List of culinary vegetables
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This is a list of [[vegetable]]s in the culinary sense. This means that the list includes some botanical [[fruit]]s such as pumpkins, and doesn't include [[herb]]s, [[spice]]s, [[cereal]]s and most [[List of fruits|culinary fruits]] and [[Nut (fruit)|culinary nuts]]. Some culinary vegetables ([[seaweeds]] like [[laver (seaweed)|laver]]) are not even members of the [[plantae|plant kingdom]].
==Leafy and salad vegetables==
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[[Image:Img 0717 garden cress.jpg|thumb|garden cress]]
[[Image:Iceberg lettuce in SB.jpg|thumb|Iceberg lettuce field in Northern [[Santa Barbara County]]]]
[[Image:Spinacia oleracea Spinazie bloeiend.jpg|thumb|Spinach in flower]]
* [[Amaranth]] (''Amaranthus cruentus'')
* [[Beet]] greens (''Beta vulgaris'' subsp. ''vulgaris'')
* [[Vernonia|Bitterleaf]] (''Vernonia calvoana'')
* [[Bok choy]] (''Brassica rapa'' Chinensis group)
* [[Brussels sprout]] (''Brassica oleracea'' Gemmifera group)
* [[Cabbage]] (''Brassica oleracea'' Capitata group)
* [[Catsear]] (''Hypochaeris radicata'')
* [[Celtuce]] (''Lactuca sativa'' var. ''asparagina'')
* [[Basella alba|Ceylon spinach]] (''Basella alba'')
* [[Chicory]] (''Cichorium intybus'')
* [[Malva|Chinese Mallow]] (''Malva verticillata'')
* [[Chrysanthemum]] leaves (''Chrysanthemum coronarium'')
* [[Corn salad]] (''Valerianella locusta'')
* [[Garden cress|Cress]] (''Lepidium sativum'')
* [[Dandelion]] (''Taraxacum officinale'')
* [[Endive]] (''Cichorium endivia'')
* [[Epazote]] (''Chenopodium ambrosioides'')
* [[Fat Hen|Fat hen]] (''Chenopodium album'')
* [[Fiddlehead]] (''Pteridium aquilinum, Athyrium esculentum'')
* [[Telfairia occidentalis|Fluted pumpkin]] (''Telfairia occidentalis'')
* [[Golden samphire]] (''Inula crithmoides'')
* [[Good King Henry]] (''Chenopodium bonus-henricus'')
* [[Ice plant]] (''Mesembryanthemum crystallinum'')
* Jambu ([[Acmella oleracea]])
* [[Kai-lan]] (''Brassica rapa'' Alboglabra group)
* [[Komatsuna]] (''Brassica rapa'' Pervidis or Komatsuna group)
* [[Baobab|Kuka]] (''Adansonia'' spp.)
* [[Talinum fruticosum|Lagos bologi]] (''Talinum fruticosum'')
* [[Land cress]] (''Barbarea verna'')
* [[Lettuce]] (''Lactuca sativa'')
* [[Houttuynia cordata|Lizard's tail]] (''Houttuynia cordata'')
* [[Corchorus|Melokhia]] (''Corchorus olitorius, Corchorus capsularis'')
* [[Mizuna greens]] (''Brassica rapa'' Nipposinica group)
* [[Sinapis|Mustard]] (''Sinapis alba'')
* [[Bok choy|Napa/Chinese Cabbage]] (''Brassica rapa'' Pekinensis group)
* [[Tetragonia|New Zealand Spinach]] (''Tetragonia tetragonioides'')
* [[Atriplex|Orache]] (''Atriplex hortensis'')
* [[Pea]] sprouts/leaves (''Pisum sativum'')
* [[Phytolacca americana|Polk]] (''Phytolacca americana'')
* [[Radicchio]] (''Cichorium intybus'')
* [[Eruca sativa|Garden Rocket]] (''Eruca sativa'')
* [[Rock samphire|Samphire]] (''Crithmum maritimum'')
* [[Sea Beet|Sea beet]] (''Beta vulgaris'' subsp. ''maritima'')
* [[Seakale]] (''Crambe maritima'')
* [[Crassocephalum|Sierra Leone bologi]] (''Crassocephalum'' spp.)
