Western brassicas

Closeup of romanesco broccoli.

• Broccoli (Brassica oleracea Italica group)
• Brussels sprout (Brassica oleracea Gemmifera group)
• Cabbage (Brassica oleracea Capitata group)
• Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea Botrytis group)
• Kale (Brassica oleracea Acephala group)
• Rapini (Brassica rapa var. ruvo)

 Asian brassicas

• Kai-lan (Brassica rapa var. alboglabra)
• Bok choy (also spelt Bok choi)(Brassica rapa var. chinensis) (Brassica rapa var. pekinensis)
• Komatsuna (Brassica rapa var. perviridis)
• Mizuna greens (Brassica rapa var. nipposinica)
• Oriental mustard (Brassica juncea)

 Leafy and salad vegetables

Main article: leaf vegetable

garden cress

Iceberg lettuce field in Northern Santa Barbara County

Spinach in flower

• Amaranth (Amaranthus cruentus)
• Arugula (Eruca sativa)
• Bitterleaf (Vernonia calvoana)
• Catsear (Hypochaeris radicata)
• Celtuce (Lactuca sativa var. asparagina)
• Ceylon spinach (Basella alba)
• Chicory (Cichorium intybus)
• Chinese Mallow (Malva verticillata)
• Chrysanthemum (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)
• Iceplant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum)
• Kuka (Adansonia spp.)
• Lagos bologi (Talinum fruticosum)
• Land cress (Barbarea verna)
• Lettuce (Lactuca sativa)
• Lizard's tail (Houttuynia cordata)
• Melokhia (Corchorus olitorius, Corchorus capsularis)
• Mustard (Sinapis alba)
• New Zealand Spinach (Tetragonia tetragonioides)
• Orache (Atriplex hortensis)
• Radicchio (Cichorium intybus)
• Samphire (Crithmum maritimum)
• Salad rape (Brassica napus)
• Sea beet (Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima)
• Seakale (Crambe maritima)
• Sierra Leone bologi (Crassocephalum spp.)
• Soko (Celosia argentea)
• Sorrel (Rumex acetosa)
• Spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
• Summer purslane (Portulaca oleracea)
• Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla var. flavescens)
• Watercress (Nasturtium officinale)
• Water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica)
• Winter purslane (Claytonia perfoliata)

 Fruiting and flowering vegetables

Avocado fruit (cv. 'Fuerte'); left: whole, right: in section

Pumpkins

• Armenian cucumber (Cucumis melo Flexuosus group)
• Eggplant or Aubergine (Solanum melongena)
• Avocado (Persea americana)
• Bitter melon (Momordica charantia)
• Caigua (Cyclanthera pedata)
• Cayenne pepper (Capsicum frutescens)
• Chayote (Sechium edule)
• Chile pepper (Capsicum annuum Longum group)
• Cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
• Globe Artichoke (Cynara scolymus)
• Luffa (Luffa acutangula, Luffa aegyptiaca)
• Malabar gourd (Cucurbita ficifolia)
• Marrow (Cucurbita pepo)
• Parwal (Trichosanthes dioica)
• Perennial cucumber (Coccinia grandis)
• Pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima, Cucurbita pepo)
• Snake gourd (Trichosanthes cucumerina)
• Sweetcorn (Zea mays)
• Sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum Grossum group)
• Tinda (Praecitrullus fistulosus)
• Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)
• Tomatillo (Physalis ixocarpa, Physalis philadelphica)
• Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
• Winter melon (Benincasa hispida)
• West Indian gherkin (Cucumis anguria)
• Zucchini or Courgette (Cucurbita pepo)

 Podded vegetables

Diversity in dry common beans

Varieties of soybeans are used for many purposes.

• American groundnut (Apios americana)
• Azuki bean (Vigna angularis)
• Black-eyed pea (Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata)
• Chickpea (Cicer arietinum)
• Drumstick (Moringa oleifera)
• Dolichos bean (Lablab purpureus)
• Fava bean (Vicia faba)
• French 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)
• Rice bean (Vigna umbellatta)
• Runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus)
• Soybean (Glycine max)
• Tarwi (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

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)
• Florence fennel (Foeniculum vulgare var. dulce)
• Garlic (Allium sativum)
• Kohlrabi (Brassica oleracea Gongylodes group)
• Kurrat (Allium ampeloprasum var. kurrat)
• Leek (Allium porrum)
• Nopal (Opuntia ficus-indica)
• Onion (Allium cepa)
• Prussian asparagus (Ornithogalum pyrenaicum)
• Rhubarb (Rheum x cultorum)
• Shallot (Allium cepa Aggregatum group)
• Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum)
• Wild leek (Allium tricoccum)

 Root and tuberous vegetables

Carrots come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes

Potatoes are one of the most used staple foods.

bunch of radishes

• Ahipa (Pachyrhizus ahipa)
• Arracacha (Arracacia xanthorrhiza))
• Bamboo shoot
• Beetroot (Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris)
• Black cumin (Bunium persicum)
• Broadleaf arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia)
• Canna (Canna spp.)
• Carrot (Daucus carota)
• Cassava (Manihot esculenta)
• Chinese artichoke (Stachys affinis)
• Daikon (Raphanus sativus Longipinnatus group)
• Earthnut pea (Lathyrus tuberosus)
• Ensete (Ensete ventricosum)
• Ginger (Zingiber officinale)
• Gobo (Arctium lappa)
• Hamburg parsley (Petroselinum crispum var. tuberosum)
• Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus)
• Jícama (Pachyrhizus erosus)
• Lotus root (Nelumbo nucifera)
• Maca (Lepidium meyenii)
• Malanga (Xanthosoma sp.)
• Mashua (Tropaeolum tuberosum)
• Mauka (Mirabilis extensa)
• New Zealand rock lily (Arthropodium cirratum)
• Oca (Oxalis tuberosa)
• 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)
• 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

The Caulerpa is a genus of edible Seaweed.

• Aonori (Monostroma spp., Enteromorpha spp.)
• Carola (Callophyllis variegata)
• Dabberlocks (Alaria esculenta)
• Dulse (Palmaria palmata)
• Hijiki (Hizikia fusiformis)
• Kombu (Laminaria japonica)
• Mozuku (Cladosiphon okamuranus)
• Nori (Porphyra spp.)
• Ogonori (Gracilaria spp.)
• Sea grape (Caulerpa spp.)
• Sea lettuce (Ulva lactuca)
• Wakame (Undaria pinnatifida)