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Plants for Edible Plants

Disclaimer: Edibility information is for educational purposes only. Many plants have toxic look-alikes, and some require proper preparation. Always confirm identification with a reliable field guide before consuming any wild plant. Use at your own risk.

199 plants

Huckleberry

Vaccinium ovatum

shrub

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Blue Elderberry

Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea

tree

Bay Area native

shrub

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Common sunflower

Helianthus annuus

annual

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Mexican Elder

Sambucus mexicana

shrub

Bay Area native

Miner's Lettuce*

Claytonia perfoliata subsp. intermontana

annual

Bay Area native

Salal

Gaultheria shallon

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Salmonberry

Rubus spectabilis

perennial herb

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Thimbleberry

Rubus parviflorus

shrub

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Watercress

Nasturtium officinale

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Woodland Strawberry

Fragaria vesca

perennial herb

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

American Garlic

Allium unifolium

geophyte

Bay Area native

American Glasswort

Salicornia pacifica

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Blue oak

Quercus douglasii

tree

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

California Bay Laurel

Umbellularia californica

tree

Bay Area native

California Black Oak

Quercus kelloggii

tree

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

California Chia

Salvia columbariae

annual

Bay Area native

California Golden Violet

Viola pedunculata

perennial herb

Bay Area native

California Live-oak

Quercus chrysolepis

tree

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

California sunflower

Helianthus californicus

perennial herb

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Mountain Coyote Mint

Monardella odoratissima

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Nootka Rose

Rosa nutkana

perennial herb

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Sierra plum

Prunus subcordata

perennial herb

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Utah Serviceberry

Amelanchier utahensis

shrub

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Western Chinkapin

Chrysolepis chrysophylla var. minor

tree

Bay Area native

Whitebark Raspberry

Rubus leucodermis

perennial herb

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Wild Tarragon

Artemisia dracunculus

perennial herb

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Yerba Buena

Clinopodium douglasii

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Alpine Self-heal

Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolata

perennial herb

Bay Area native

American Licorice

Glycyrrhiza lepidota

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Bald-hip Rose

Rosa gymnocarpa

shrub

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Beaked Filbert

Corylus cornuta subsp. californica

shrub

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Blue Violet

Viola adunca

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Coast Black Gooseberry

Ribes divaricatum var. pubiflorum

shrub

Bay Area native

Common Meadow foam

Limnanthes douglasii

annual

Bay Area native

Coyote Mint

Monardella villosa

shrub

Bay Area native

Dunn Oak

Quercus palmeri

tree

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Evergreen Violet

Viola sempervirens

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Golden Currant

Ribes aureum

shrub

Bay Area native

Hind's Black Walnut

Juglans hindsii

tree

Bay Area native

Hooker's Onion

Allium acuminatum

geophyte

Bay Area native

Mugwort

Artemisia douglasiana

perennial herb

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Oregon Bitter-root

Lewisia rediviva

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Oso berry

Oemleria cerasiformis

shrub

Bay Area native

Pioneer Violet

Viola glabella

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Santa Cruz Island Oak

Quercus parvula var. shrevei

tree

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Scrub oak

Quercus berberidifolia

tree

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Scytheleaf Onion

Allium falcifolium

geophyte

Bay Area native

Broad-leaf Cattail

Typha latifolia

grass

Bay Area native

California Indian Breadroot

Pediomelum californicum

perennial herb

Bay Area native

California Lomatium

Lomatium californicum

perennial herb

Bay Area native

California Yampah

Perideridia californica

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Coast Live Oak

Quercus agrifolia

tree

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Creeping Oregon Grape

Berberis aquifolium var. repens

shrub

Bay Area native

shrub

Bay Area native

Goose-foot Yellow Violet

Viola purpurea subsp. quercetorum

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Gray Pine

Pinus sabiniana

tree

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Groundcover Rose*

Rosa spithamea

shrub

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Hillside Gooseberry

