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list of common leaf vegetableLeaf vegetables, also called potherbs, green vegetables, greens, or leafy greens, are plant leaves eaten as a vegetable, sometimes accompanied by tender petioles and shoots...
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pot-herbs (vegetables eaten as the cooked leaves). For an exhaustive list, see
list of plants with edible leaves; the list below is meant to include only the most popular categories of cultivated or foraged greens. For example,
spinachSpinach is an edible flowering plant in the family of Amaranthaceae. It is native to central and southwestern Asia. It is an annual plant , which grows to a height of up to 30 cm. Spinach may survive over winter in temperate regions...
leaves would be likely to be included, but leaves of the
Japanese WalnutThe Japanese Walnut , is a species of walnut native to Japan and Sakhalin. It is a deciduous tree growing to 20 m tall, rarely 30 m, and 40-80 cm stem diameter, with light grey bark. The leaves are pinnate, 50-90 cm long, with 11-17 leaflets, each leaflet 7-16 cm long and 3-5 cm broad...
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This is a
list of common leaf vegetableLeaf vegetables, also called potherbs, green vegetables, greens, or leafy greens, are plant leaves eaten as a vegetable, sometimes accompanied by tender petioles and shoots...
s or
pot-herbs (vegetables eaten as the cooked leaves). For an exhaustive list, see
list of plants with edible leaves; the list below is meant to include only the most popular categories of cultivated or foraged greens. For example,
spinachSpinach is an edible flowering plant in the family of Amaranthaceae. It is native to central and southwestern Asia. It is an annual plant , which grows to a height of up to 30 cm. Spinach may survive over winter in temperate regions...
leaves would be likely to be included, but leaves of the
Japanese WalnutThe Japanese Walnut , is a species of walnut native to Japan and Sakhalin. It is a deciduous tree growing to 20 m tall, rarely 30 m, and 40-80 cm stem diameter, with light grey bark. The leaves are pinnate, 50-90 cm long, with 11-17 leaflets, each leaflet 7-16 cm long and 3-5 cm broad...
tree would not. Note that because of variations in names some items appear more than once in the list.
- Agati (Sesbania grandiflora
Sesbania grandiflora or hummingbird tree/scarlet wisteria is a small tree in the genus Sesbania.-Common names:* अगस्ति in Sanskrit* അകത്തി in Malayalam...
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- Amaranth
Amaranthus, collectively known as amaranth or pigweed, is a cosmopolitan genus of herbs. Approximately 60 species are recognized, with inflorescences and foliage ranging from purple and red to gold...
- Artichoke
A globe artichoke is a partially edible perennial thistle originating in southern Europe around the Mediterranean.Artichoke may also refer to:*Artichoke , a creative company specialising in arts events...
- Arugula (garden rocket)
- Beet
The beet is a plant in the amaranth family. It is best known in its numerous cultivated varieties, the most well known of which is probably the red root vegetable known as the beetroot or garden beet...
greens (spinach beet)
- Bok choy
- Borage
Borage, also known as starflower is an annual herb originating in Syria, but naturalized throughout the Mediterranean region, as well as Asia Minor, Europe, North Africa, and South America. It grows to a height of 60-100 cm , and is bristly or hairy all over the stems and leaves; the leaves are...
- Brussels sprout tops
- Collard greens
Collard greens are various loose-leafed cultivars of Brassica oleracea , the same species that produces cabbage and broccoli. The plant is grown for its large, dark-colored, edible leaves and as a garden ornamental, mainly in Brazil, Portugal, the Southern United States, many parts of Africa,...
- Cabbage
The cabbage is a popular cultivar of the species Brassica oleracea Linne of the Family Brassicaceae , and is used as a leafy green vegetable...
- Asiatic Pennywort (Centella asiatica
Centella asiatica is a small herbaceous annual plant of the family Mackinlayaceae or subfamily Mackinlayoideae of family Apiaceae, and is native to India, Sri Lanka, northern Australia, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Melanesia, New Guinea, and other parts of Asia...
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- Chard
Chard , also known by the common names Swiss Chard, Silverbeet, Perpetual Spinach, Spinach Beet, Crab Beet, Seakale Beet and Mangold, is a leafy vegetable and a Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima...
- Chaya
Chaya, also known as Tree Spinach, is a large, fast growing leafy perennial shrub, native to the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico. It has succulent stems which exude a milky sap when cut. It can grow to be 6 meters tall, but is usually pruned to about 2m for easier leaf harvest...
- Colocasia
Colocasia is a genus of six to eight species of flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to tropical Polynesia and southeastern Asia...
