Resources Tagged: Leafy Greens

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  1. Food Plants International - Plant Fact Sheets

    Some 3 billion people in the world live outside the cash economy in the world’s poorest nations. Food security and regular supply are their daily concerns. Chronic malnutrition is a leading cause of death and disease for them. Young children are amongst the most affected. One child every 5-10...
    Herbs Seeds Nuts Leafy Greens Fruits Legumes as Food Legumes Starchy Staples Vegetables Bamboo Plant Information Technical Publicat... FPS FPI

  2. Amaranthus hybridus

    Leafy Greens Edible parts -Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable An annual herb. It is an upright plant. It grows 80 cm to 2 m tall. It is often green but can be dark red. The leaves are simpleand alternate. The leaves are oval shaped and can be 15 cm long. The flowers can be red, yellow or white. They are in...
    Vegetables Edible Seeds Edible Leaves Leafy Greens Amaranth Greens Amaranth Plant Information FPI

  3. Brassica oleracea var. acephala - Kale

    Edible Portion: Leaves, Vegetable, Flowers A cabbage plant. The leaves are ruffled or crinkled but some are more smooth than normal kales. The leaf shape and colourvaries considerably. The flowers are yellow or white.
    Plant Information FPI Leafy Greens Edible Flowers Vegetables Edible Leaves Brassica Kale

  4. Lactuca sativa var. augustana - Celtuce, Asparagus Lettuce, Chinese Lettuce

    Edible Portion: Stalk, Leaves, Vegetable A lettuce plant with an edible stalk. It is an annual plant. It develops a stem 3-4 cm thick and 30 cm tall. The seed stalk is eatenlike celery or cooked. The leaves are curled. There are several cultivated varieties.
    Edible Leaves Plant Information FPI Leafy Greens Vegeables Chinese Lettuce Asparagus Lettuce Celtuce Lactuca sativa

  5. Leafy Greens and Vegetables in Vietnam

    2023-01-01 This book is designed as a simple introduction to the more common leafy greens and vegetablesof Vietnam. It is hoped people will take greater pride and interest in these plants and become confident and informed about how to grow and use them. Many of the local food plants that occur in every...
    Vietnam FPS Vegetables Leafy Vegetables Leafy Greens

  6. Afzelia xylocarpa - Rosewood

    Edible Portion: Leaves, Seeds A tree. It grows to 30 m high. It loses its leaves during the year. The trunk is stout and up to 1 m across. The crown is rounded. The tree is usually divided near the base into large spreading branches. The bark is pale grey and slightly rough. The leaves are 18-25...
    Rosewood Plant Information FPI Edible Seeds Edible Leaves Leafy Greens

  7. Stevia rebaudiana - Stevia, Sweet Herb Of Paraguay, Sugar-l

    Edible Portion: Leaves A perennial shrub. It grows to 0.5-1 m tall. Plants are clumpy bushes about 75 cm high and 60 cm wide. The leaves are 2-3 cmlong. They are small, oblong and have teeth around the edge. The flower heads are on the tips of stems. They are in clustersand are white. The fruit...
    Leafy Greens Shrubs Plant Information FPI Sugar-I Sweet Herb Stevia Stevia Rebaudiana

  8. Tagetes erecta - African Marigold

    Edible Portion: Leaves A herb. It grows 0.5-1 m tall. It grows from seed each year. The stems are angular and green. The leaves are deeply lobed.The lobes are along the stalk. They also have coarse, sharp teeth. The flower heads are single. They have long stalks and areyellow. The fruit is dry.
    Plant Information FPI Marigold Varieties Herbs Leafy Greens African Marigold Edible Leaves

  9. Lepidium sativum - Garden Cress

    Edible parts -Leaves, Herb, Spice, Vegetable, Seeds - oil A cabbage family herb. It is an annual plant about 60 cm high. It has narrowly lobed leaves. The leaves near the base havelong stalks and the leaves higher on the plant do not have stalks. The flowers are small and white. The fruit is a...
    Garden Cress Plant Information FPI Seed Oil Edible Seeds Vegetables Spices Herbs Edible Leaves Leafy Greens

  10. Cedrela odorata - Barbadoes Cedar, Cigar-Box Wood

    Edible Portion: Leaves A tree. It grows 18 m high and spreads 4.5 m wide. The trunk can be 1.5 m across. It has large buttresses. It has an opencanopy. The bark is grey or brown and furrowed. The lower limbs curve down. The leaves have leaflets along the stalk. Theleaves are 60 cm long. There are...
    Plant Information FPI Leafy Greens Edible Leaves Cigar-Box Wood Barbadoes Cedar