Plants Database

Strawberry tree

Arbutus unedo

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

Description: The strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo) is native to the Mediterranean region, including Portugal, Spain...

Hyssop

Hyssopus officinalis

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

Description: Hyssop is a plant native to the Mediterranean region. It has narrow, dark green leaves and small, bl...

Honey locust

Gleditsia triacanthos

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

Goumi

Elaeagnus multiflora

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

Description: Goumi is a valuable and often underappreciated plant in the world of permaculture and sustainable ga...

Ponderosa pine

Pinus ponderosa

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

American persimmon

Diospyros virginiana

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

Manzanita

Arctostaphylos manzanita

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

Description: Sometimes also called "Arctostaphylos manzanita" (with only one L).

Spotted laurel

Aucuba japonica

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

Date plum

Diospyros lotus

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

Description: The Date Plum, or Diospyros lotus, is a small tree or shrub that is native to eastern Europe, northe...

Mexican orange

Choisya ternata

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

Shagbark hickory

Carya ovata

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

Description: The Shagbark hickory (Carya ovata) is a tree native to the eastern United States and southeastern Ca...

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...