Plants Database

Fig

Ficus carica

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

Description: The fig, or Ficus carica, is a species of flowering plant in the mulberry family. It is native to th...

American hornbeam

Carpinus caroliniana

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

Chinese Boxthorn

Lycium chinense

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

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 ...

Bamboo

Bambusa textilis

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

Azarole

Crataegus azarolus

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

Siberian pea shrub

Caragana arborescens

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

Description: The Siberian pea shrub is a species of legume native to Siberia and neighboring regions in Asia. It ...

Cabbage palm

Cordyline australis

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

Pawpaw

Asimina triloba

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

Description: The Pawpaw (Asimina triloba) is a deciduous tree or shrub native to the eastern United States. It ty...

Salt bush

Atriplex canescens

• Family: Chenopodiaceae
• Edible: true
• Layer: Shrubs
• Type: Plant
• Last Modified: 2025-05-28

Silverberry

Elaeagnus commutata

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

Amur Maackia

Maackia amurensis

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

Description: Young leaves are edible.