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Northern highbush blueberry. A number of popular and commercially important food plants are native to the Americas.Some are endemic, meaning they occur naturally only in the Americas and nowhere else, while others occur naturally both in the Americas and on other continents as well.
"Vegetable" can be used in several senses, including culinary, botanical and legal. This list includes botanical fruits such as pumpkins, and does not include herbs, spices, cereals and most culinary fruits and culinary nuts. Edible fungi are not included in this list. Legal vegetables are defined for regulatory, tax and other purposes.
Growing cold-weather vegetables is a rewarding way to enjoy fresh, homegrown produce even in the frostiest months. From kale to beets, these hardy crops are easy to grow and packed with nutrition.
Calabaza fruits for sale in a supermarket in the Philippines Calabaza vine. Calabaza is the generic name in the Spanish language for any type of winter squash.Within an English-language context it specifically refers to the West Indian pumpkin, a winter squash typically grown in the West Indies, tropical America, and the Philippines.
Cruciferous vegetables are vegetables of the family Brassicaceae (also called Cruciferae) with many genera, species, and cultivars being raised for food production such as cauliflower, cabbage, kale, garden cress, bok choy, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, mustard plant and similar green leaf vegetables.
A common leafy vegetable in the local cuisines of southern Mexico [96] [97] Cryptotaenia japonica: Mitsuba: Small quantities added to soups, etc. [98] [99] Cucumis prophetarum: Leaves are cooked and served with staples in Africa. [100] Cyclanthera pedata: Caigua: Traditional green in Central America and South America [101] Cynara cardunculus ...
Explore the most memorable moments of February 2024 through our recap of photos that capture powerful images and key events from the month.
The term colewort is a medieval term for non-heading brassica crops. [2] [3]The term collard has been used to include many non-heading Brassica oleracea crops. While American collards are best placed in the Viridis crop group, [4] the acephala (Greek for 'without a head') cultivar group is also used referring to a lack of close-knit core of leaves (a "head") like cabbage does, making collards ...