Vegetable
From The Plant Encyclopedia
The noun vegetable is not a scientific, but is a colloquial word referring to food plants that are grown in farms or gardens.
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Leafy and green vegetables
- Amaranth Amaranthus cruentus
- Arugula Eruca sativa
- Beet greens Beta
- Bitterleaf Vernonia calvoana
- Brussel Sprouts Brassica oleracea Gemmifera Group
- Broccoli Brassica oleracea Italica Group
- Broccoflower Brassica oleracea Botrytis Group
- Cabbage Brassica oleracea Capitata Group
- Cauliflower Brassica oleracea Botrytis Group
- Celery Apium graveolens
- Ceylon spinach Basella alba
- Collard greens Brassica oleracea Acephala Group
- Chard Beta cicla
- Chaya Cnidoscolus aconitifolius
- Chickweed Stellaria
- Chicory Cichorium
- Chrysanthemum (leaves) Chrysanthemum
- Collard greens Brassica oleracea
- Corn salad Valerianella locusta
- Cress Cardamine
- Dandelion Taraxacum officinale
- Endive Cichorium endivia
- Epazote Dysphania ambrosioides
- Fiddlehead Pteridium aquilinum
- Fluted pumpkin Telfairia occidentalis
- Garden Rocket Eruca sativa
- Golden samphire Inula crithmoides
- Good King Henry Chenopodium bonus-henricus
- Greater Plantain Plantago major
- Kai-lan Brassica oleracea Alboglabra Group
- Kale Brassica oleracea Acephala Group
- Kuka Adansonia
- Lagos bologi Talinum fruticosum
- Lamb's lettuce Valerianella locusta
- Land cress Barbarea verna
- Lettuce Lactuca sativa
- Lizard's tail Houttuynia cordata
- Melokhia Corchorus olitorius
- Miner's Lettuce Claytonia perfoliata
- Mizuna greens Brassica rapa
- Mustard Sinapis alba
- New Zealand Spinach Tetragonia tetragonioides
- Orache Atriplex
- Pak choy Brassica rapa
- Paracress Acmella oleracea
- Pea (shoots) Pisum sativum
- Polk Phytolacca americana
- Radicchio Cichorium intybus
- Sea kale Crambe maritima
- Sierra Leone bologi Crassocephalum
- Soko Celosia argentea
- Sorrel Rumex acetosa
- Spinach Spinacia oleracea
- Summer purslane Portulaca oleracea
- Swiss chard Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla var. flavescens
- Tatsoi Brassica rapa
- Turnip greens Brassica rapa
- Watercress Nasturtium officinale
- Water spinach Ipomoea aquatica
- Miner's lettuce Claytonia perfoliata
- Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Fruits
- Avocado Persea americana
- Bell pepper Capsicum annuum
- Bitter melon / [Bitter gourd Momordica charantia
- Zucchini|Courgette Cucurbita pepo
- Cucumber Cucumis sativus
- Corn; aka maize Zea mays
- Eggplant / Aubergine / Brinjal Solanum melongena
- Pumpkin Cucurbita spp.
- Squash Cucurbita spp.
- Sweet pepper Capsicum annuum
- Tinda Praecitrullus fistulosus
- Tomatillo Physalis philadelphica
- Tomato Solanum lycopersicum
- Winter melon Benincasa hispida
- West Indian gherkin Cucumis anguria
- Zucchini Cucurbita pepo
Flowers and flower buds
- Artichoke Cynara cardunculus
- Broccoli Brassica oleracea
- Cauliflower Brassica oleracea
- Daylilly Hemerocallis
- Pansy / Viola Viola
- Nasturtium Tropaeolum
- Zucchini| / Courgette / Squash blossoms Cucurbita spp.
