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17.1 Vegetables 773
Table 17.1. (Continued)
Number Common name Latin name Class, order, family Consumed as
Leafy vegetables
39 Watercress Nasturtium officinale Brassicaceae Moderately pungent leaves are eaten
raw in salads or used as garnish
40 Endive (escarole, chicory) Cichorium intybus L. var. Cichoriaceae Eaten raw as a salad, or is cooked as a vegetable
foliosum
41 Chinese cabbage Brassica chinensis Brassicaceae Eaten raw in salads, or is cooked as a vegetable
42 Lamb’s salad (lettuce Valerianella locusta Valerianaceae Eaten raw in salads
or corn salad)
43 Garden cress Lepidium sativum Brassicaceae Eaten raw in salads
44 Kale (borecole) Brassica oleracea convar. Brassicaceae Cooked as a vegetable
acephala var. sabellica
45 Head lettuce Lactuca capitata var. capitata Cichoriaceae Juicy succulent leaves are eaten raw in salads
46 Mangold (mangel- Beta vulgaris spp. Chenopidiaceae Cooked as a vegetable
wurzel, beet root) vulgaris var. vulgaris
47 Chinese (Peking) Brassica pekinensis Brassicaceae Cooked as a vegetable
cabbage
48 Brussels sprouts Brassica oleracea convar. Brassicaceae Cooked as a vegetable
oleracea var. gemmifera
49 Red cabbage Brassica oleracea convar. Brassicaceae Eaten raw in salads or is cooked as a vegetable
capitata var. capitata f. rubra
50 Romaine lettuce Lactuca capitata var. crispa Cichoriaceae Eaten raw as a salad
51 Spinach Spinacia oleracea Chenopodiaceae Cooked as a vegetable or is eaten raw
as a salad
52 White (common) Brassica oleracea convar. Brassicaceae Juicy succulent leaves are eaten raw in
cabbage capitata var. capitata salads, or are fermented (sauerkraut),
f.alba steamed or cooked as a vegetable
53 Winter endive Cichoricum endivia Cichoriaceae Eaten raw as a salad
54 Savoy cabbage Brassica oleracea convar. Brassicaceae Cooked as a vegetable
capitata, var. sabauda
Flowerhead (calix) vegetables
55 Artichoke Cynara scolymus Asteraceae Flowerhead is cooked as a vegetable
56 Cauliflower Brassica oleracea convar. Brassicaceae Cooked as a vegetable or used in salads
botrytis var botrytis. (raw or pickled)
57 Broccoli Brassica oleracea Brassicaceae The tight green florets are cooked
convar. botrytis var. italica as a vegetable