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.

For a full list of edible plants see: https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/data/compendium-botanicals

Examples

chayote, grape, and some varieties of squash have leaves and shoots which are appetizing and healthy as vegetables
Musk Mallow (Malva moschata): The leaves substitute for lettuce and the flowers and especially the sweet buds are also excellent. The seeds can be used like a grain, although they are tedious to harvest.
Day lily: the young shoots can be cooked as a vegetable, the flower buds can be added to stir-fry, and the flowers chopped into salads or just eaten raw. The tubers can also be cooked like any other tuber.
Amaranths have edible seeds and leaves, although most varieties concentrate on one or the other.

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]].
-One of the principles of [[permaculture]] is that every plant should have [[multi-purpose plant|multiple uses]] (at least 3? Is this the same as "Stacking Functions"?{{fact}})
+For a full list of edible plants see: https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/data/compendium-botanicals
-As well as the obvious and important use of providing food in various forms, they may provide other functions, such as:
+==Examples==
-* [[herbs]], which add a lot of flavor and pleasure to the experience of eating, make simple and healthy food taste better (which can save money through buying more simple, basic foods rather than pre-prepared flavored foods), are best used fresh from the garden, and are best available on a whim, rather than having to plan and buy ahead.
+* [[chayote]], [[grape]], and some varieties of [[squash]] have leaves and shoots which are appetizing and healthy as vegetables
-* insect repellents: some herbs also repel insects.
+* Musk Mallow (Malva moschata):  The leaves substitute for lettuce and the flowers and especially the sweet buds are also excellent.  The seeds can be used like a grain, although they are tedious to harvest.
-* shade: under a fruit trees can be a great place to sit, especially in summer.
+* Day lily: the young shoots can be cooked as a vegetable, the flower buds can be added to stir-fry, and the flowers chopped into salads or just eaten raw.  The tubers can also be cooked like any other tuber.
-* [[companion plant]]s: This is the belief/principle that certain plants grow better together.
+* Amaranths have edible seeds and leaves, although most varieties concentrate on one or the other.
-* enriching the soil, through [[nitrogen fixation]], organic matter or encouraging [[soil organisms]]
-* attractive and fragrant flowers and leaves. These can be pleasing to people, and stimulate local biodiversity (attract/maintain pollinators)
-* another type of food, from a different plant part, or the same plant part at a different stage of maturity.
-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]]
 [[Category:Multi purpose plants]]
 [[Category:Nonfood crops]]
-[[Category:Permaculture]]
+[[Category:Elements]]