
Aloe vera
Barbados aloe
Edible: Leaf bud, Seeds, Gel, Flowers
Aloe volkensii
Edible: Roots - flavour
Aloe vossii
Edible: Leaves - vegetable
Aloe vryheidensis
Edible: Nectar
Aloe zebrina
Zebra leaf aloe
Edible: Flowers, Nectar, Leaves, Bud
Aloidendron barberae
Edible: Leaf - potash
Aloidendron dichotomum
Edible: Nectar
Asphodeline lutea
King's spear, Yellow asphodel
Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Root, Stems, Shoots
Asphodelus aestivus
Common asphodel
Edible: Root, Stem, Seeds, Tuber, Leaves
Asphodelus albus
White asphodel
Edible: Root, Tuber
Asphodelus fistulosus
Onion weed, Hollow-leaves asphodel
Edible: Root, Leaves
Asphodelus macrocarpus
Edible: Roots, Tubers
Asphodelus microcarpus
Asfodelo mediterraneo
Edible: Roots, Tubers
Asphodelus ramosus
Branched asphodel
Edible: Roots, Caution, Medicine
Asphodelus tenuifolius
Annual asphodel
Edible: Seeds, Leaves, Vegetable
Bulbine alata
Winged bulbine lily
Edible: Bulb?
Bulbine angustifolia
Edible: Root
Bulbine bulbosa
Native leek, Golden lily, Golden bulbine-lily
Edible: Corm, Bulb, Root
Bulbine frutescens
Stalked bulbine
Edible: Leaves, Stalks, Stem, Flowers
Bulbine glauca
Rock lily
Edible: Seeds, Roots
Bulbine praemorsa
Edible: Leaves
Bulbine semibarbata
Small flower leek lily
Edible: Bulb, Leaves
Bulbinella hookeri
Maori onion
Edible: Root
Caesia alpina
Alpine Grass-lily
Edible: Tubers, Root
Caesia calliantha
Pale grass lily, Blue grass lily
Edible: Root, Tubers
Caesia parviflora
Pale grass lily, Blue grass-lily
Edible: Tubers, Root
Caesia parviflora var. vittata
Blue grass lily
Edible: Tuber, Root
Caesia setifera
Hairy grass lily
Edible: Tubers, Root
Corynotheca lateriflora
Edible: Leaves - flavouring
Dianella admixta
Flax lily
Edible: Fruit
Dianella bambusifolia
Flax lilies
Edible: Fruit
Dianella brevicaulis
Short-stem flax-lily
Edible: Fruit
Dianella caerulea
Blue flax lily, Paroo Lily
Edible: Fruit, Root, Rhizome
Dianella congesta
Beach flax lilies
Edible: Fruit
Dianella ensifolia
Cerulean flax-lily, Umbrella dracaena
Dianella pavopennacea
Flax lilies, Blue Flax lily, Blue Berry Lily
Edible: Fruit, Rhizomes, Root
Dianella porracea
Edible: Fruits, Roots
Dianella revoluta
Spreading flax lily, Black-anther Flax-lily, Blueberry lily
Edible: Fruit, Roots, Bulbs
Dianella tasmanica
Flax lilies, Large flax Lily, Tasman flaxlily, Blueberry
Edible: Fruit, Rhizome, Root
Gasteria batesiana
Cow-tongue cactus
Edible: Flowers
Gasteria brachyphylla
Edible: Flowers, Vegetable
Gasteria disticha
Edible: Flowers, Vegetable
Gasteria pillansii
Edible: Flowers, Vegetable
Geitonoplesium cymosum
Scrambling lily, Climbing lily, Shepherd's joy
Edible: Shoots, Leaves, Fruit
Hemerocallis bulbiferum
Edible: Flowers, Leaves
Hemerocallis citrina
Lemon day lily
Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Root, Flowers - tea, Vegetable
Hemerocallis darrowiana
Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Root
Hemerocallis dumortieri
Narrow dwarf day-lily
Edible: Flowers, Leaves
Hemerocallis esculenta
Edible: Flowers, Leaves
Hemerocallis forrestii
Xi man xuan cao
Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Root
Hemerocallis fulva
Common day lily, Tawny Daylily
Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Root, Bulb, Shoots, Vegetable
Hemerocallis fulva var. angustifolia
No-Kanzo
Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Root
Hemerocallis fulva var. aurantiaca
Golden summer daylily
Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Root
Hemerocallis hakuunensis
Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Root
Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus
Yellow day lily, Lemon daylily
Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Root, Buds
Hemerocallis littorea
Coastal day lily
Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Root
Hemerocallis middendorffii
Da bao xuan cao
Edible: Flowers, Leaves
Hemerocallis middendorffii var. exaltata
Edible: Flowers, Leaves
Hemerocallis minor
Grassleaf day lily, Small yellow flower vegetable
Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Root, Spice
Hemerocallis multiflora
Duo hua zuan cao
Edible: Flowers, Leaves
Hemerocallis plicata
Zhe ye xuan cao
Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Root
Hemerocallis species
Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Root
Hemerocallis thunbergii
Late yellow daylily
Edible: Flowers, Leaves
Hemerocallis yezoensis
Edible: Flowers, Leaves
Kniphofia foliosa
Torch lily, Red hot poker
Edible: Rhizome, Root
Kniphofia isoetifolia
Edible: Flower nectar
Phormium colensoi
Wharariki, Mountain flax
Edible: Flower nectar, Gum
Trachyandra falcata
Veldkool
Edible: Flower buds, Leaves, Vegetable
Xanthorrhoea arborea
Grass gum tree
Edible: Leaf shoots, Flower spikes -drink
Xanthorrhoea australis
Grass tree, Blackboy, Kangaroo Tail
Edible: Leaf base, Grubs, Flowers - nectar, Roots, Leaves
Xanthorrhoea fulva
Swamp grass tree
Edible: Flower nectar
Xanthorrhoea glauca
Grass tree
Edible: Flowers - nectar, Leaf bases, Shoots
Xanthorrhoea johnsonii
Northern forest grass tree
Edible: Nectar, Seeds, Leaf base
Xanthorrhoea latifolia
Forest grasstree
Edible: Nectar
Xanthorrhoea minor
Small grass tree.
Edible: Leaves, Root, Flowers - drink
Xanthorrhoea preissii
Grass tree
Edible: Base leaves, Flower spike
Xanthorrhoea quadrangulata
Mount Lofty grass-tree, Square-leaf grass tree
Edible: Leaf bases, Root
Xanthorrhoea resinosa
Grass tree
Edible: Leaf base, Flower nectar