- Dandelion
- Endive
Endive , Cichorium endivia is a leaf vegetable belonging to the daisy family. Endive can be cooked or used raw in salads.Endive is also a common name for some types of chicory . There is considerable confusion between Cichorium endivia and Cichorium intybus...
- Escarole
- Fenugreek
Fenugreek is a plant in the family Fabaceae. Fenugreek is used both as an herb and as a spice . It is cultivated worldwide as a semi-arid crop. It is frequently used in curry.-History:...
- Garden cress
Garden cress is a fast-growing, edible herb that is botanically related to watercress and mustard, sharing their peppery, tangy flavor and aroma...
- Ground-elder
The ground-elder is in the carrot family that grows in shady places. It is sometimes also cited as "ground elder", though this format invites confusion by suggesting it is a species of elder , an unrelated genus. It is also known as herb gerard, bishop's weed, goutweed, and snow-in-the-mountain...
- Garden Rocket (arugula)
- Iceberg lettuce
- Kailan
- Kale
Kale or borecole is a form of cabbage , green or purple, in which the central leaves do not form a head. It is considered to be closer to wild cabbage than most domesticated forms. The species Brassica oleracea contains a wide array of vegetables including broccoli, cauliflower, collard greens, and...
- Kohlrabi
Kohlrabi is a low, stout cultivar of the cabbage that will grow almost anywhere. It has been selected for its swollen, nearly spherical shape. The name comes from the German Kohl plus Rübe ~ Rabi , because the swollen stem resembles the latter...
greens
- Leek
The leek, Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum , also sometimes known as Allium porrum, is a vegetable which belongs, along with the onion and garlic, to the Alliaceae family...
- Lettuce
Lettuce is a temperate annual or biennial plant of the daisy family Asteraceae. It is most often grown as a leaf vegetable. In many countries, it is typically eaten cold, raw, in salads, sandwiches, hamburgers, tacos, and in many other dishes...
- Moringa (Moringa oleifera
Moringa oleifera, commonly referred to simply as "Moringa" ,Muringakkaya in Malayalam language,the most widely cultivated species of the genus Moringa, which is the only genus in the family Moringaceae...
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- Mustard greens
- Nasturtium (genus)
Nasturtium is a genus of five species in the Family Brassicaceae , best known as containing the edible watercresses Nasturtium microphyllum and Nasturtium officinale...
(watercress)
- Nasturtium (Tropaeolum)
- Purslane
Purslane may refer to:* Portulacaceae, a family of succulent flowering plants, and especially:** Portulaca oleracea, a species of Portulaca eaten as a vegetable and considered a weed, known as summer purslane...
- Romaine
Romaine or cos lettuce is a variety of lettuce which grows in a tall head of sturdy leaves with a firm rib down the center. Unlike most lettuces, it is tolerant of heat.- Origin and etymology :...
- Sorrel
Common Sorrel or Garden Sorrel , often simply called sorrel and also known as Spinach Dock or Narrow-leaved Dock, is a perennial herb that is cultivated as a garden herb or leaf vegetable...
- Spinach
Spinach is an edible flowering plant in the family of Amaranthaceae. It is native to central and southwestern Asia. It is an annual plant , which grows to a height of up to 30 cm. Spinach may survive over winter in temperate regions...
- Spinach beet
The beet is a plant in the amaranth family. It is best known in its numerous cultivated varieties, the most well known of which is probably the red root vegetable known as the beetroot or garden beet...
(beet greens)
- Spring greens
Spring greens are a cultivar of Brassica oleracea in the cultivar Acephala Group, similar to kale, in which the central leaves do not form a head or form only a very loose one...
- Stinging nettle
Stinging nettle or common nettle, Urtica dioica, is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant, native to Europe, Asia, northern Africa, and North America, and is the best-known member of the nettle genus Urtica.-Description:...
- Tatsoi
Tatsoi , also called spinach mustard, spoon mustard, or rosette bok choy, is an Asian variety of Brassica rapa grown for greens...
- Tropaeolum (nasturtium)
- Turnip greens
- Watercress
Watercresses are fast-growing, aquatic or semi-aquatic, perennial plants native from Europe to central Asia, and one of the oldest known leaf vegetables consumed by human beings. It is an invasive species in the Great Lakes region where it was first sighted in 1847...
(Nasturtium (genus)Nasturtium is a genus of five species in the Family Brassicaceae , best known as containing the edible watercresses Nasturtium microphyllum and Nasturtium officinale...
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- Water spinach or ong choy (Ipomoea aquatica
Ipomoea aquatica is a semi-aquatic tropical plant grown as a leaf vegetable. It is known in English as water spinach, swamp cabbage, water convolvulus or water morning-glory, and has many other names in other languages...
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- Yarrow