This is a list of vegetables in the culinary sense. This means that the list includes some botanical fruits such as pumpkins, and does not include herbs, spices, cereals and most culinary fruits and culinary nuts. Currently edible fungi are not included on this list.
Some culinary vegetables (seaweeds like laver) are not even members of the plant kingdom.
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Leafy and salad vegetables
- Amaranth (Amaranthus cruentus)
- Arugala (Eruca sativa)
- Beet greens (Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris)
- Broccoli Rabe (Brassica rapa subsp. rapa)
- Bitterleaf (Vernonia calvoana)
- Bok choy (Brassica rapa Chinensis group)
- Brussels sprout (Brassica oleracea Gemmifera group)
- Cabbage (Brassica oleracea Capitata group)
- Catsear (Hypochaeris radicata)
- Celery (Apium graveolens)
- Celtuce (Lactuca sativa var. asparagina)
- Ceylon spinach (Basella alba)
- Chaya (Cnidoscolus aconitifolius subsp. aconitifolius)
- Chard (Beta vulgaris var. cicla)
- Chicory (Cichorium intybus)
- Collard greens (Brassica oleracea)
- Chinese Mallow (Malva verticillata)
- Chrysanthemum leaves (Chrysanthemum coronarium)
- Corn salad (Valerianella locusta)
- Cress (Lepidium sativum)
- Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
- Endive (Cichorium endivia)
- Epazote (Chenopodium ambrosioides)
- Fat hen (Chenopodium album)
- Fiddlehead (Pteridium aquilinum, Athyrium esculentum)
- Fluted pumpkin (Telfairia occidentalis)
- Golden samphire (Inula crithmoides)
- Good King Henry (Chenopodium bonus-henricus)
- Jambu (Acmella oleracea)
- Kai-lan (Brassica rapa Alboglabra group)
- Kale (Brassica oleracea Acephala group)
- Komatsuna (Brassica rapa Pervidis or Komatsuna group)
- Kuka (Adansonia spp.)
- Lagos bologi (Talinum fruticosum)
- Land cress (Barbarea verna)
- Lettuce (Lactuca sativa)
- Lizard's tail (Houttuynia cordata)
- Melokhia (Corchorus olitorius, Corchorus capsularis)
- Mizuna greens (Brassica rapa Nipposinica group)
- Mustard (Sinapis alba)
- Napa/Chinese Cabbage (Brassica rapa Pekinensis group)
- New Zealand Spinach (Tetragonia tetragonioides)
- Orache (Atriplex hortensis)
- Pea sprouts/leaves (Pisum sativum)
- Polk (Phytolacca americana)
- Radicchio (Cichorium intybus)
- Garden Rocket (Eruca sativa)
- Samphire (Crithmum maritimum)
- Sea beet (Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima)
- Seakale (Crambe maritima)
- Sierra Leone bologi (Crassocephalum spp.)
- Soko (Celosia argentea)
- Sorrel (Rumex acetosa)
- Summer purslane (Portulaca oleracea)
- Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla var. flavescens)
- Tatsoi (Brassica rapa Rosularis group)
- Turnip greens (Brassica rapa Rapifera group)
- Watercress (Nasturtium officinale)
- Water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica)
- Winter purslane (Claytonia perfoliata)
Fruiting and flowering vegetables
The fruit of trees:
- Avocado (Persea americana)
- Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis)
Fruits of annual or perennial plants:
- Acorn squash (Cucurbita pepo)
- Armenian cucumber (Cucumis melo Flexuosus group)
- Eggplant or Aubergine (Solanum melongena)
- Bell pepper (Capsicum annuum)
- Bitter melon (Momordica charantia)
- Caigua (Cyclanthera pedata)
- Cape Gooseberry (Physalis peruviana)
- Capsicum (Capsicum annuum)
- Cayenne pepper (Capsicum frutescens)
- Chayote (Sechium edule)
- Chili pepper (Capsicum annuum Longum group)
- Cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
- Luffa (Luffa acutangula, Luffa aegyptiaca)
- Malabar gourd (Cucurbita ficifolia)
- Parwal (Trichosanthes dioica)
- Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum var)
- Perennial cucumber (Coccinia grandis)
- Pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima, Cucurbita pepo)
- Pattypan squash (Cucurbita pepo)
- Snake gourd (Trichosanthes cucumerina)
- Squash (aka marrow) (Cucurbita pepo)
- Sweetcorn aka corn or maize (Zea mays)
- Sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum Grossum group)
- Tinda (Praecitrullus fistulosus)
- Tomatillo (Physalis philadelphica)
- Winter melon (Benincasa hispida)
- West Indian gherkin (Cucumis anguria)
- Zucchini or Courgette (Cucurbita pepo)
Flowers or flower buds of perennial or annual plants:
- Artichoke (Cynara cardunculus, C. scolymus)
- Squash blossoms (Cucurbita spp.)
- Broccoli (Brassica oleracea)
- Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea)
Podded vegetables
- 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)
- Green bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)
- Guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba)
- 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)
- Rice (Vigna umbellatta)
- 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)
Bulb and stem vegetables
- Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis)
- Cardoon (Cynara cardunculus)
- Celeriac (Apium graveolens var. rapaceum)
- Celery (Apium graveolens)
- Elephant Garlic (Allium ampeloprasum var. ampeloprasum)
- Florence 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)
- 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)
- Bamboo shoot (Bambusa vulgaris and Phyllostachys edulis)
- Beetroot (Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris)
- Black cumin (Bunium persicum)
- Burdock (Arctium lappa)
- Broadleaf arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia)
- Camas (Camassia)
- Canna (Canna spp.)
- Carrot (Daucus carota)
- Cassava (Manihot esculenta)
- Chinese artichoke (Stachys affinis)
- Daikon (Raphanus sativus Longipinnatus group)
- Earthnut pea (Lathyrus tuberosus)
- Elephant Foot yam (Amorphophallus_paeoniifolius)
- Ensete (Ensete ventricosum)
- Ginger (Zingiber officinale)
- Gobo (Arctium lappa)
- Hamburg parsley (Petroselinum crispum var. tuberosum)
- Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus)
- Jícama (Pachyrhizus erosus)
- Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa)
- Pignut (Conopodium majus)
- Plectranthus (Plectranthus spp.)
- Potato (Solanum tuberosum)
- Prairie turnip (Psoralea esculenta)
- Radish (Raphanus sativus)
- Rutabaga (Brassica napus Napobrassica group)
- Salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius)
- Scorzonera (Scorzonera hispanica)
- Skirret (Sium sisarum)
- Sweet Potato or Kumara (Ipomoea batatas)
- Taro (Colocasia esculenta)
- Ti (Cordyline fruticosa)
- Tigernut (Cyperus esculentus)
- Turnip (Brassica rapa Rapifera group)
- Ulluco (Ullucus tuberosus)
- Wasabi (Wasabia japonica)
- Water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis)
- Yacón (Smallanthus sonchifolius)
- Yam (Dioscorea spp.)
Sea vegetables
- Aonori (Monostroma spp., Enteromorpha spp.)
- Carola (Callophyllis variegata)
- Dabberlocks or badderlocks (Alaria esculenta)
- Dulse (Palmaria palmata)
- Hijiki (Hizikia fusiformis)
- Kombu (Laminaria japonica)
- Mozuku (Cladosiphon okamuranus)
- Laver (Porphyra spp.) (nori in Japan, gim in Korea)
- Ogonori (Gracilaria spp.)
- Sea grape (Caulerpa spp.)
- Sea lettuce (Ulva lactuca)
- Wakame (Undaria pinnatifida)
See also
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