Plant species with leaves that have reportedly been eaten by people From Cornucopia: A Source Book for Edible Plants
by Stephen Facciola; Kampong Publications 1990(Some of the most promising species are in bold type)Abelmoschus esculentus Abelmoschus manihot Abelmoschus moschatus Abutilon guineense Acacia concinna Acacia farnesiana Acacia nilotica Acanthopanax divaricatus Acanthopanax sessiliflorus Acanthopanax sieboldianus Achillea millefolium Achyranthes aspera Acrocomia intumescens Acrocomia mexicana Acrocomia sclerocarpa Actinidia kolomikta Actinidia polygama Adansonia digitata Adenanthera pavonina Aegle marmelos Aegopodium podagraria Aeschynomene indica Agastache rugosa Agave americana Agave deserti Agave utahensis Aglaia odorata Agrostemma githago Albizia julibrissin Alcea rosea Alchemilla xanthochlora Alliaria petiolata Allium akaka Allium ampeloprasum Allium ampeloprasum var. babingtonii Allium ampeloprasum Porrum Group Allium aschersonianum Allium canadense Allium cepa Allium cernuum Allium chinense Allium drummondii Allium fistulosum Allium geyeri Allium kurrat Allium ledebourianum Allium longicuspis Allium obliquum Allium odorum Allium oleraceum Allium x proliferum Allium rubellum Allium sativum Allium sativum Ophioscorodon Group Allium schoenoprasum var. sibiricum Allium senescens Allium sphaerocephalum Allium splendens Allium stellatum Allium thunbergii Allium tricoccum Allium triquetrum Allium tuberosum Allium unifolium Allium ursinum Allium victorialis Allium vineale Aloe ferox Aloe littoralis Aloysia triphylla Alpinia officinarum Alpinia speciosa Alternanthera ficoidea Alternanthera sessilis Alternanthera versicolor Althaea officinalis Amaranthus atropurpureus Amaranthus caudatus Amaranthus cruentus Amaranthus dubius Amaranthus graecizans Amaranthus hybridus Amaranthus hypochondriacus Amaranthus lividus Amaranthus paniculatus Amaranthus quitensis Amaranthus retroflexus Amaranthus spinosus Amaranthus tricolor Amaranthus viridis Ambrosia maritima Amorphophallus campanulatus Ananas comosus Anchusa capensis Anchusa officinalis Angelica archangelica Angelica atropurpurea Angelica gigas Angelica sylvestris Artemisia dracunculus 'Sativa' Artemisia ludoviciana Artemisia princeps Artemisia vulgaris Arthrocnemum glaucum Artocarpus heterophyllus Artocarpus integer Asclepias speciosa Asclepias syriaca Asclepias tuberosa Asplenium nidus Astilbe thunbergii Atriplex canescens Atriplex confertifolia Atriplex halimus Atriplex hastata Atriplex hortensis Atriplex patula Averrhoa carambola Axyris amaranthoides Azadirachta indica Azalea indica Azalea kaempferi Bacopa monnieria Balanites aegyptiaca Balsamita major Balsamorhiza sagittata Barbarea verna Barbarea vulgaris Basella alba Batis maritima Bauhinia malabarica Bauhinia purpurea Bauhinia racemosa Bauhinia tomentosa Bauhinia variegata Bellis perennis Benincasa hispida Berberis lycium Berberis vulgaris Berchemia racemosa Beta vulgaris ssp. maritima Beta vulgaris Cicla Group Beta vulgaris Crassa Group Betula papyrifera Bidens pilosa Bidens tripartita Biophytum sensitivum Boesenbergia pandurata Bombax buonopozense Bongardia chrysogonum Borago officinalis Borassus aethiopum Borassus flabellifer Bouea macrophylla Brasenia schreberi Brassica balearica Brassica carinata Brassica juncea Brassica napus Brassica napus Napobrassica Group Brassica napus Pabularia Group Brassica nigra Brassica oleracea Brassica oleracea Acephala Group Brassica oleracea Alboglabra Group Brassica oleracea Botrytis Group Brassica oleracea Capitata Group Brassica oleracea Gemmifera Group Brassica oleracea Gongylodes Group Brassica oleracea Italica Group Brassica oleracea Tronchuda Group Brassica rapa Brassica rapa Chinensis Group Brassica rapa Pekinensis Group Brassica rapa Perviridis Group Brassica rapa Rapifera Group Brassica rapa Ruvo Group Brassica rapa Sarson Group Brassica tournefortii