Leaf vegetables

Leaf vegetables

Also called green vegetables, leafy greens or simply greens, these are plant leaves eaten as a vegetable. Leaf vegetables come from a large variety of plants (often including tender petioles and shoots) and contain good nutrition value for a healthy diet.

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Leaf vegetables

gongura leaves

Fruits & vegetables; Leaf vegetables

Gongura is a vividly green leafy plant, with two main varieties: red stemmed and green stemmed. The red stemmed variety has a strong sour flavor whereas the green stemmed variety has mild tartness. ...

grape leaves

Fruits & vegetables; Leaf vegetables

Grape leaves are of the plant, Vitis, a genus of over sixty species of vining plants in the flowering plant family Vitaceae. Grape leaves are harvested from grape vines, fresh, whole and young, while ...

green cabbage

Fruits & vegetables; Leaf vegetables

Green cabbage, botanical name Brassica oleracea or B. oleracea var. capitata, is a hard-heading cabbage and one of three distinct cabbage types within the Brassica family. The word cabbage is an ...

green ti leaves

Fruits & vegetables; Leaf vegetables

The ti plant is an evergreen shrub also known as Hawaiian good luck plant, cabbage palm and by its common name Cordyline fruticosa. Currenlty a member of the Agavaceae family the ti plant has been ...

guava leaves

Fruits & vegetables; Leaf vegetables

The guava tree is an evergreen and member of the Myrtaceae family. The oblong leaves of the guava tree are smooth and leathery with faint white veins. Dried and crushed leaves will have a faint aroma ...

hoja santa leaves

Fruits & vegetables; Leaf vegetables

The hoja santa belongs to the Piper auritum (genus) forming an important part in the family Piperaceae. It grows as a bush approximately 6 to 7 feet in height and 8” to 10” in length by 6” to 7” in ...

horseradish leaves

Fruits & vegetables; Leaf vegetables

Horseradish is an herbaceous perennial and member of the Brassicaceae family along with mustard, rutabaga, kale and daikon. Horseradish is grown mainly for its root which is used to make the popular ...