Edible Plants of the Western U S

Southwestern US Plants

[DWB states:] Thanks to wildcrafting.net.  Click on the highlighted name to get more information of the plants of interest from the site.  Wildcrafting.net indicates that these are all proven safe, but use this at your own risk.  RMSI is not responsible if you mistake the plant, or use the plant and suffer illness or death.

  Please be careful.

Plant	Edible	Flower Color	Fruit Color
Acacia greggii catclaw acacia	Yes	Yellow	Brown
Allium acuminatum tapertip onion	Yes	Purple	Black
Allium textile textile onion	Yes	White	Brown
Amelanchier alnifolia Saskatoon serviceberry	Yes	White	Red
Amelanchier utahensis Utah serviceberry	Yes	White	Red
Amelanchier utahensis var. utahensis Utah serviceberry	Yes	White	Red
Avena sativa common oat	Yes	Yellow	Brown
Balsamorhiza hookeri Hooker's balsamroot	Yes	Yellow	Brown
Balsamorhiza macrophylla cutleaf balsamroot	Yes	Yellow	Brown
Brassica juncea India mustard	Yes	Yellow	Black
Brassica rapa field mustard	Yes		Brown
Caesalpinia gilliesii bird-of-paradise shrub	Yes	White	Black
Caltha leptosepala white marsh marigold	Yes	White	Brown
Camassia quamash small camas	Yes	Blue	Brown
Celtis laevigata var. reticulata netleaf hackberry	Yes	Green	White
Cichorium intybus chicory	Yes	Blue	Brown
Claytonia perfoliata miner's lettuce	Yes	White	Brown
Crataegus erythropoda cerro hawthorn	Yes	White	Black
Cucurbita foetidissima Missouri gourd	Yes	Yellow	Yellow
Elaeagnus angustifolia Russian olive	Yes	Yellow	Red
Elaeagnus angustifolia Russian olive	Yes	Yellow	Red
Elaeagnus commutata silverberry	Yes	Yellow	Red
Ephedra nevadensis Nevada jointfir	Yes	Yellow	Brown
Ephedra torreyana Torrey's jointfir	Yes	White	Brown
Epilobium glaberrimum glaucus willowherb	Yes	Purple	White
Fagus grandifolia American beech	Yes	Yellow	Brown
Geum rossii var. turbinatum Ross' avens	Yes	Yellow	Black
Geum triflorum old man's whiskers	Yes	Purple	Brown
Helianthus annuus common sunflower	Yes	Yellow	Blue
Helianthus tuberosus Jerusalem artichoke	Yes	Yellow	Brown
Heracleum maximum common cowparsnip	Yes	White	Brown
Hordeum vulgare common barley	Yes	Yellow	Brown
Hordeum vulgare common barley	Yes	Yellow	Brown
Juglans nigra black walnut	Yes	Yellow	Brown
Juniperus monosperma oneseed juniper	Yes	Orange	Purple
Lomatium cous cous biscuitroot	Yes	Yellow	Brown
Lomatium macrocarpum bigseed biscuitroot	Yes	White	Brown
Lomatium triternatum nineleaf biscuitroot	Yes	Yellow	Brown
Lycium pallidum pale desert-thorn	Yes	Purple
Malus sylvestris European crab apple	Yes	White	Red
Medicago sativa alfalfa	Yes	Purple	Brown
Microseris nutans nodding microseris	Yes	Yellow	White
Mirabilis multiflora Colorado four o'clock	Yes	Purple	Brown
Najas flexilis nodding waternymph	Yes	Green	Green
Nolina microcarpa sacahuista	Yes	White	Brown
Nuphar lutea ssp. polysepala Rocky Mountain pond-lily	Yes	Yellow	Brown
Opuntia polyacantha plains pricklypear	Yes	Yellow	Red
Perideridia gairdneri Gardner's yampah	Yes	White	Brown
Pinus edulis twoneedle pinyon	Yes	Yellow	Brown
Pinus flexilis limber pine	Yes	Green	Brown
Pinus monophylla singleleaf pinyon	Yes	Yellow	Brown
Prosopis pubescens screwbean mesquite	Yes		Brown
Prunella vulgaris common selfheal	Yes	Purple	Green
Prunus americana American plum	Yes	White	Red
Prunus pumila sandcherry	Yes	White	Black
Prunus pumila var. besseyi western sandcherry	Yes	White	Black
Prunus tomentosa Nanking cherry	Yes	White	Red
Prunus virginiana chokecherry	Yes	White	Black
Punica granatum pomegranate	Yes	Orange	Red
Pyrus communis common pear	Yes	White	Yellow
Ribes aureum golden currant	Yes	Yellow	Red
Ribes cereum wax currant	Yes	White	Red
Ribes hudsonianum northern black currant	Yes	White	Black
Ribes lacustre prickly currant	Yes	Purple	Black
Ribes montigenum gooseberry currant	Yes	Red	Brown
Rosa nutkana Nootka rose	Yes	Red	Red
Rubus idaeus American red raspberry	Yes	White	Red
Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus grayleaf red raspberry	Yes	White	Red
Rubus leucodermis whitebark raspberry	Yes	White	Black
Rubus parviflorus thimbleberry	Yes	White	Red
Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra Pacific willow	Yes	Green	Yellow
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa red elderberry	Yes	White	Red
Secale cereale cereal rye	Yes	Yellow	Brown
Secale cereale cereal rye	Yes	Yellow	Brown
Senecio hydrophiloides tall groundsel	Yes	Yellow	Brown
Shepherdia argentea silver buffaloberry	Yes	Yellow	Red
Shepherdia argentea silver buffaloberry	Yes	Yellow	Red
Shepherdia canadensis russet buffaloberry	Yes	Yellow	Yellow
Sidalcea neomexicana salt spring checkerbloom	Yes	Purple	Brown
Simmondsia chinensis jojoba	Yes	Yellow	Brown
Sorghum bicolor sorghum	Yes	Brown	Brown
Sorghum bicolor ssp. bicolor grain sorghum	Yes	Yellow	Brown
Taraxacum officinale common dandelion	Yes	Yellow	Brown
Tragopogon porrifolius salsify	Yes	Purple	Brown
Triteleia grandiflora largeflower triteleia	Yes	Blue	Brown
Triticum aestivum common wheat	Yes	Yellow	Brown
Vaccinium membranaceum thinleaf huckleberry	Yes	Purple	Black
Vaccinium scoparium grouse whortleberry	Yes	Red	Red
Vaccinium uliginosum bog blueberry	Yes	Purple	Blue
Zea mays corn	Yes	Yellow	Yellow