Vegetables

Vegetables are arguably the most diverse plant-based food source, with almost 1,100 different kinds of vegetables recognized in the world. Some can be eaten raw in salads, while others are used to cook the most delicious dishes.

Vegetables are often classified based on what part of the plant it is. So, the different groups of vegetables include leafy greens (spinach, lettuce), pods (beans), root vegetables (potato, carrots), and bulbs (onion). And then many flowers and fruits are popularly eaten as vegetables. Below is a list of the names of the most common vegetables well-known worldwide.

List of the Most Popular Vegetables

Leafy Greens and Salad Vegetables

• Cabbage
• Brussels Sprouts
• Swiss Chard
• Endive
• Broccoli (leaves and stalks)
• Lettuce
• Celery
• Beet Greens
• Kale
• Fiddlehead
• Dandelion Greens
• Wheatgrass
• Turnip Greens
• Spinach
• Mustard Greens
• Pea (leaves and sprouts)
• Napa Cabbage
• Mizuna Greens
• Moringa Leaves
• Leaf Celery
• Grape Leaves
• Water Spinach
• Arugula
• Sweet Potato Leaves
• Rapini (Broccoli Rabe)
• Taro Leaves
• Borage Greens
• Malabar Spinach
• Sunset Muskmallow
• Caraway Leaves
• Yarrow
• Kuka
• Celtuce
• Ground Elder
• Red Spinach
• Spiny Amaranth
• Orache
• Corn Salad (Lamb’s Lettuce)
• Brooklime
• Shepherd’s Purse
• Collard Greens
• Bok Choy (Chinese Cabbage or Pak Choy)
• Chili Pepper Leaves
• Purple Bauhinia Leaves (Butterfly Tree)
• Chinese Mallow
• Common Purslane
• Chicory
• Pumpkin Leaves
• Soko
• Garland Chrysanthemum
• Asiatic Pennywort
• Chaya
• Jute Mallow (Melokhia)
• Sierra Leone Bologi
• Pitogo
• Vegetable Fern
• Cress
• Miner’s Lettuce (Winter Purslane)
• Sorrel
• Sour Cabbage
• Kerguelen Cabbage
• Yao Choy
• Sea Beet
• Chickweed
• Kalette
• Komatsuna
• Greater Plantain
• Summer Purslane
• Papaya Leaves
• Land Cress
• Golden Samphire
• Mallow
• Lamb’s Quarters
• New Zealand Spinach
• Dill
• Watercress
• Royal Fern
• Sea Kale
• Gnetum (Melinjo)
• Paracress
• Sculpit
• Samphire
• Fat Hen
• Binung
• Catsear
• Kai-Lan
• Atibulnak
• Vegetable Hummingbird Leaves
• Stridolo
• Lagos Bologi
• Viagra Palm
• Tatsoi
• Good King Henry
• Poke
• Radicchio
• Lizard’s Tail
• Arrowhead Elephant Ear
• Tahitian Spinach

Vegetables That Are Actually Fruits

• Tomato
• Eggplant (Aubergine or Brinjal)
• Pumpkin
• Squash
• Zucchini (Courgette)
• Jackfruit (raw)
• Plantain (Cooking Banana)
• Pointed Gourd
• Durian (raw)
• Cucumber
• Winter Melon
• Calabash (Bottle Gourd)
• Breadfruit
• Ridged Gourd
• Butternut Squash
• Papaya (raw)
• Snake Gourd
• Bitter Melon (Bitter Gourd)
• Calabaza (West Indian Pumpkin)
• Ivy Gourd
• Gac
• West Indian Gherkin
• Kiwano (Horned Melon)
• Spine Gourd (Kantola)
• Tipuho
• Cucamelon (Mouse Melon)
• Tinda
• Olive
• Galo
• Tomatillo
• Antipolo
• Breadnut (Seeded Breadfruit)
• Armenian Cucumber
• Luffa
• Chayote
• Marianas Breadfruit
• Corn Kernels
• Kabocha
• Kapas-Kapas
• Marrow
• Water Melon
• Fluted Pumpkin
• Caigua (Achocha)