* [[Celosia|Soko]] (''Celosia argentea'')
* [[Sorrel]] (''Rumex acetosa'')
* [[Spinach]] (''Spinacia oleracea'')
* [[Portulaca oleracea|Summer purslane]] (''Portulaca oleracea'')
* [[Chard|Swiss chard]] (''Beta vulgaris'' subsp. ''cicla'' var. ''flavescens'')
* [[Tatsoi]] (''Brassica rapa'' Rosularis group)
* [[Turnip]] greens (''Brassica rapa'' Rapifera group)
* [[Watercress]] (''Nasturtium officinale'')
* [[Ipomoea aquatica|Water spinach]] (''Ipomoea aquatica'')
* [[Miner's lettuce|Winter purslane]] (''Claytonia perfoliata'')
* [[Rapeseed|Yau choy]] (Brassica napus)
==Fruiting and flowering vegetables==
[[Image:Avocado.jpeg|thumb|Avocado fruit (cv. 'Fuerte'); left: whole, right: in section]]
[[Image:Pumpkins.jpg|thumb|Pumpkins]]
* [[Armenian Cucumber|Armenian cucumber]] (''Cucumis melo'' Flexuosus group)
* [[Eggplant]] or Aubergine (''Solanum melongena'')
* [[Avocado]] (''Persea americana'')
* [[Bell pepper]] (''Capsicum annuum'')
* [[Bitter melon]] (''Momordica charantia'')
* [[Caigua]] (''Cyclanthera pedata'')
* [[Cape Gooseberry]] (''Physalis peruviana'')
* [[Cayenne pepper]] (''Capsicum frutescens'')
* [[Chayote]] (''Sechium edule'')
* [[Chili pepper]] (''Capsicum annuum'' Longum group)
* [[Cucumber]] (''Cucumis sativus'')
* [[Globe Artichoke]] (''Cynara scolymus'')
* [[Luffa]] (''Luffa acutangula, Luffa aegyptiaca'')
* [[Cucurbita ficifolia|Malabar gourd]] (''Cucurbita ficifolia'')
* [[Trichosanthes dioica|Parwal]] (''Trichosanthes dioica'')
* [[Coccinia grandis|Perennial cucumber]] (''Coccinia grandis'')
* [[Pumpkin]] (''Cucurbita maxima, Cucurbita pepo'')
* [[Pattypan squash]]
* [[Snake gourd]] (''Trichosanthes cucumerina'')
* [[Squash (fruit)|Squash (aka marrow)]] (''Cucurbita pepo'')
* [[Sweetcorn]] (''Zea mays'')
* [[Capsicum|Sweet pepper]] (''Capsicum annuum'' Grossum group)
* [[Tinda]] (''Praecitrullus fistulosus'')
* [[Tomato]] (''Solanum lycopersicum'')
* [[Tomatillo]] (''Physalis philadelphica'')
* [[Winter melon]] (''Benincasa hispida'')
* [[Cucumis anguria|West Indian gherkin]] (''Cucumis anguria'')
* [[Zucchini]] or Courgette (''Cucurbita pepo'')
==Podded vegetables==
[[Image:Phaseolus vulgaris seed.jpg|240px|right|thumb|Diversity in dry common beans]]
[[Image:Soybeanvarieties.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Varieties of soybeans are used for many purposes.]]
