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An edible seed [n 1] is a seed that is suitable for human or animal consumption. Of the six major plant parts, [ n 2 ] seeds are the dominant source of human calories and protein . [ 1 ] A wide variety of plant species provide edible seeds; most are angiosperms , while a few are gymnosperms .
Humans most commonly eat the seeds (e.g. maize, wheat), fruit (e.g. tomato, avocado, banana), flowers (e.g. broccoli), leaves (e.g. lettuce, spinach, and cabbage), roots (e.g. carrots, beets), and stems (e.g. asparagus of many plants. There are also a few edible petioles (also known as leaf stems) such as celery or rhubarb. Plant stems have a ...
Vine maple (Acer circinatum) Samara of Combretum zeyheri. A samara (/ s ə ˈ m ɑːr ə /, UK also: / ˈ s æ m ər-/) [1] is a winged achene, [2] a type of fruit in which a flattened wing of fibrous, papery tissue develops from the ovary wall. A samara is a simple dry fruit, and is indehiscent (not opening along a seam).
Flowers (in full bloom, June or early July). A tea (popular in France as tilleul) can be made from the dried flowers. Leaves, without the stalks, edible raw as a salad vegetable [33] Wild lowbush blueberry Vaccinium angustifolium: Eastern and central Canada, northeastern United States Berries, edible raw, commonly used in jams and jellies [34]
Vine maples produce single flowers (a single flower is a flower that produces one fruit) that are 6–9 mm (1 ⁄ 4 – 3 ⁄ 8 in) in diameter, with dark red sepals and 5 yellow petals. The fruit, a two-seeded winged samara, is adapted for wind-dispersal. Each wing is 2–4 cm in length, and holds a seed approximately 9 mm (3 ⁄ 8 in) in ...
It is hermaphroditic, bearing both male and female flowers in each raceme. The flowers appear in early spring, before the leaves. [10] The fruit is a paired winged samara, each seed1–1.5 cm (3 ⁄ 8 – 5 ⁄ 8 in) in diameter with a 4–5 cm (1 + 5 ⁄ 8 –2 in) wing. [11] [9] [8] Bigleaf maple begins bearing seed at about ten years of age ...
The category is for Edible plants. i.e. plants with parts that are ... Edible nuts and seeds (21 C, 194 P ... List of edible flowers; List of leaf vegetables;
Flindersia brayleyana, commonly known as Queensland maple, maple silkwood or red beech, [2] is a species of tree in the family Rutaceae and is endemic to northern Queensland. It has pinnate leaves with between six and ten leaflets, panicles of white or cream-coloured flowers and smooth fruit that opens in five sections to release winged seeds.