This is a list of vegetables which are grown or harvested primarily for the consumption of their leafy parts, either raw or cooked. Many
vegetable
Vegetables are parts of plants that are consumed by humans or other animals as food. The original meaning is still commonly used and is applied to plants collectively to refer to all edible plant matter, including the edible flower, flowers, ...
s with leaves that are consumed in small quantities as a spice such as
oregano
Oregano (, ; ''Origanum vulgare'') is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae. It was native to the Mediterranean region, but widely naturalised elsewhere in the temperate Northern Hemisphere.
Oregano is a woody perennial ...
, for medicinal purposes such as
lime, or used in
infusion
Infusion is the process of extracting chemical compounds or flavors from plant material in a solvent such as water, oil or alcohol, by allowing the material to remain suspended in the solvent over time (a process often called steeping). An in ...
s such as
tea, are not included in this list.
List
; Key
* Citations marked with Ecoport are from the Ecoport Web site, an ecology portal developed in collaboration with the
FAO
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)french: link=no, Organisation des Nations unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture; it, Organizzazione delle Nazioni Unite per l'Alimentazione e l'Agricoltura is an intern ...
.
* Those marked with GRIN are from the GRIN Taxonomy of Food Plants.
* Sources marked with Duke are from James Duke's book ''Handbook of Energy Crops''.
See also
*
List of vegetables
This is a list of plants that have a culinary role as vegetables. "Vegetable" can be used in several senses, including culinary, botanical and legal. This list includes botanical fruits such as pumpkins, and does not include herbs, spices, cer ...
*
List of foods
*
List of vegetable dishes
References
External links
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