Several Hundred Leafy Vegetables Are Grown And Eaten Internationally. In the West We Often Refer To These Vegetables As Greens. But The List Includes Many Crops From Around The World And Can Be Described As Leafy Greens, Pot Herbs, Vegetable Greens, Salad etc.
Below Are A List Of Those Leafy Vegetables That Are Grown Internationally. As My Research Proceeds I Will Add More Leaf Vegetables To The List.
In listing these leafy vegetables I have used English English names where possible. This will clearly lead to some confusion on crops such as coriander (cilantro) where the English and American names vary. In many cases common English names don’t exist and I have on thee occasions adopted local names where possible. For the avoidance of doubt I have also added Latin plant names wherever I can. the Latin, Linnaen binomial
Some Leafy Vegetables Are Very ColourfulAmaranth Amaranthus tricolor
Amaranth Amaranthus cruentus
American wormseed Chenopodium ambrosiodes
Arrowhead elephant ear Xanthosoma sagittifolium
Asiatic pennywort Centella asiatica
Atibulnak Rubus pectinellus
Bank cress Barbarea verna
Beet (greens) Beta vulgaris vulgaris
Bhandhanya aka Culantro Eryngium foetidum
Binung Christella dentata
Black Mustard Brassica nigra
Bladder campion Silene inflata
Bok choy Brassica rapa (chinensis)
Borage greens Borago officinalis
Bottle Gourd Lagenaria siceraria
Broad beans aka Fava, Faba beans Vicia faba
Broad leaved endive Chichorium endive var. latifolium
Broccoli (leaves / stalks) Brassica oleracea var. italica
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga
Brussels sprouts Brassica oleracea (gemmifera)
Cauliflower Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
Cabbage Brassica oleracea var. capitata
Cabbage thistle Cirsium oleraceum
Caigua Cylanthere pedata
Caper Capparis spinosa
Caraway leaves Carum carvi
Cardoon Cynara cardunculus
Catsear Hypochaeris radicata
Celery Apium graveolens
Celtuce Lactuca sativa (asparagina)
Chard Beta cicla
Chaya Cnidoscolus aconitifolius aconitifolius
Chervil
Chickweed Stellaria
Chicory Cichorium intybus
Chik-nam, Kra don Barringtonia acutangula
Chinese cabbage Brassica rapa, subspecies pekinensis and chinensis)
Chinese mallow Malva verticillata
Chinese Savoy Brassica rapa subsp. narinosa
Chiplin Crotolaria longirostrata
Chives Allium schoenoprasum
Climbing wattle Acacia pennata
Collard greens Brassica oleracea
Common amaranth Amaranthus retroflexus
Common Marshmallow Althaea officinalis
Common purslane Portulaca oleracea
Coriander aka Cilantro Coriandrum sativum
Corn salad Valerianella locusta
Cress Lepidium sativum
Cucumis prophetarum Cucumis prophetarum
Dandelion Taraxacum officinale
Dill Anethum graveolens
Elecampane Inula helenium
Endive Cichorium endivia
Fat hen Chenopodium album
Fern Athyrium esculentum
Fiddlehead Pteridium aquilinum
Fluted pumpkin Telfairia occidentalis
Fishwort Houttuynia cordata
Gallant Soldier Galinsoga parviflora
Garland Chrysanthemum Chrysanthemum coronarium
Gnetum / Melinjo Gnetum gnemon
Garden orache Atriplex hortensis
Golden samphire Inula crithmoides
Good King Henry Chenopodium bonus-henricus
Grape (leaves) Vitis
Greater plantain Plantago major
Ground elder Aegopodium podagraria
Ground Ivy Glechoma hederacea
HarebellCampanula versicolor
Indian Lettuce Lactuca indica
Indian spinach Basella alba
Ivy gourd Coccinia grandis
Johns Cabbage Hydrophyllum canadense
Jute mallow / Melokhia Corchorus olitorius / Corchorus capsularis
Kai-lan Also known as Chinese kale Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra
