Plants Database

Witch hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

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

Description: Witch hazel is a plant native to eastern North America. It is a deciduous shrub or small tree that g...

Winter's bark

Drimys winteri

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

Bittersweet

Celastrus orbiculatus

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

Description: Young leaves are edible.

Pea

Pisum sativum

• Family: Fabaceae or leguminosae
• Edible: true
• Layer: Vines
• Type: Plant
• Last Modified: 2025-12-07

Description: Peas are a type of legume, native to western Asia and the Near East. They are an annual plant, meani...

Pignut hickory

Carya glabra

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

Common Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

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

American hornbeam

Carpinus caroliniana

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

Coyote brush

Baccharis pilularis

• Family: Asteraceae or compositae
• Growth: Fast
• 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

Summersweet

Clethra alnifolia

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

Red mulberry

Morus rubra

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

Description: The Red mulberry, Morus rubra, is native to the eastern United States and Canada. It is a deciduous ...

Common Box

Buxus sempervirens

• Family: Buxaceae
• Growth: Slow
• Layer: Shrubs
• Type: Plant
• Last Modified: 2025-05-28