Bromelia pinguin Broussonetia kazinoki Buglossoides arvense Bunias erucago Bunias orientalis Bunium bulbocastanum Bupleurum rotundifolium Butia yatay Cacalia atriplicifolia Cacalia farfaraefolia Cajanus cajan Cakile edentula Cakile maritima Calendula arvensis Callirhoe involucrata Calochortus nuttallii Calonyction album Caltha leptosepala Caltha palustris Camellia sinensis Campanula punctata Campanula rapunculus Canavalia ensiformis Canavalia gladiata Capparis spinosa Capsella bursa-pastoris Capsicum annuum Capsicum annuum var. aviculare Capsicum frutescens Cardamine amara Cardamine flexuosa Cardamine hirsuta Cardamine oligosperma Cardamine pratensis Cardaria draba Carica papaya Carludovica palmata Carpobrotus aequilaterus Carpobrotus edulis Carpolobia lutea Carrichtera annua Carthamus tinctorius Carum carvi Caryota cumingii Caryota mitis Caryota rumphiana Caryota urens Cassia auriculata Cassia fistula Cassia floribunda Cassia obtusifolia Cassia occidentalis Cassia tomentosa Cassia tora Ceanothus fendleri Cecropia palmata Cecropia peltata Ceiba pentandra Celosia argentea Celosia trigyna Celtis sinensis Centella asiatica Centranthus macrosiphon Centranthus ruber Ceratotheca sesamoides Cercidium floridum Ceropegia bulbosa Cestrum nocturnum Chamaenerion angustifolium Chamaenerion latifolium Chamaerops humilis Chenopodium album Chenopodium album ssp. amaranticolor Chenopodium ambrosioides Chenopodium berlandieri Chenopodium bonus-henricus Chenopodium botrys Chenopodium capitatum Chenopodium ficifolium Chenopodium giganteum Chenopodium glaucum Chenopodium murale Chenopodium nuttaliae Chenopodium quinoa Chenopodium rubrum Chenopodium urbicum Chlorogalum pomeridianum Chlorophora excelsa Chrysanthemum coronarium Chrysanthemum indicum Chrysanthemum x morifolium Chrysanthemum segetum Chrysosplenium alternifolium Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Cicca acida Cicer arietinum Cichorium endivia Cichorium intybus Cimicifuga simplex Cirsium arvense Cirsium eriophorum Cirsium oleraceum Cirsium palustre Cirsium tanakae Cirsium vulgare Cissus discolor Cissus quadrangularis Citrullus lanatus ssp. colocynthoides Citrus aurantifolia Claytonia caroliniana Claytonia megarrhiza Claytonia virginica Clematis apiifolia Clematis maximowicziana Cleome integrifolia Cleome monophylla Cleome viscosa Clerodendrum serratum Clintonia borealis Clitoria ternatea Cnidoscolus chayamansa Coccinia grandis Cochlearia anglica Cochlearia danica Cochlearia officinalis Cocos nucifera Cola heterophylla Coleus blumei Colocasia esculenta Combretum paniculatum Combretum platypterum Commelina communis Conicosia pugioniformis Convallaria keiskei Conyza canadensis Coptis trifolia Coriandrum sativum Corchorus aestuans Corchorus capsularis Corchorus olitorius Corchorus tridens Corchorus trilocularis Cordia dichotoma Cordia myxa Cordyline australis Cordyline fruticosa Coriandrum sativum Cornus kousa Corypha elata Cosmos caudatus Crambe cordifolia Crambe maritima Crassocephalum crepidioides Crataegus monogyna Crateva religiosa Crescentia cujete Crithmum maritimum Crotalaria glauca Crotalaria longirostrata Crotalaria ochroleuca Cryptotaenia canadensis Cryptotaenia japonica Cubilia blancoi Cucumis africanus Cucumis anguria Cucumis dipsaceus Cucumis metuliferus Cucumis prophetarum Cucumis sativus Cucurbita maxima Cucurbita moschata Cucurbita pepo Cyclanthera pedata Cymbopogon citratus Cynara cardunculus Cynoglossum officinale Cyperus esculentus Dasylirion texanum Dasylirion wheeleri Daucus carota Sativus Group Decussocarpus nagi Descurainia pinnata Descurainia sophia Dianthus superbus Dioscorea macrostachya Diplazium esculentum Diplotaxis muralis Disphyma australe Dracaena angustifolia Dracocephalum moldavica Dracontomelon dao Dudleya edulis Durio zibethinus Echinochloa colonum Echinochloa crusgalli Echinophora spinosa Eleusine coracana Elsholtzia