Root Vegetables and Tubers

• Carrot
• Potato
• Radish
• Beetroot
• Turnip
• Parsnip
• Elephant Foot Yam
• Arracacha
• Sweet Potato
• Daikon
• Water Chestnut
• Rutabaga (Swede)
• Chinese Artichoke
• Burdock
• Bamboo Shoot
• Cassava
• Yam
• Taro
• Turmeric
• Horseradish
• Ube (Purple Yam)
• Lesser Galangal
• Lengkuas (Greater Galangal)
• Ginger
• Camas
• Canna
• Pignut
• Tigernut
• Scorzonera
• Broadleaf Arrowhead
• Giant Swamp Taro
• Giant Taro
• Arrowleaf Elephant Ear
• Jícama
• Chinese Ginger
• Jerusalem Artichoke
• Kencur
• Earthnut Pea
• Palmyra Sprout
• Water Caltrop
• Yacón
• Mashua
• Hamburg Parsley
• Prairie Turnip
• Skirret
• Polynesian Arrowroot (East Indian Arrowroot)
• Salsify
• Ti
• Ulluco
• Ensete
• Wasabi
• Yautia Horqueta
• Cassumunar Ginger
• Ahipa

Pod Vegetables

• Green Bean (French Bean)
• Okra
• Pea
• Drumstick
• Winged Bean
• Common Bean
• Pigeon Pea
• Ricebean
• Runner Bean
• Fava Bean
• Snow Pea
• Guar
• Snap Pea (Sugarsnap)
• Asparagus Bean
• Black-Eyed Pea
• Chickpea (Garbanzo)
• Azuki Bean
• Indian Pea
• Lentils
• American Groundnut
• Mung Bean
• Lima Bean
• Horse Gram
• Dolichos Bean
• Hyacinth Bean
• Soybean
• Tarwi (Tarhui or Chocho)
• Moth Bean
• Peanut
• Velvet Bean
• Urad Bean
• Tepary Bean

Bulb Vegetables

• Asparagus
• Chives
• Leek
• Kohlrabi
• Onion
• Garlic
• Lotus Root
• Shallot
• Banana Stem
• Celery Bulb
• Elephant Garlic
• Florence Fennel
• Garlic Chives
• Cardoon
• Heart Of Palm
• Kurrat
• Landang
• Sago
• Welsh Onion
• Wild Leek
• Celeriac
• Nopal
• Potato Onion
• Pearl Onion
• Sea Beans (Samphire Greens)
• Spring Onion (Scallion)
• Prussian Asparagus
• Tree Onion
• Manchurian Wild Rice

Flowers That Are Eaten As Vegetables

• Broccoli
• Artichoke
• Cauliflower
• Pumpkin Flower
• Banana Flower
• Broccolini Flower
• Calabaza Flower
• Squash Blossoms
• Moringa Flower
• Purple Bauhinia Flowers
• Blue Pea (Asian Pigeonwings)
• Vegetable Hummingbird Flowers
• Himbabao
• Waterblommetjie
• Jade Vine (Tayabak)
• Loroco
• Courgette Flower
• Daylily
• Caper

Chili Peppers

• Bell Pepper
• Jalapeño
• Cayenne Pepper
• Pimiento
• New Mexico Chile
• Hungarian Wax Pepper
• Friggitello
• Siling Haba
• Big Jim Pepper
• Habanero
• Peperoncino
• Sandia Pepper

Sea Vegetables

• Aonori (Green Laver or Gim)
• Nori
• Arame
• Dulse (Dillisk)
• Ogonori
• Carola
• Eucheuma
• Wakame
• Sea Lettuce
• Dabberlocks (Badderlocks)
• Gusô
• Eelgrass
• Mozuku
• Sea Grape
• Laver (Red)
• Hijiki
• Kombu

Vegetables by Attributes

• Cruciferous Vegetables
• Root Vegetables
• Juice Vegetables
• Vegetables That Are Fruits
• Leafy Vegetables
• Sea Vegetables
• Salad Vegetables
• Flower Vegetables
• Non-cruciferous Vegetables
• Vegetables With Seeds
• What Vegetables Are Man-made
• Bulb Vegetables
• Long Vegetables
• Best Vegetables To Eat Raw
• Weird Vegetables
• Cheapest Vegetables
• Worst Vegetables

Vegetables by Purpose of Use

• Vegetables For Canning
• Best Vegetables To Roast
• Best Vegetables To Grill
• Stir Fry Vegetables List
• Vegetables That Go With Salmon
• Best Vegetables For Soup
• Vegetables For Spiralizing
• Best Steamable Vegetables
• Vegetables For Smoothies
• Thanksgiving Vegetables

Vegetables by Country

• Asian Vegetables
• Chinese Vegetables
• Indian Vegetables
• Japanese Vegetables
• Vietnamese Vegetables
• Jamaican Vegetables
• Filipino Vegetables

Vegetables by Color

• Green Vegetables
• Purple Vegetables
• Red Vegetables
• White Vegetables
• Yellow Vegetables
• Blue Vegetables
• Orange Vegetables
• Pink Vegetables
• Black Vegetables
• Brown Vegetables

Vegetables by Seasons

• Winter Vegetables
• Spring Vegetables
• Summer Vegetables