Chepil greens (Crotalaria pumila)
Oaxaca market and cultivation studies document chepil food uses and regional field growing practices. Other Crotalaria names and research contexts remain distinct.
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Creeping thistle greens
Creeping thistle is a widespread, spreading perennial with one detailed Alberta leaf-puree account and older food reports summarized by a U.S. Forest Service review.
Dandelion greens
POWO accepts Taraxacum sect. Taraxacum and places Taraxacum officinale in its synonymy; Kew describes the common British dandelion as an aggregate of many apomictic microspecies. Food and growing sources use dandelion names at different levels, so this article keeps each report within its source's scope.
Chicory greens and roots
Cichorium intybus is grown for several distinct foods: bitter leaves, headed chicory, winter-forced chicons and roasted-root coffee substitutes. The crop type and source region matter.
Moringa leaves
Source-linked accounts describe Moringa oleifera food uses in several regions, including Mauritius, alongside cultivation figures with their local scope made explicit.
Kenger (Gundelia tournefortii)
A descriptive account of several regional reports that use the name Kenger and related forms for Gundelia tournefortii, alongside changing taxonomy and limited cultivation evidence. The reports do not independently confirm every historical specimen or establish a Turkish growing method.
Spanish oyster plant greens
Algerian and Spanish sources report leaves, central leaf ribs and other regional food contexts. Historical gardens, weed observations, preliminary Spanish cultivation work and compiled cultivation reports are not a modern crop protocol or an identification or food-safety guide.
Bladder campion greens
Spanish sources report young leaves and stems in cooked dishes and some salads. A Murcia field study measured one regional seed lot under fertiliser treatments, but its dates conflict and do not establish home-growing or food-safety guidance.
Japanese udo shoots
Japanese udo is Aralia cordata, eaten as wild shoots and leaves or cultivated blanched stems, with separate home-garden and commercial forcing guidance.
Broad-leaved cattail as food
Broad-leaved cattail is a wetland plant with North American accounts of edible shoots, stem bases, flower parts, pollen and rhizomes, alongside substantial identity and water-quality limits.
Dallae greens
Dallae, Allium monanthum, is a small Korean spring allium eaten raw, in doenjang soup and as jangajji. Its regional names and growing advice are less settled than its food use.
Mut’isu (Hypochaeris meyeniana)
Aymara food records from La Paz name flower buds, bracts and leaves of Hypochaeris meyeniana; the article's ash-processing prose and washing caption remain unresolved.
Common mallow greens
Common mallow is reported as a cooked wild green in two Moroccan studies, with one species-specific Khobbiza account and a separate mixed-greens preparation.
Jute mallow leaves
Jute mallow is documented in Kenyan, Egyptian and Malawian food and crop sources. Its preparation and growing evidence remains specific to each source.
New Zealand spinach greens
Kōkihi, New Zealand spinach or warrigal greens (Tetragonia tetragonoides): a coastal leaf vegetable of Australia and New Zealand, eaten after blanching because of its oxalic acid.
Rungia klossii greens
PNG crop references describe Rungia klossii leaves as a pot herb, often paired with highland pitpit. One historical Ndumba account records a specific community’s planting, food use and dietary restriction.
Malabar spinach greens
Malabar spinach, Basella alba, called alugbati in the Philippines, is a climbing leaf vegetable cooked in soups and stews. In New Caledonia an 1872 record shows it grown for dye.
Ora-pro-nóbis leaves
Embrapa documents ora-pro-nóbis as a leafy cactus used in parts of Minas Gerais and Goiás, with species-specific planting and harvest guidance and clear gaps around climate limits and food-safety validation.
Black jack greens
Zambian food references name Bidens pilosa as black jack and report leaves in local food records. A household study also recorded a genus-level Bidens group, but its vouchers and collection statistics cannot be assigned to this species.
Waterleaf greens
Waterleaf leaves and shoots are recorded as cooked vegetables and sauce thickeners in Nigeria, and in Thai soup and fried dishes; growing reports vary by source and setting.
Water spinach greens
Bangladesh sources document Kolmi or Kalmi leaves and tender shoots as vegetables, alongside soil-pot, waterlogged-sack, pond-tray and protected hydroponic experiments. A contemporary abstract reports BARI’s historical Gimakalmi release, but cultivar continuity is unresolved; food notes and cultivation results remain source- and study-specific.
Mukunuwenna greens
A source-scoped account of Sri Lankan Mukunuwenna crop forms, field guidance and two described household food preparations, with identity and recipe gaps kept explicit.
Small-leaved purslane greens
Small-leaved purslane is reported as a wild vegetable in Kenya and broader tropical accounts; PROTA describes it as a spreading weed and advises against cultivation.
Purslane greens
Portulaca oleracea is documented as a food plant in distinct Mexican and Taishan contexts. A Morelos cookbook names a verdolaga-and-pork dish, a Mexican field trial measures one local crop, and Taishan sources disagree about the plant part; none provides a universal safe dose, detox method or gathering guide.
Aibika greens
Papua New Guinea sources describe aibika leaves and shoot tips as cooked greens. Crop forms vary, and the reports do not identify a single cultivar or provide a complete recipe.
Bitterleaf greens
A source-linked account of bitterleaf as a West and Central African leafy vegetable, with its accepted-name synonym, reported household preparations and cultivation context kept distinct from safety guidance.
