SPECIAL COLLECTION:
Edible Plants
Under Construction
The category of "Edible Plants" encompasses a very wide variety of plants and plant parts that are generally considered safe for human consumption and that have some nutritional value. Its a fairly big list, so we'll break it down by plant part for easier 'digestion'. Note that many species may appear on more than one list.
- Edible Fruit
- Root Vegetables
- Edible Leaves
- Edible Flowers
Additionally, you may also find the following pages to be of related interest:
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65 Accessions:
- 0: Manihot esculenta - Yuca, Bitter Cassava, Manioc, Tapioca - Euphorbiaceae
- 1080: Ribes hirtellum 'Pixwell' - American Gooseberry, Swamp Gooseberry - Grossulariaceae
- 1102: Vangueria madagascariensis - Spanish Tamarind - Rubiaceae
- 1103: Theobroma cacao - Cacao, Chocolate - Malvaceae
- 1104: Tamarindus indica - Tamarind - Fabaceae
- 1112: Synsepalum msolo - Sapotaceae
- 1201: Gynura bicolor - Okinawan Spinach - Asteraceae
- 1202: Citrus japonica Nagami - Rutaceae
- 1202: Dimocarpus longan - Longan - Sapindaceae
- 1202: Ficus pumila - Climbing Ficus, Creeping Rubber Plant - Moraceae
- 1206: Litchi chinensis - Sapindaceae
- 1207: Cordia dichotoma - Bird Lime Tree - Boraginaceae
- 1208: Eriobotrya japonica - Loquat - Rosaceae
- 1210: Colocasia esculenta - Taro - Araceae
- 1211: Antidesma bunius - Bignay, Bignai - Phyllanthaceae
- 1211: Citrus reticulata - Mandarin Orange - Rutaceae
- 1212: Amorphophallus konjac - Devil's Tongue - Araceae
- 1212: Zingiber officinale - Canton Ginger, Common Ginger - Zingiberaceae
- 1213: Citrus aurantiifolia - Key Lime - Rutaceae
- 1213: Citrus limon `Ponderosa' - Ponderosa Lemon - Rutaceae
- 1213: Citrus reticulata Clementine de Nules - Clementine Orange, Mandarin - Rutaceae
- 1213: Citrus x limon - Meyer Lemon - Rutaceae
- 1213: Triphasia trifolia - Limeberry - Rutaceae
- 1216: Artocarpus heterophyllus - Jackfruit - Moraceae
- 1216: Cordyline fruticosa - Asparagaceae
- 1217: Pachira aquatica - Guiana Chestnut - Malvaceae
- 1218: Pachira aquatica - Malabar Chestnut, Guiana Chestnut - Malvaceae
- 1219: Dioscorea bulbifera - Air Potato - Dioscoreaceae
- 1303: Annona reticulata - Custard Apple, Bullock's Heart - Annonaceae
- 1303: Theobroma cacao - Cacao, Chocolate - Malvaceae
- 1304: Malpighia glabra - Barbados Cherry, Acerola - Malpighiaceae
- 1305: Annona cherimola - Cherimoya, Custard Apple - Annonaceae
- 1305: Xanthosoma sagittifolium - Yautia - Araceae
- 1307: Eugenia brasiliensis - Grumichama - Myrtaceae
- 1308: Hylocereus costaricensis - Costa Rican pitahaya - Cactaceae
- 1309: Diospyros nigra - Black Sapote, Chocolate Pudding Fruit - Ebenaceae
- 1309: Ipomoea batatas - Sweet potato, Kumara - Convolvulaceae
- 1309: Rosenbergiodendron longiflorum - Angel of the Night - Rubiaceae
- 1310: Casimiroa edulis - White Sapote, Mexican Apple, Zapote Blanco - Rutaceae
- 1311: Annona muricata - Soursop, Guanabana - Annonaceae
- 1311: Persea americana - Avocado, Alligator Pear - Lauraceae
- 1316: Plinia cauliflora - Jabuticaba - Myrtaceae
- 1316: Psidium cattleianum - Strawberry Guava - Myrtaceae
- 1316: Psidium guajava - Guava - Myrtaceae
- 2102: Punica granatum Nana - Dwarf Pomegranate - Lythraceae
- 2103: Ceratonia siliqua - Carob, St. John's Bread - Fabaceae
- 2103: Eugenia uniflora - Pitanga, Surinam Cherry - Myrtaceae
- 2103: Phoenix dactylifera - Date Palm - Arecaceae
- 2104: Ficus carica - Fig Tree - Moraceae
- 2107: Xanthorrhoea australis - Austral Grass Tree - Xanthorrhoeaceae
- 2206: Aloe cooperi - Cooper's Grass Aloe - Xanthorrhoeaceae
W/C
- 2209: Pereskia aculeata - Barbados Gooseberry, Lemon Vine - Cactaceae
- 2303: Actinidia deliciosa - Fuzzy Kiwifruit - Actinidiaceae
- 2303: Diospyros kaki - Chinese Persimmon - Ebenaceae
- 2308: Apios americana - Indian Potato, Groundnut - Fabaceae
- 3205: Tacca leontopetaloides - Polynesian Arrowroot, Pia - Taccaceae
- 3206: Curcuma longa - Turmeric - Zingiberaceae
- 3206: Dioscorea alata - Yam, Red Yam, Dagu - Dioscoreaceae
- 3302: Allium cepa - Amaryllidaceae
- 3303: Ipomoea batatas 'Blackie' - Sweet Potato - Convolvulaceae
- 3305: Ananas comosus - Pineapple - Bromeliaceae
- 3309: Citrus medica var. Buddhas Hand - Buddha's Hand Citron, Fingered Citron - Rutaceae
- 3310: Averrhoa carambola - Star Fruit - Oxalidaceae
- 3313: Musa velutina - Velvet Pink Banana - Musaceae
- 5000: Helianthus tuberosus - Jerusalem Artichoke - Asteraceae
- WISHLIST ITEM: Citrus limon 'Meyer' - Rutaceae
- WISHLIST ITEM: Eleocharis dulcis - Water Chestnut - Cyperaceae
W/C = Wild Collected
= Currently Flowering = Image(s) Available = map available for this accession
= voucher(s) on file at CONN for this accession