Plants Database

Bamboo

Bambusa textilis

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

Cornelian cherry

Cornus mas

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

Description: It's a deciduous shrub or small tree, reaching 5–12 m in height, with dark brown branches and gree...

American hornbeam

Carpinus caroliniana

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

Ponderosa pine

Pinus ponderosa

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

Butterfly bush

Buddleia davidii

• Family: Buddleiaceae
• Growth: Fast
• 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 ...

Bush clover

Lespedeza thunbergii

• Family: Fabaceae or Leguminosae
• Layer: Shrubs
• Type: Plant
• Last Modified: 2023-09-22

Description: Bush clover, also known as Lespedeza thunbergii, is a plant native to East Asia, specifically Japan ...

Sour cherry

Prunus cerasus

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

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...

Mexican orange

Choisya ternata

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

Autumn olive

Elaeagnus umbellata

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

Description: Elaeagnus umbellata, commonly known as Autumn Olive, is a deciduous shrub species belonging to the E...

Sweet chestnut

Castanea sativa

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

Description: The sweet chestnut, scientific name Castanea sativa, is a large deciduous tree native to southeaster...