* [[Apios americana|American groundnut]] (''Apios americana'')
* [[Azuki bean]] (''Vigna angularis'')
* [[Black-eyed pea]] (''Vigna unguiculata'' subsp. ''unguiculata'')
* [[Chickpea]] (''Cicer arietinum'')
* [[Drumstick (vegetable)|Drumstick]] (''Moringa oleifera'')
* [[Hyacinth Bean|Dolichos bean]] (''Lablab purpureus'')
* [[Vicia faba|Fava bean]] (''Vicia faba'')
* [[Common bean|French bean]] (''Phaseolus vulgaris'')
* [[Guar]] (''Cyamopsis tetragonoloba'')
* [[Horse gram]] (''Macrotyloma uniflorum'')
* [[Lathyrus sativus|Indian pea]] (''Lathyrus sativus'')
* [[Lentil]] (''Lens culinaris'')
* [[Moth bean]] (''Vigna acontifolia'')
* [[Mung bean]] (''Vigna radiata'')
* [[Okra]] (''Abelmoschus esculentus'')
* [[Pea]] (''Pisum sativum'')
* [[Peanut]] (''Arachis hypogaea'')
* [[Pigeon pea]] (''Cajanus cajan'')
* [[Rice bean]] (''Vigna umbellatta'')
* [[Runner bean]] (''Phaseolus coccineus'')
* [[Soybean]] (''Glycine max'')
* [[Lupinus mutabilis|Tarwi]] (tarhui, chocho; ''Lupinus mutabilis'')
* [[Tepary bean]] (''Phaseolus acutifolius'')
* [[Urad (bean)|Urad bean]] (''Vigna mungo'')
* [[Mucuna pruriens|Velvet bean]] (''Mucuna pruriens'')
* [[Winged bean]] (''Psophocarpus tetragonolobus'')
* [[Yardlong bean]] (''Vigna unguiculata'' subsp. ''sesquipedalis'')
==Bulb and stem vegetables==
[[Image:Garlic.jpg|thumb|230px|right|Garlic bulbs and individual cloves, one peeled.]]
* [[Asparagus]] (''Asparagus officinalis'')
* [[Cardoon]] (''Cynara cardunculus'')
* [[Celeriac]] (''Apium graveolens'' var. ''rapaceum'')
* [[Celery]] (''Apium graveolens'')
* [[Elephant Garlic]] (''Allium ampeloprasum'' var. ''ampeloprasum'')
* [[Fennel|Florence fennel]] (''Foeniculum vulgare'' var. ''dulce'')
* [[Garlic]] (''Allium sativum'')
* [[Kohlrabi]] (''Brassica oleracea'' Gongylodes group)
* [[Kurrat]] (''Allium ampeloprasum'' var. ''kurrat'')
* [[Leek (vegetable)|Leek]] (''Allium porrum'')
* [[Nelumbo nucifera|Lotus root]] (''Nelumbo nucifera'')
* [[Nopal]] (''Opuntia ficus-indica'')
* [[Onion]] (''Allium cepa'')
* [[Ornithogalum pyrenaicum|Prussian asparagus]] (''Ornithogalum pyrenaicum'')
* [[Shallot]] (''Allium cepa'' Aggregatum group)
* [[Welsh onion]] (''Allium fistulosum'')
* [[Wild leek]] (''Allium tricoccum'')
==Root and tuberous vegetables==
[[Image:CarrotDiversityLg.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Carrots come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes]]
[[Image:Various types of potatoes for sale.jpg|thumb|250px|Potatoes are one of the most used [[staple food]]s.]]
[[Image:Bunch_of_raphanus.jpg|thumb|bunch of radishes]]
* [[Acorn squash]] (''Cucurbita pepo'')
* [[Pachyrhizus|Ahipa]] (''Pachyrhizus ahipa'')
* [[Arracacha]] (''Arracacia xanthorrhiza''))
* [[Bamboo shoot]]
* [[Beet]]root (''Beta vulgaris'' subsp. ''vulgaris'')
* [[Bunium persicum|Black cumin]] (''Bunium persicum'')
* [[Burdock]] (Arctium)
* [[Broadleaf arrowhead]] (''Sagittaria latifolia'')
* [[Camassia|Camas]] (''Camassia'')
* [[Canna (plant)|Canna]] (''Canna'' spp.)
