Plants Database

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...

Oceanspray

Holodiscus discolor

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

Common bean

Phaseolus vulgaris

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

Description: This entry describes all varieties of the common bean. This includes vining and bush/darf variaties ...

Iigeri tree

Idesia polycarpa

• Family: Flacourtiaceae
• Edible: true
• Layer: Trees
• 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.

Sour cherry

Prunus cerasus

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

Pignut hickory

Carya glabra

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

Sage

Salvia officinalis

• Family: Lamiaceae or Labiatae
• Growth: Medium
• Edible: true
• Layer: Herbs
• Type: Plant
• Last Modified: 2025-05-28

Description: Sage is a perennial herb native to the Mediterranean region. It has woody stems with gray-green leav...

Blue false indigo

Baptisia australis

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

Common Hazelnut

Corylus avellana

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

Description: The Common Hazelnut, also known as Corylus avellana, is a deciduous shrub native to Europe and Asia....

Mallow

Hibiscus syriacus

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

Spotted laurel

Aucuba japonica

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