Podded vegetables (Legumes)
- American groundnut Apios americana
- Azuki bean Vigna angularis
- Black-eyed pea Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata
- Chickpea Cicer arietinum
- Common bean Phaseolus vulgaris
- Drumstick Moringa oleifera
- Dolichos bean Lablab purpureus
- Fava bean Vicia faba
- Chickpea / Garbanzo Cicer arietinum
- Green bean Phaseolus vulgaris
- Guar Cyamopsis tetragonoloba
- Okra / Gumbo Abelmoschus esculentus
- Horse gram Macrotyloma uniflorum
- Indian pea Lathyrus sativus
- Lentil Lens culinaris
- Lima Bean Phaseolus lunatus
- Moth bean Vigna acontifolia
- Mung bean Vigna radiata
- Okra Abelmoschus esculentus
- Pea Pisum sativum
- Peanut Arachis hypogaea
- Pigeon pea Cajanus cajan
- Ricebean Vigna umbellata
- Runner bean Phaseolus coccineus
- Soybean Glycine max
- Tarwi tarhui / chocho Lupinus mutabilis
- Tepary bean Phaseolus acutifolius
- Urad bean Vigna mungo
- Velvet bean Mucuna pruriens
- Winged bean Psophocarpus tetragonolobus
- Yardlong bean Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis
Bulbus and stem vegetables
- Asparagus Asparagus officinalis
- Cardoon Cynara cardunculus
- Celeriac Apium graveolens var. rapaceum
- Celery Apium graveolens
- Elephant Garlic Allium ampeloprasum var. ampeloprasum
- Fennel Foeniculum vulgare var. dulce
- Garlic Allium sativum
- Kohlrabi Brassica oleracea Gongylodes Group
- Kurrat Allium ampeloprasum var. kurrat
- Leek Allium porrum
- Lotus root Nelumbo nucifera
- Nopal Opuntia ficus-indica
- Onion Allium cepa
- Scallion / Spring Onion Allium wakegi
- Prussian asparagus Ornithogalum pyrenaicum
- Shallot Allium cepa Aggregatum group
- Welsh onion Allium fistulosum
- Wild leek Allium tricoccum
Root and tuberous vegetables
- Ahipa Pachyrhizus ahipa
- Arracacha Arracacia xanthorrhiza
- Arrowhead Sagittaria latifolia
- Bamboo shoot Bambusa vulgaris and Phyllostachys edulis
- Beet root Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
- Burdock Arctium lappa
- Camas Camassia
- Canna Canna spp.
- Carrot Daucus carota
- Cassava Manihot esculenta
- Chinese artichoke Stachys affinis
- Daikon Raphanus sativus
- Earthnut pea Lathyrus tuberosus
- Elephant Foot yam Amorphophallus paeoniifolius
- Ensete Ensete ventricosum
- Ginger Zingiber officinale
- Greater burdock / Gobo Arctium lappa
- Parsley Petroselinum crispum var. tuberosum
- Jerusalem artichoke Helianthus tuberosus
- Jícama Pachyrhizus erosus
- Cassava / Manioc Manihot esculenta
- Mooli Raphanus sativus
- Parsnip Pastinaca sativa
- Pignut Conopodium majus
- Plectranthus Plectranthus spp.
- Potato Solanum tuberosum
- Prairie turnip Psoralea esculenta
- Radish Raphanus sativus
- Horseradish Armoracia rusticana
- Rutabaga Brassica napus
- Scorzonera / Black Salsify Scorzonera hispanica
- Rutabaga Brassica napus
- Salsify Tragopogon porrifolius
- Sweet Potato / Kumara Ipomoea batatas
- Taro Colocasia esculenta
- Ti Cordyline fruticosa
- Tigernut Cyperus esculentus
- Turnip Brassica rapa
- Ulluco Ullucus tuberosus
- Water chestnut Eleocharis dulcis
- Yacón Smallanthus sonchifolius
- Yam Dioscorea spp.
Sea vegetables
- Aonori Monostroma spp.
- Carola Callophyllis variegata
- Badderlocks Alaria esculenta
- Dulse or dillisk Palmaria palmata
- Gim Porphyra spp.
- Kombu Saccharina japonica
- Laver Porphyra spp.
- Mozuku Cladosiphon okamuranus
- Nori Porphyra spp.
- Ogonori Gracilaria spp.
- Sea grape Caulerpa spp.
- Sea kale Crambe maritima
- Sea lettuce Ulva lactuca
- Wakame Undaria pinnatifida
(Pumpkin - Cucumis)
Genera in this category
Evergreen Vegetable Genera
- Actinidia
- Adansonia
- Bambusa
- Cactus
- Caulerpa
- Citrus unshiu
- Claytonia - Miner's lettuce
- Dioscorea
- Euterpe
- Ficus
- Gracilaria
- Kombucha
- Mentha
- Monostroma
- Porphyra
- Prunus
- Pyrus
- Rubus
- Solanum
- Vaccinium