Ribes californicum var. californicum

shrub

Bay Area native

Interior Live Oak

Quercus wislizeni

tree

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Jeweled Onion

Allium serra

geophyte

Bay Area native

Kellogg's Yampah

Perideridia kelloggii

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Leather Oak

Quercus durata

shrub

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Mexicali Onion

Allium peninsulare var. peninsulare

geophyte

Bay Area native

Milkmaids

Cardamine californica

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Oregon White Oak

Quercus garryana

tree

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Showy Rock Montia

Montia parvifolia

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Southern honeysuckle

Lonicera subspicata

shrub

Bay Area native

Valley Oak

Quercus lobata

tree

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

White Meadowfoam

Limnanthes alba

annual

Bay Area native

American Bulrush

Schoenoplectus americanus

grass

Bay Area native

American Cow-parsnip

Heracleum maximum

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Bigcone Pine

Pinus coulteri

tree

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Bladder Desert-parsley

Lomatium utriculatum

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Butterfly Mariposa Lily

Calochortus venustus

geophyte

Bay Area native

California Grape

Vitis californica

vine

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

California Wild Rose

Rosa californica

shrub

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

California bulrush

Schoenoplectus californicus

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Canyon Gooseberry

Ribes menziesii

shrub

Bay Area native

Chilean Sweet-cicely

Osmorhiza berteroi

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Creeping Sage

Salvia sonomensis

shrub

Bay Area native

Giant Wildrye*

Elymus condensatus

grass

Bay Area native

Hardstem Bulrush

Schoenoplectus acutus var. occidentalis

grass

Bay Area native

Harvest Brodiaea

Brodiaea elegans

geophyte

Bay Area native

Hollyleaf cherry

Prunus ilicifolia

tree

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Hooker's Fairybells

Prosartes hookeri

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Kings Mountain Manzanita

Arctostaphylos regismontana

perennial herb

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Large-flowered Agoseris

Agoseris grandiflora var. grandiflora

perennial herb

Bay Area native

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Mariposa Lily*

Calochortus pulchellus

geophyte

Bay Area native

Montara Manzanita

Arctostaphylos montaraensis

perennial herb

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Mt. Tamalpais Manzanita

Arctostaphylos montana ssp. montana

perennial herb

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Oak Gooseberry

Ribes quercetorum

shrub

Bay Area native

Oakland Mariposa Lily

Calochortus umbellatus

geophyte

Bay Area native

Ponderosa Pine

Pinus ponderosa

perennial herb

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Red Maids*

Calandrinia menziesii

annual

Bay Area native

Rincon Manzanita

Arctostaphylos stanfordiana ssp. decumbens

perennial herb

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Shatterberry

Arctostaphylos nummularia

perennial herb

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Splendid Mariposa Lily

Calochortus splendens

geophyte

Bay Area native

Water parsely

Oenanthe sarmentosa

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Whiteleaf Manzanita

Arctostaphylos viscida

perennial herb

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Willow-leaved Dock

Rumex salicifolius

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Woollyfruit Desertparsley

Lomatium dasycarpum subsp. dasycarpum

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Annual Agoseris

Agoseris heterophylla

annual

Bay Area native

Arctic Butterbur

Petasites frigidus var. palmatus

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Barberry

Berberis pinnata subsp. pinnata

shrub

Bay Area native

Bishop Pine

Pinus muricata

perennial herb

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Bitter-berry

Prunus virginiana var. demissa

tree

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Bracken

Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens

fern

Bay Area native

Bright Green Dudleya

Dudleya virens

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Bush Seepweed

Suaeda nigra

perennial herb

Bay Area native

California Balsamroot

Balsamorhiza macrolepis

perennial herb

Bay Area native

California Barley

Hordeum brachyantherum subsp. brachyantherum

grass

Bay Area native

California Spikenard

Aralia californica

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Cascade Barberry

Berberis nervosa

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Chaparral Currant

Ribes malvaceum

shrub

Bay Area native

Cobwebby Thistle

Cirsium occidentale var. venustum

annual

Bay Area native

Cosmopolitan bulrush

Bolboschoenus maritimus

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Fool's-onion

Triteleia hyacinthina

geophyte

Bay Area native

Gypsum Springbeauty

Claytonia gypsophiloides

annual

Bay Area native

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