Kale Brassica oleracea (acephala)
Kalette Brassica oleracea
Kerguelen cabbage Pringlea antiscorbutica
Komatsuna Brassica rapa (pervidis / komatsuna)
Lablab Lablab purpureus
Lacinato kale aka Tuscan kale, Tuscan cabbage, Italian kale, Brassica oleracea var. palmifolia
Lagos bologi Talinum fruticosum
Lamb’s lettuce Valerianella locusta
Lamb’s quarters Chenopodium album
Land cress Barbarea verna
Leaf celery Apium graveolens var. secalinum
Lesser jack Emex spinosa
Lettuce Lactuca sativa
Lizard’s tail Houttuynia cordata
Lotus sweetjuice Glinus lotoses
Malabar spinach Basella alba
Mallow Malvaceae
Mibuna Brassica rapa japonica
Melindjo Gnetum gnemon
Miner’s lettuce (Winter purslane) Claytonia perfoliata
Mitsuba Cryptotaenea japonica
Mizuna greens Brassica rapa (nipposinica)
Moringa leaves Moringa oleifera
Mustard Sinapis alba
Napa cabbage Brassica rapa (chinensis)
Nasturtium Tropaeolum majus
New Zealand Spinach Tetragonia tetragonioides
Okinawan Spinach Gynura crepioides
Orache Atriplex hortensis
Pak choy (白菜 Bok choy) Brassica rapa (chinensis)
Paracress Acmella oleracea
Parsley Petroselinum crispum
Papaya leaves Carica papaya
Paracress Acmella oleracea
Pea (sprouts / leaves) Pisum sativum
Perennial Wall-rocket Diplotaxis tenuifolia
Phak tiu som Cratoxylum formosum
Pitogo Cycas riuminiana
Poke Phytolacca americana
Prickly amaranthAmaranthus spinosus
Prickly lettuce Lactuca serriola
Puntarelle aka Catalogna chicory ?
Purple amaranthAmaranthus cruentus
Purple bauhinia / Butterfly tree Bauhinia purpurea
Quinoa Chenopodium quinoa subs quinoa
Radicchio Cichorium intybus
Radish Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus
Rampion Capanula rapunculus
Rape Kale Brassica napus var. pabularia
Rapini (broccoli rabe) Brassica rapa rapa
Redflower ragleaf Crassocephalum crepidiodes
Red Goosefoot Chenopodium rubrum
Red spinach Amaranthus dubius
Rocket (Arugula) Eruca sativa
Roselle Hibiscus sabdariffa
Royal fern Osmunda regalis
Samphire Crithmum maritimum
Scarlina Galactites tormentosa
Sea beet Beta vulgaris maritima
Sea kale Crambe maritima
Sea purslane Halimione portulcoides
Sea sandwort Honckenya pepiodes
Shawnee Salad Hydrophyllum virginianum
Shepherd’s purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shortpod mustard Hirschfeldia incana
Siberian spring beauty Clayton sibirica
Sierra Leone bologi Crassocephalum
Slender amaranth Amaranthus viridis
Soko Celosia argentea
Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Sour cabbage Brassica oleracea
Southern huauzontle berlandieri subs nuttaliae
Spinach Spinacia oleracea
Spiny amaranth Amaranthus spinosus
Spotted catsear Hypochaeris maculata
Sugarloaf Cichorium intybus
Summer purslane Portulaca oleracea
Sunset muskmallow Abelmoschus manihot
Swede aka Neeps, Rutabaga. Brassica napus
Sweet potato leaves Ipomoea batatas
Swiss chard Beta vulgaris cicla (flavescens)
Tahitian spinach Xanthosoma brasiliense
Taro leaves Colocasia esculenta
Tatsoi Brassica rapa (rosularis)
Thong lang Erythrina fusca
Tree spinach Chenopdium giganteum
Turnip greens Brassica rapa (rapifera)
Vegetable fern Diplazium esculentum
Vegetable hummingbird Sesbania grandiflora
Viagra palm Calamus erectus
Water spinach Ipomoea aquatica
Watercress Nasturtium officinale
Wheatgrass Triticum aestivum
Wild Cabbage Brassica oleracea
Wild coxcomb Celosia argenta var argentea
Witloof Cichorium intrus var foliosum
Yao choy (油菜 Yu choy) Brassica napus
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
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