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