ciliata Embelia ribes Emblica officinalis Emex spinosa Emilia coccinea Emilia sonchifolia Enchylaena tomentosa Epilobium hirsutum Erechtites valerianifolia Erodium cicutarium Erodium moschatum Eruca sativa Eryngium foetidum Erythea edulis Erythrina americana Erythrina berteroana Erythrina herbacea Erythrina rubrinervia Erythronium albidum Erythronium americanum Erythronium dens-canis Euclea crispa Euonymus japonicus Euterpe edulis Euterpe oleracea Euterpe oleracea Eutrema wasabi Faba vulgaris Fagopyrum cymosum Fagopyrum esculentum Fagopyrum tataricum Fagus grandifolia Fagus sylvatica Fedia cornucopiae Feronia limonia Ferula assa-foetida Ferula communis Ferula foetida Fibigia clypeata Ficus hirta Ficus pseudopalma Ficus rumphii Filipendula vulgaris Flacourtia cataphracta Flacourtia rukam Flagellaria indica Foeniculum vulgare Fragaria iinumae Fragaria vesca Fritillaria verticillata Galactites tomentosa Galega officinalis Galinsoga parviflora Galium aparine Gaultheria myrsinites Gaultheria procumbens Geranium thunbergii Glechoma hederacea Glehnia littoralis Glinus lotoides Glycine max Gnetum gnemon Gossypium arboreum Gossypium barbadense Gossypium herbaceum Gourliea decorticans Gynandropsis gynandra Gynura crepioides Gynostemma pentaphyllum Halimione portulacoides Heliotropium curassavicum Helwingea japonica Hemerocallis dumortieri Hemerocallis fulva Hemerocallis fulva 'Kwanso' Hemerocallis lilio-asphodelus Hemerocallis middendorffii Hemerocallis middendorffii var. esculenta Hemerocallis minor Heracleum lanatum Heracleum sphondylium Hesperis matronalis Heterospathe elata Hibiscus acetosella Hibiscus bifurcatus Hibiscus cannabinus Hibiscus diversifolius Hibiscus furcatus Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Hibiscus sabdariffa Hibiscus surattensis Hibiscus syriacus Hibiscus tiliaceus Hirschfeldia incana Honkenya peploides Hoslundia opposita Houttuynia cordata Humulus lupulus var. cordifolius Hydrangea anomala Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides Hydrocotyle vulgaris Hydrophyllum canadense Hydrophyllum virginianum Hyphaene thebaica Hypochoeris maculata Hypochoeris radicata Impatiens glandulifera Indigofera pseudo-tinctoria Inula crithmoides Inula helenium Ipomoea aquatica Ipomoea batatas Ipomoea digitata Iriartea ventricosa Jaltomata procumbens Juglans ailantifolia Kaempferia galanga Kaempferia rotunda Karatas plumieri Kleinhovia hospita Lablab purpureus Lactuca indica Lactuca perennis Lactuca sativa Lactuca sativa Angustana Group Lactuca serriola Lagenaria siceraria Lallemantia iberica Lamiastrum galeobdolon Lamium album Lamium amplexicaule Lamium purpureum Lannea grandis Lantana rugosa Lapsana communis Lathyrus davidii Lathyrus sativus Leichhardtia australis Lemna minor Leontodon hispidus Leonurus sibiricus Lepidium campestre Lepidium latifolium Lepidium meyenii Lepidium sativum Lepidium virginicum Leptadenia hastata Lespedeza bicolor Leucaena esculenta Leucaena latisiliqua Leucanthemum vulgare Levisticum officinale Lilium amabile Lilium longiflorum Limnocharis flava Limnophila aromatica Limnophila indica Lindera glauca Lindera obtusiloba Lippia alba Litsea thunbergii Livistona saribus Lodoicea maldivica Lomatium californicum Lomatium nudicaule Lomatium utriculatum Lonicera henryi Lonicera japonica Luffa acutangula Luffa cylindrica Lycium chinense Lysimachia clethroides Madhuca longifolia Magnolia hypoleuca Magnolia kobus Mahonia nervosa Malva neglecta Malva parviflora Malva sylvestris Malva verticillata Malva verticillata 'Crispa' Mangifera caesia Mangifera indica Manihot esculenta Manilkara zapota Marrubium vulgare Matteuccia pensylvanica Medicago lupulina Medicago polymorpha Medicago sativa Megacarpaea polyandra Melilotus alba Melilotus altissima Mentha arvensis var. villosa Mentha arvensis f. piperascens Mentha longifolia Mentha x piperita Mertensia