* [[Carrot]] (''Daucus carota'')
* [[Cassava]] (''Manihot esculenta'')
* [[Chinese artichoke]] (''Stachys affinis'')
* [[Daikon]] (''Raphanus sativus'' Longipinnatus group)
* [[Lathyrus tuberosus|Earthnut pea]] (''Lathyrus tuberosus'')
* [[Amorphophallus paeoniifolius|Elephant Foot yam]] (''Amorphophallus_paeoniifolius'')
* [[Ensete]] (''Ensete ventricosum'')
* [[Ginger]] (''Zingiber officinale'')
* [[Greater burdock|Gobo]] (''Arctium lappa'')
* [[Parsley|Hamburg parsley]] (''Petroselinum crispum'' var. ''tuberosum'')
* [[Jerusalem artichoke]] (''Helianthus tuberosus'')
* [[Jícama]] (''Pachyrhizus erosus'')
* [[Parsnip]] (''Pastinaca sativa'')
* [[Conopodium majus|Pignut]] (''Conopodium majus'')
* [[Plectranthus]] (''Plectranthus'' spp.)
* [[Potato]] (''Solanum tuberosum'')
* [[Psoralea esculenta|Prairie turnip]] (''Psoralea esculenta'')
* [[Radish]] (''Raphanus sativus'')
* [[Rutabaga]] (''Brassica napus'' Napobrassica group)
* [[Purple Salsify|Salsify]] (''Tragopogon porrifolius'')
* [[Black salsify|Scorzonera]] (''Scorzonera hispanica'')
* [[Skirret]] (''Sium sisarum'')
* [[Sweet Potato]] (Kumara)
* [[Taro]] (''Colocasia esculenta'')
* [[Ti (plant)|Ti]] (''Cordyline fruticosa'')
* [[Cyperus esculentus|Tigernut]] (''Cyperus esculentus'')
* [[Turnip]] (''Brassica rapa'' Rapifera group)
* [[Ulluco]] (''Ullucus tuberosus'')
* [[Wasabi]] (''Wasabia japonica'')
* [[Eleocharis dulcis|Water chestnut]] (''Eleocharis dulcis'')
* [[Yacón]] (''Smallanthus sonchifolius'')
* [[yam (vegetable)|Yam]] (''Dioscorea'' spp.)
==Sea vegetables==
[[Image:Caulerpa prolifera.JPG|thumb|The [[Caulerpa]] is a genus of edible [[Seaweed]].]]
* ''[[Aonori]]'' (''Monostroma'' spp., ''Enteromorpha'' spp.)
* [[Carola (sea vegetable)|Carola]] (''Callophyllis variegata'')
* Dabberlocks or badderlocks (''[[Alaria esculenta]]'')
* [[Dulse]] (''Palmaria palmata'')
* ''[[Hijiki]]'' (''Hizikia fusiformis'')
* ''[[Kombu]]'' (''Laminaria japonica'')
* ''[[Mozuku]]'' (''Cladosiphon okamuranus'')
* ''[[laver (seaweed)|Laver]]'' (''Porphyra'' spp.) ([[nori]] in [[Japan]], [[Gim (Korean food)|gim]] in [[Korea]])
* ''[[Ogonori]]'' (''Gracilaria'' spp.)
* [[Caulerpa|Sea grape]] (''Caulerpa'' spp.)
* [[Sea lettuce]] (''Ulva lactuca'')
* ''[[Wakame]]'' (''Undaria pinnatifida'')
==See also==
* [[List of culinary fruits|List of fruits]]
* [[List of plants with edible leaves]]
* [[Root vegetable]]
* [[Vegetable juice]]
* [[Herbs]]
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