Plants Database

Bachelor's button

Kerria japonica

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

Description: Young leaves are edible.

Persian Silk Tree

Albizia julibrissin

• Family: Fabaceae or leguminosae
• Growth: Fast
• Edible: true
• Layer: Trees
• Type: Plant
• Last Modified: 2025-05-28

Description: Sometimes named Albizia julibrisin (with a single S). Sometimes incorrectly spelled Albizzia (with d...

Coyote brush

Baccharis pilularis

• Family: Asteraceae or compositae
• Growth: Fast
• Layer: Shrubs
• Type: Plant
• Last Modified: 2025-05-28

Lavender

Lavandula angustifolia

• Family: Lamiaceae or labiatae
• Growth: Slow
• Edible: true
• Layer: Shrubs
• Type: Plant
• Last Modified: 2025-05-28

Description: Lavender, also known as Lavandula angustifolia, is a flowering plant native to the Mediterranean reg...

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.

Ginkgo

Ginkgo biloba

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

Madrone

Arbutus menziesii

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

Black mulberry

Morus nigra

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

Description: The black mulberry (Morus nigra) is a species of mulberry native to southwestern Asia, including Ira...

Mexican orange

Choisya ternata

• Family: Rutaceae
• Growth: Medium
• Layer: Shrubs
• Type: Plant
• Last Modified: 2025-05-28

Persimmon

Diospyros kaki

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

Description: The persimmon, also known as Diospyros kaki, is a deciduous tree that is native to China. It is wide...

Apple

Malus domestica

• Family: Rosaceae
• Edible: True
• Layer: Trees
• Type: Plant
• Last Modified: 2024-08-25

Description: An apple is an edible fruit produced by an apple tree (Malus domestica). Apple trees are cultivated ...

American hornbeam

Carpinus caroliniana

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