maritima Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Mesua ferrea Metroxylon sagu Mimulus guttatus Mirabilis expansa Mirabilis jalapa Mollugo verticillata Momordica balsamina Momordica charantia Momordica cochinchinensis Monarda didyma Monarda fistulosa Mondia whytei Montia fontana Montia perfoliata Montia sibirica Morinda citrifolia Moringa oleifera Moringa stenopetala Moringa ovalifolia Morus alba var. indica Morus alba var. stylosa Morus rubra Mucuna pruriens Mycelis muralis Myrianthus arboreus Myriophyllum brasiliense Myrrhis odorata Nannorrhops ritchieana Nasturtium officinale Nauclea orientalis Nelumbo lutea Nelumbo nucifera Nepeta cataria Neptunia oleracea Nicotiana tabacum Nymphaea odorata Nymphoides indica Nymphoides peltata Ocimum basilicum Ocimum canum Ocimum gratissimum Ocimum gratissimum var. viride Ocimum sanctum Oenanthe javanica Oenocarpus multicaulis Oenothera biennis Oenothera hookeri Oncosperma filamentosum Onoclea sensibilis Operculina turpethum Orbignya martiana Origanum vulgare Oroxylum indicum Oryza sativa Osmorhiza aristata Osmunda cinnamomea Osmunda claytoniana Oxalis acetosella Oxalis corniculata Oxalis deppei Oxalis oregana Oxalis stricta Oxalis tuberosa Oxalis violacea Oxyria digyna Pachira aquatica Pachira insignis Paederia foetida Pandanus amaryllifolius Pandanus tectorius Papaver rhoeas Papaver somniferum Parkia biglandulosa Parkia speciosa Passiflora incarnata Pastinaca sativa Patrinia scabiosaefolia Patrinia villosa Paullinia pinnata Paulownia tomentosa Pedalium murex Peperomia pellucida Pereskia aculeata Pergularia daemia Perilla frutescens Persicaria hydropiper Persicaria vulgaris Petasites frigidus Petroselinum crispum Petroselinum crispum Hortense Group Petroselinum crispum Radicosum Group Peucedanum ostruthium Phaseolus coccineus Phaseolus lunatus Phaseolus vulgaris Phoenix dactylifera Phoenix reclinata Phragmites australis Phyla scaberrima Physalis angulata Phyteuma orbiculare Phytolacca acinosa Phytolacca acinosa var. esculenta Phytolacca americana Phytolacca dioica Phytolacca rivinoides Pimpinella anisum Pimpinella saxifraga Pinus densiflora Piper aduncum Piper auritum Piper guineense Pipturus argenteus Pistacia chinensis Pistacia terebinthus Pistia stratiotes Pisum sativum Pithecellobium lobatum Plantago coronopus Plantago lanceolata Plantago major Plantago maritima Plantago maritima ssp. juncoides Plectranthus amboinicus Pluchea indica Podophyllum emodi Poliomintha incana Polygonum aviculare Polygonum bistorta Polygonum bistortoides Polygonum punctatum Polygonum viviparum Polymnia sonchifolia Poncirus trifoliata Pontederia cordata Portulaca oleracea Portulaca pilosa Portulacaria afra Pothomorphe peltata Pothomorphe umbellata Premna odorata Primula veris Primula vulgaris Proboscidea louisianica ssp. fragrans Prosopis spicigera Prunella vulgaris Prunus padus Prunus tomentosa Psophocarpus palustris Psophocarpus tetragonolobus Pteridium aquilinum Pteris ensiformis Pterocarpus indicus Ptychosperma elegans Pueraria lobata Pulicaria odora Pulmonaria officinalis Punica granatum Puya caerulea Puya chilensis Pyrus betulifolia Ranunculus ficaria Raphanus raphanistrum Raphanus raphanistrum ssp. landra Raphanus raphanistrum ssp. maritimus Raphanus sativus Raphanus sativus Longipinnatus Group Raphia hookeri Reichardia picroides Rhamnus davuricus Rheum rhabarbarum Rheum tataricum Rhexia virginica Rhodiola rosea Rhododendron arboreum Rhoicissus capensis Rhopalostylis sapida Ribes cereum Ribes divaricatum Ribes nigrum Ribes odoratum Rorippa indica Rorippa islandica Rosa multiflora Roystonea elata Roystonea oleracea Rubus rosaefolius Rumex acetosa Rumex acetosella Rumex alpinus Rumex arifolius Rumex crispus Rumex hydrolapathum Rumex hymenosepalus Rumex japonicus Rumex obtusifolius Rumex patientia Rumex sagittatus Rumex sanguineus Rumex scutatus Rumex vesicarius Rungia klossii Ruta graveolens