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Edible Plants icon Vegetables and Other Edible Plants
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Plants with edible parts (fruits, flowers, foliage, seeds, roots) are given this symbol. See the list of recommended books at the bottom of the page to learn more about growing fruit, nuts, vegetables and edible plants. Floridata profiles almost all of your favorite vegetables (tomatos, peppers, garlic, etc.); herbs (parsley, sage, rosemary and etc.); and many unusual species (orach, water chestnut, pomegranate, etc.). We've also included plants that you can eat although you probably don't want too - like kudzu vine!.

  Scientific Name Common Names

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Annual Plants and Flowers
  Abelmoschus esculentus okra
  Allium cepa Cepa Group onion
  Amaranthus caudatus love-lies-bleeding
  Anethum graveolens dill
  Atriplex hortensis orach
  Beta vulgaris beet
  Brassica juncea mustard greens
  Brassica napus rutabaga
  Brassica oleracea var. botrytis broccoli
  Brassica oleracea var. capitata cabbage
  Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes kohlrabi
  Brassica rapa var. rapifera turnip
  Cannabis sativa hemp
  Capsicum spp. pepper
  Cichorium endivia endive
  Coriandrum sativum coriander
  Daucus carota var. sativus carrot
  Eruca sativa arugula
  Foeniculum vulgare Florence fennel
  Glycine max soybean
  Helianthus annuus common sunflower
  Hibiscus sabdariffa roselle
  Lactuca sativa lettuce
  Ocimum basilicum basil
  Papaver somniferum opium poppy
  Petroselinum crispum parsley
  Phaseolus vulgaris common bean
  Physalis ixocarpa tomatillo
  Pisum sativum garden pea
  Raphanus sativus radish
  Solanum melongena eggplant
  Solanum tuberosum potato
  Spinacea oleracea spinach
  Tropaeolum majus nasturtium
  Valerianella locusta corn salad

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Cactus and Succulents
  Opuntia humifusa hardy prickly pear

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Grasses and Grasslike Plants
  Cymbopogon citratus lemongrass
  Uniola paniculata sea oats
  Zea mays corn

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Palms and Palmlike Plants
  Allagoptera arenaria seashore palm
  Attalea cohune Cohune palm
  Butia capitata jelly palm
  Cocos nucifera coconut palm
  Phoenix dactylifera date palm

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Perennial Plants
  Allium sativum garlic
  Allium ampeloprasum, Porrum Group leeks
  Allium fistulosum scallion
  Allium schoenoprasum chive
  Allium tuberosum garlic chives
  Alocasia macrorrhiza giant taro
  Ananas comosus pineapple
  Asparagus officinalis asparagus
  Brassica oleracea var. acephala kale
  Centella asiatica gotu kola
  Cichorum intybus chicory
  Colocasia esculenta taro
  Elettaria cardamomum cardamom
  Fragaria X ananassa strawberry
  Helianthus tuberosus Jerusalem artichoke
  Lycopersicon lycopersicum tomato
  Manihot esculenta cassava
  Melissa officinalis lemon balm
  Mentha X piperita peppermint
  Mitchella repens partridge berry
  Monarda didyma beebalm
  Monarda punctata spotted horsemint
  Monstera deliciosa windowleaf
  Musa x paradisiaca banana
  Origanum majorana sweet marjoram
  Origanum vulgare oregano
  Osmunda cinnamomea cinnamon fern
  Phytolacca americana pokeweed
  Polymnia sonchifolia yacón
  Rubus fruticosus blackberry
  Salvia lyrata lyreleaf sage
  Sanguisorba minor salad burnet
  Taraxacum officinale dandelion
  Tulbaghia violacea society garlic
  Typha latifolia cattail
  Yucca filamentosa Adam's needle
  Zingiber officinale ginger

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Shrubs
  Agave americana agave
  Amelanchier canadensis serviceberry
  Asimina triloba pawpaw
  Camellia sinensis tea
  Cephalotaxus harringtonia Japanese plum yew
  Chaenomeles speciosa Japanese quince
  Elaeagnus multiflora gumi
  Feijoa sellowiana feijoa
  Gaylussacia frondosa blue huckleberry
  Hamamelis virginiana witchhazel
  Hibiscus tiliaceus Mahoe
  Licania michauxii gopher apple
  Pandanus utilius screw pine
  Punica granatum pomegranate
  Rosemarinus officinalis rosemary
  Salvia elegans pineapple sage
  Salvia officinalis garden sage
  Sambucus canadensis American elder
  Tagetes lucida Mexican tarragon
  Thymus vulgaris thyme
  Vaccinium ashei rabbiteye blueberry
  Vaccinium elliottii mayberry
  Vaccinium myrsinites shiny blueberry
  Vaccinium stamineum deerberry

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Trees
  Acer saccharum sugar maple
  Araucaria araucana monkey-puzzle tree
  Arbutus unedo Strawberry tree
  Carica papaya papaya
  Carissa macrocarpa Natal plum
  Carya illinoinensis pecan
  Carya laciniosa shellbark hickory
  Carya ovata shagbark hickory
  Castanea sativa Spanish chestnut
  Cecropia peltata trumpet tree
  Citrus meyeri Meyers lemon
  Citrus reticulata mandarin
  Citrus sinensis sweet orange
  Citrus x limonia Rangpur lime
  Coccoloba uvifera sea grape
  Cornus kousa kousa dogwood
  Diospyros kaki Japanese persimmon
  Diospyros virginiana American persimmon
  Eriobotrya japonica Japanese plum
  Fagus grandifolia beech
  Fagus orientalis oriental beech
  Fagus sylvatica European beech
  Ficus carica fig
  Fortunella spp kumquat
  Juglans nigra black walnut
  Laurus nobilis bay laurel
  Pachira aquatica water chestnut
  Persea americana avocado
  Persea borbonia red bay
  Pimenta dioica allspice
  Prunus serotina wild cherry
  Quercus muehlenbergii chinkapin oak
  Sassafras albidum sassafras
  Tamarindus indica tamarind
  Tilia cordata littleleaf linden
  Vitex agnus-castus hemp tree
  X Citrofortunella microcarpa calamondin

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Vines
  Antigonon leptopus Mexican creeper
  Cucumis sativus cucumber
  Cucurbita spp. squash
  Dolichos lablab hyacinth bean
  Luffa aegyptiaca loofah
  Passiflora caerulea blue passionflower
  Passiflora incarnata maypop
  Passiflora racemosa red passionflower
  Phaseolus coccineus runner bean
  Phaseolus lunatus butterbean
  Psophocarpus tetragonolobus winged bean
  Pueraria lobata kudzu vine
  Sechium edule chayote
  Vitis rotundifolia muscadine

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Aquatic Plants
  Nelumbo lutea American lotus
  Pontederia cordata pickerelweed





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