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Cucumber. Cucumis sativus. Honey bees, squash bees, bumblebees, leafcutter bee (in greenhouse pollination), solitary bees (for some parthenocarpic gynoecious green house varieties pollination is detrimental to fruit quality) fruit. 3-great. 1-2. temperate. Squash, pumpkin, gourd, marrow, zucchini. Cucurbita spp.
Broccoli is classified in the Italica cultivar group of the species Brassica oleracea. Broccoli has large flower heads, or florets, usually dark green, arranged in a tree-like structure branching out from a thick stalk, which is usually light green. The mass of flower heads is surrounded by leaves. Broccoli resembles cauliflower, which is a ...
The dried flowers and flower buds are used as a substitute for tea in case of diabetes patients. The powdered seed is also applied to the eye, in case of chronic purulent conjunctivitis. [citation needed] Sesuvium portulacastrum: Shoreline purslane The plant extract showed antibacterial and anticandidal activities and moderate antifungal activity.
This is a list of plants that have a culinary role as vegetables. "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.
Triguera Cav. Unripe fruit of Solanum lycopersicum ( tomato) Solanum is a large and diverse genus of flowering plants, which include three food crops of high economic importance: the potato, the tomato and the eggplant (aubergine, brinjal). It is the largest genus in the nightshade family Solanaceae, comprising around 1,500 species.
Download as PDF; Printable version; Appearance. move to sidebar hide ... This is a list of edible flowers. Scientific name Flavor Color Common name Abelmoschus ...
Table of tomatoes. Originally from Germany. Cultivated in Tennessee by Ruby Arnold. Sweet flavor with a hint of spice. Common in the United States. Includes varieties Red Ponderosa and Coustralee. Can reach up to 4 lb / 1.8 kg. in weight. High fiber. Vitamin C greater if vine ripened.
In 2002 Plantlife conducted a "County Flowers" public survey to assign flowers to each of the counties of the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man. The results of this campaign designated a single plant species to a "county or metropolitan area" in the UK and Isle of Man. Some English counties already had flowers traditionally associated with them before 2002, and which were different from those ...