Helencha greens
Bangladesh food and cultivation sources use several spellings and overlapping wetland names. This account distinguishes the accepted name from source labels and describes regional food reports and one waterlogged sack experiment without turning it into a household growing or cooking prescription.
Gnetum africanum leaves
A source-linked account of Gnetum africanum as a climbing forest vegetable, with shared market names and paired-species food and cultivation reports clearly qualified.
Water mimosa greens
Lao market and field accounts describe water mimosa as a wetland vegetable, while a regional handbook records separate Thai cultivation practices.
Wild simsim greens
Tanzanian sources describe wild simsim as a leafy vegetable gathered and sometimes protected around homes. A printed SASS name resembles the accepted species name but has no voucher, so that row’s taxon remains unconfirmed.
Fluted pumpkin greens
Kew accepts Telfairia occidentalis. Nigerian sources describe ugu and leaf, shoot and seed-kernel food uses, alongside institutional field-growing guidance whose regional scope and limits remain important.
Chipilín greens
Kew accepts Crotalaria longirostrata. Guatemalan ICTA sources describe leaves, stems and tender shoots in cooked foods, while a community study reports market purchase of chipilín that was absent from the sampled village. Similar names and source-reported hazards do not provide a plant-identification or preparation-safety rule.
Chamchwi greens
Korean extension sources describe chamchwi as a spring leafy crop and name a Chungcheongbuk-do rice wrap. The RDA crop page gives nursery and field guidance, while container evidence comes from a shared multi-crop balcony model rather than a chamchwi-specific trial.
Corchorus tridens leaves
Zimbabwe flora and local studies report Corchorus tridens leaves as food, while a horticulture abstract confirms that a production study was conducted without exposing its methods or results. Similar Corchorus names in older food sources refer to distinct or unresolved taxa. Current evidence does not establish a home-growing protocol or complete recipe.
Amaranthus thunbergii leaves
A Kabbe survey lists Amaranthus thunbergii leaves as a leafy vegetable, but its preparation field is ambiguous. Similarity to A. dinteri complicates older food records, and cultivation evidence is limited to one trial known through indexed excerpts.
Green amaranth greens
Fiji and Mauritius sources describe Amaranthus viridis food use and crop guidance; local labels and regional field advice remain tied to their own sources.
Spiny amaranth greens
Amaranthus spinosus is recorded as a collected vegetable in several regional sources, but the Taishan study’s narrative and supplementary table do not agree on which plant part is used. Its food accounts are ethnobotanical records, not a complete preparation or a safety recommendation.
Spleen amaranth greens
Ugandan reports associate A. dubius with leafy use and dodo, while Rwanda sources record additional leafy use and conflicting local names. Kew lists the species as introduced in Rwanda; eHinga guidance is crop-group information, not an accession-specific trial.
Sweet violet flowers
Viola odorata is a temperate, mat-forming perennial with UK flower-garnish uses and an interview-reported Moldovan fermented-flower drink whose method is not specified.
Utazi leaves
Kew accepts Gongronemopsis latifolia and lists Gongronema latifolium as a synonym. Nigerian sources report Utazi leaf use and several context-specific propagation experiments; one recent polyhouse study contains unresolved reporting conflicts.
Jambu leaves
Jambu is a Brazilian leafy crop described in Pará food traditions; botanical authorities and Brazilian profiles differ on its origin, while cultivation evidence is specific to Embrapa guidance and a small set of Pará experiments.
Kenikir leaves
Kenikir is a leafy Cosmos caudatus vegetable documented in Indonesia; sources describe raw and cooked use, while a shared name with C. sulphureus leaves identification uncertain.
Bathua greens (Chenopodium album)
Chenopodium album is a widespread annual with documented leafy-vegetable use in parts of India. Cultivated bathua trials and food-composition experiments describe particular plants and samples, not a universal foraging or safety method.
Good King Henry greens
Kew accepts Blitum bonus-henricus, a European perennial also called Good King Henry. RHS guidance describes edible spinach-like leaves and UK garden cultivation, while a Dutch botanical-garden account records a historical shoot-blanching practice. Neither source supplies a complete recipe or a safe serving threshold.
Garlic mustard leaves
Alliaria petiolata is a European and Eurasian mustard with UK spring food-use descriptions and RHS garden guidance. The available sources do not establish a complete recipe, a safe quantity, or a general permission to forage.
Shepherd’s purse greens
Capsella bursa-pastoris appears in Shanghai botanical notes, Korean 냉이 crop and dish records, a Japanese Seven Herbs custom, and a Dulong wild-edible comparison. These sources describe different regional contexts and do not supply a complete household pickle method or identification guide.
Common chickweed leaves
Common chickweed (Stellaria media) is a cool-season garden plant with documented food-use descriptions. UK and US sources describe where it grows and how it spreads, but do not establish a managed food-crop system or a complete recipe.
Asian plantain leaves
Plantago asiatica has a local Chinese food-use record and Japanese cultivation guidance whose medicinal-crop purpose limits how it can be applied to food growing.
Broadleaf plantain leaves
Plantago major is distinct from P. asiatica and other plantains in the food records reviewed here. Dulong survey material, Japanese food notes and horticultural sources describe different parts and settings, but do not establish a complete recipe or a safe wild-harvest method.
Wood sorrel leaves
Oxalis acetosella is a small perennial of shaded woodland. Danish sources describe its sour leaves in salads and herb preparations, while Denmark’s food authority advises only limited garnish or herb use and gives a specific authority context for its intake figures.