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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

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