Sabal etonia Sabal palmetto Sagittaria sagittifolia Sagittaria sinensis Salicornia europaea Salix babylonica Salix daphnoides Salix gracilistyla Salsola kali Salsola komarovi Salsola soda Salvadora persica Salvia officinalis Salvia sclarea Salvia verbenaca Salvia viridis Sambucus javanica Sambucus sieboldiana Sanguisorba canadensis Sanguisorba minor Sanguisorba officinalis Saraca bijuga Sassafras albidum Sauropus androgynus Saxifraga pensylvanica Saxifraga stolonifera Scheelea butyracea Scheelea preussii Schisandra chinensis Schleichera oleosa Scolymus maculatus Scorzonera hispanica Scutellaria baicalensis Sechium edule Sedum anacampseros Sedum reflexum Sedum rhodanthum Sedum telephium Serenoa repens Sesamum alatum Sesamum indicum Sesamum radiatum Sesbania grandiflora Sesbania sesban Sesuvium portulacastrum Setaria palmifolia Sicyos angulata Sida rhombifolia Sidalcea neomexicana Silaum silaus Silene acaulis Silene vulgaris Silybum marianum Sinapis alba Sinapis arvensis Sisymbrium altissimum Sisymbrium crassifolium Sisymbrium irio Sisymbrium officinale Sium cicutaefolium Smilax china Smyrnium olusatrum Solanum aethiopicum Solanum incanum Solanum indicum Solanum macrocarpon Solanum melongena Solanum nigrum Solanum nodiflorum Solanum scabrum Solanum sessiliflorum Solanum spirale Solanum torvum Solanum uporo Solanum wendlandii Solanum xanthocarpum Solenostemon rotundifolius Solidago missouriensis Sonchus arvensis Sonchus asper Sonchus oleraceus Sophora japonica Spathiphyllum phryniifolium Sphenoclea zeylanica Sphenostylis stenocarpa Spilanthes acmella Spinacia oleracea Spirodela polyrhiza Spondias dulcis Spondias mombin Spondias purpurea Stanleya pinnatifida Stellaria media Stenochlaena palustris Sterculia foetida Sterculia tragacantha Strychnos spinosa Suaeda maritima Symphytum officinale Symphytum x uplandicum Synedrella nodiflora Syzygium malaccense Syzygium polycephalum Talinum paniculatum Talinum portulacifolium Talinum triangulare Tamarindus indica Tanacetum vulgare Taraxacum albidum Taraxacum officinale Telfairia occidentalis Telosma cordata Tetracarpidium conophorum Tetragonia decumbens Tetragonia implexicoma Tetragonia tetragonoides Thalia geniculata Thespesia populnea Thlaspi arvense Thymus vulgaris Tilia americana Tilia x europaea Tilia japonica Tiliacora triandra Toddalia asiatica Toona sinensis Tordylium apulum Trachycarpus fortunei Tradescantia virginiana Tragopogon dubius Tragopogon porrifolius Tragopogon pratensis Trianthema portulacastrum Trichodesma zeylanicum Trichosanthes cucumerina Trichosanthes kirilowii Trifolium hybridum Trifolium pratense Trifolium repens Trigonella caerulea Trigonella corniculata Trigonella foenum-graecum Trillium erectum Trillium grandiflorum Trillium sessile Trillium undulatum Tropaeolum majus Tropaeolum minus Tropaeolum tuberosum Tulbaghia alliacea Tussilago farfara Typha capensis Typha elephantina Ullucus tuberosus Ulmus pumila Urena lobata Urtica dioica Urtica urens Valerianella eriocarpa Valerianella locusta Vallaris heynei Verbena officinalis Veronica anagallis-aquatica Veronica beccabunga Vernonia amygdalina Veronicastrum sibiricum Vicia cracca Vicia grandiflora var. kitaibeliana Vicia sativa Vicia tetrasperma Vigna mungo Vigna radiata Vigna umbellata Vigna unguiculata Vigna unguiculata ssp. sesquipedalis Viola adunca Viola canadensis Viola odorata Viola papilionacea Viola pedata Viola sororia Viola x wittrockiana Vitex doniana Vitis amurensis Vitis californica Vitis coignetiae Vitis labrusca Vitis munsoniana Vitis shuttleworthii Vitis vinifera Voandzeia subterranea Washingtonia filifera Wedelia biflora Wisteria floribunda Wolffia arrhiza Xanthoceras sorbifolium Xanthosoma atrovirens Xanthosoma brasiliense Xanthosoma sagittifolium Xanthosoma violaceum Ximenia americana Zanthoxylum piperitum Zanthoxylum planispinum Zingiber zerumbet Ziziphus mauritiana | 