food plants
Cultivated edible species
Plants cultivated or gathered for human consumption.
The term emphasizes the plant itself rather than its edible product—botanists and agricultural scientists speak of food plants when discussing cultivation, genetics, or ecology: Researchers developed food plants resistant to drought.
Most food plants are domesticated species, though foraging traditions rely on wild food plants as well.
- cerealsEdible cultivated grasses
- culinary herbsEdible plants for seasoning
- cropsCultivated plants for harvest
- fruitsEdible seed-bearing crops
- wild ediblesEdible uncultivated plants
edible fungi · heirloom varieties · heritage seeds · seed banks · cover crops · kitchen garden · victory garden · harvest · farmer's market · legumes · ethnobotany · agroforestry · staple crops · herbs · vegetables · leafy greens · grains · field crops
- useful plantsfruit trees, nut trees, root crops, herb gardens, bamboo
- factoriesfactory, car factory, toy factory, steel mill, furniture factory
- indigenous lifewaysthree sisters, tribal customs, pemmican, wild rice, fishing practices
- edible plantsvegetable, lettuce, carrot, spinach, cabbage
- tropical plantshibiscus, bougainvillea, frangipani, mahogany, palm trees
- bush tuckerwild fig, wild yam, yams, water lily, honey ant
food plantslivestock
Domesticated farm animals
dairy cattle · poultry · farm animals · beef cattle · swine
food plantsornamental plants
Vegetation grown for aesthetics
fiber crops · timber · cash crops · rubber trees · medicinal plants
food plantspoisonous plants
Flora harmful if ingested
toxic plants · deadly nightshade · hemlock · poison ivy · weeds
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