edible leaves
Leafy vegetable portions
Edible leaves are plant leaves safe and suitable for eating.
The phrase appears most often in gardening and cooking contexts, distinguishing leaves meant for consumption from ornamental or toxic foliage: The plant produces edible leaves within six weeks of planting.
Common examples include lettuce, spinach, kale, and herb leaves like basil and mint.
- spinachEdible dark green leaves
- baby spinachYoung salad greens
- lettuceLeafy salad vegetable
- spring mixPre-mixed salad greens
- salad greensEdible raw leaves
salad bowl · kale · chard · collard greens · watercress · herbaceous · fresh herbs · medicinal herbs · sorrel · vitamins · regional cuisines · basil · bok choy · stir fry · dandelion greens · indigenous knowledge · iron · leafy
edible leavespoison ivy
Allergenic vine causing rash
poisonous plants · rhubarb leaves · deadly nightshade · hemlock · foxglove
edible leavesedible roots
Underground plant parts consumed
root vegetables · edible seeds · edible flowers · grains · nuts