Plants with multiple edible parts: Difference between revisions

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Template:Lang Several plants have many edible plant parts, making them useful as both a vegetable (often the leaves, stems, flowers or flower heads) and a fruit or staple crop.

Examples

chayote, grape, and some varieties of squash have leaves and shoots which are appetizing and healthy as vegetables

Note

Some plant parts such as fruits can be a vegetable when consumed before it is entirely ripened. For example papaya. Some seeds can have a different taste when raw as opposed to baked (ie pepper).

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+Several [[plants]] have many edible plant parts, making them useful as both a [[vegetable]] (often the leaves, stems, flowers or flower heads) and a [[fruit]] or [[staple crop]].
-Besides their initial use, crops can also be used for other tasks. Indeed, one of the principles of [[permaculture]] is that every plant should have at least 3 uses. Is this the same as "Stacking Functions"?{{fact}}) Depending on the plant in question and the environment it is used in, these other functions can be:
+==Examples==
-* use as insect repellent: some herbs can also repel insects.
+* [[chayote]], [[grape]], and some varieties of [[squash]] have leaves and shoots which are appetizing and healthy as vegetables
-* shade: under a fruit trees can be a great place to sit, especially in summer.
-* [[companion plant]]s: some plants can stimulate the growing of other plants
-* enriching the soil, through [[nitrogen fixation]], organic matter or encouraging [[soil organisms]]
-* forming attractive and fragrant flowers and leaves: these can be pleasing to people, and stimulate local biodiversity (attract/maintain pollinators)
-* Some plants have more than one plant part that can be eaten; ie fruit aswell as leaves, stems, flower heads, ...
-Plants which are well known for one purpose sometimes have other valuable uses which are neglected. For example:
+==Note==
-* Plants known for their fruits sometimes have leaves and shoots which are appetizing and healthy as vegetables, for example [[chayote]], [[grape]], some varieties of [[squash]]
+Some plant parts such as fruits can be a vegetable when consumed before it is entirely ripened. For example papaya. Some seeds can have a different taste when raw as opposed to baked (ie pepper).
 [[Category:Food crops]]