Plants Database

Glossy Privet

Ligustrum lucidum

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

Description: A large shrub or tree that grows to 30 feet in height, with spreading branches. Ligustrum bark is ta...

Beech

Fagus sylvatica

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

Description: Beech is a tree that is native to Europe, Western Asia, and North America. It is known for its smoot...

Coyote brush

Baccharis pilularis

• Family: Asteraceae or compositae
• Growth: Fast
• Layer: Shrubs
• 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

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...

Shellbark hickory

Carya laciniosa

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

Chokeberry

Aronia melanocarpa

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

Description: Chokeberry, also known as Aronia melanocarpa, is a deciduous shrub native to eastern North America. ...

Medlar

Mespilus germanica

• Family: Rosaceae
• Growth: Medium
• 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...

Mexican orange

Choisya ternata

• Family: Rutaceae
• Growth: Medium
• Layer: Shrubs
• 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

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...