Plants Database

Silverberry

Elaeagnus commutata

• Family: Elaeagnaceae
• Growth: Medium
• 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 ...

English walnut

Juglans regia

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

Description: The English walnut, Juglans regia, is a tree native to the region stretching from the Balkans to the...

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...

Cucamelon

Melothria scabra

• Family: Cucurbitaceae
• Layer: Vines
• Type: Plant
• Last Modified: 2023-09-22

Description: Corn, Sunflowers and any other high growing plant, can act as a trellis.

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Sugar maple

Acer saccharum

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

Description: The sugar maple (Acer saccharum) is a deciduous tree native to the eastern and central United States...

Alder

Alnus glutinosa

• Family: Betulaceae
• Growth: Fast
• 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...

Bittersweet

Celastrus orbiculatus

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

Description: Young leaves are edible.

Summersweet

Clethra alnifolia

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

Redbud

Cercis canadensis

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

Bay tree

Laurus nobilis

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