Leafy and salad vegetables
* Amaranth (Amaranthus cruentus)
* Bitterleaf (Vernonia calvoana)
* Bok choy (Brassica rapa Pekinensis and Chinensis groups)
* Brussels sprout (Brassica oleracea Gemmifera group)
* Cabbage (Brassica oleracea Capitata group)
* Catsear (Hypochaeris radicata)
* Celtuce (Lactuca sativa var. asparagina)
* Ceylon spinach (Basella alba)
* Chicory (Cichorium intybus)
* Chinese Mallow (Malva verticillata)
* Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum coronarium)
* Corn salad (Valerianella locusta)
* Cress (Lepidium sativum)
* Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
* Endive (Cichorium endivia)
* Epazote (Chenopodium ambrosioides)
* Fat hen (Chenopodium album)
* Fiddlehead (Pteridium aquilinum, Athyrium esculentum)
* Fluted pumpkin (Telfairia occidentalis)
* Golden samphire (Inula crithmoides)
* Good King Henry (Chenopodium bonus-henricus)
* Ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum)
* Kai-lan (Brassica rapa Alboglabra group)
* Komatsuna (Brassica rapa Pervidis or Komatsuna group)
* Kuka (Adansonia spp.)
* Lagos bologi (Talinum fruticosum)
* Land cress (Barbarea verna)
* Lettuce (Lactuca sativa)
* Lizard's tail (Houttuynia cordata)
* Melokhia (Corchorus olitorius, Corchorus capsularis)
* Mizuna greens (Brassica rapa Nipposinica group)
* Mustard (Sinapis alba)
* New Zealand Spinach (Tetragonia tetragonioides)
* Orache (Atriplex hortensis)
* Polk (Phytolacca americana)
* Radicchio (Cichorium intybus)
* Garden Rocket (Eruca sativa)
* Samphire (Crithmum maritimum)
* Sea beet (Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima)
* Seakale (Crambe maritima)
* Sierra Leone bologi (Crassocephalum spp.)
* Soko (Celosia argentea)
* Sorrel (Rumex acetosa)
* Spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
* Summer purslane (Portulaca oleracea)
* Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla var. flavescens)
* Tatsoi (Brassica rapa Rosularis group)
* Watercress (Nasturtium officinale)
* Water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica)
* Winter purslane (Claytonia perfoliata)
Fruiting and flowering vegetables
* Armenian cucumber (Cucumis melo Flexuosus group)
* Eggplant or Aubergine (Solanum melongena)
* Avocado (Persea americana)
* Bell pepper (Capsicum annuum)
* Bitter melon (Momordica charantia)
* Caigua (Cyclanthera pedata)
* Cape Gooseberry (Physalis peruviana)
* Cayenne pepper (Capsicum frutescens)
* Chayote (Sechium edule)
* Chili pepper (Capsicum annuum Longum group)
* Cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
* Globe Artichoke (Cynara scolymus)
* Luffa (Luffa acutangula, Luffa aegyptiaca)
* Malabar gourd (Cucurbita ficifolia)
* Marrow (Cucurbita pepo)
* Parwal (Trichosanthes dioica)
* Perennial cucumber (Coccinia grandis)
* Pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima, Cucurbita pepo)
* Pattypan squash
* Snake gourd (Trichosanthes cucumerina)
* Sweetcorn (Zea mays)
* Sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum Grossum group)
* Tinda (Praecitrullus fistulosus)
* Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
* Tomatillo (Physalis philadelphica)
* Winter melon (Benincasa hispida)
* West Indian gherkin (Cucumis anguria)
* Zucchini or Courgette (Cucurbita pepo)
Podded vegetables
* American groundnut (Apios americana)
* Azuki bean (Vigna angularis)
* Black-eyed pea (Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata)
* Chickpea (Cicer arietinum)
* Drumstick (Moringa oleifera)
* Dolichos bean (Lablab purpureus)
* Fava bean (Vicia faba)
* French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)
* Guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba)
* Horse gram (Macrotyloma uniflorum)
* Indian pea (Lathyrus sativus)
* Lentil (Lens culinaris)
* Moth bean (Vigna acontifolia)
* Mung bean (Vigna radiata)
* Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)
* Pea (Pisum sativum)
* Peanut (Arachis hypogaea)
* Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan)
* Rice bean (Vigna umbellatta)
* Runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus)
* Soybean (Glycine max)
* Tarwi (tarhui, chocho; Lupinus mutabilis)
* Tepary bean (Phaseolus acutifolius)
* Urad bean (Vigna mungo)
* Velvet bean (Mucuna pruriens)
* Winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus)
* Yardlong bean (Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis)
Bulb and stem vegetables
* Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis)
* Cardoon (Cynara cardunculus)
* Celeriac (Apium graveolens var. rapaceum)
* Celery (Apium graveolens)
* Elephant Garlic (Allium ampeloprasum var. ampeloprasum)
* Florence fennel (Foeniculum vulgare var. dulce)
* Garlic (Allium sativum)
* Kohlrabi (Brassica oleracea Gongylodes group)
* Kurrat (Allium ampeloprasum var. kurrat)
* Leek (Allium porrum)
* Nopal (Opuntia ficus-indica)
* Onion (Allium cepa)
* Prussian asparagus (Ornithogalum pyrenaicum)
* Shallot (Allium cepa Aggregatum group)
* Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum)
* Wild leek (Allium tricoccum)
Root and tuberous vegetables
* Acorn squash (Cucurbita pepo)
* Ahipa (Pachyrhizus ahipa)
* Arracacha (Arracacia xanthorrhiza))
* Bamboo shoot
* Beetroot (Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris)
* Black cumin (Bunium persicum)
* Broadleaf arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia)
* Canna (Canna spp.)
* Carrot (Daucus carota)
* Cassava (Manihot esculenta)
* Chinese artichoke (Stachys affinis)
* Daikon (Raphanus sativus Longipinnatus group)
* Earthnut pea (Lathyrus tuberosus)
* Elephant Foot yam (Amorphophallus_paeoniifolius)
* Ensete (Ensete ventricosum)
* Ginger (Zingiber officinale)
* Gobo (Arctium lappa)
* Hamburg parsley (Petroselinum crispum var. tuberosum)
* Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus)
* Jícama (Pachyrhizus erosus)
* Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa)
* Pignut (Conopodium majus)
* Plectranthus (Plectranthus spp.)
* Potato (Solanum tuberosum)
* Prairie turnip (Psoralea esculenta)
* Radish (Raphanus sativus)
* Rutabaga (Brassica napus Napobrassica group)
* Salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius)
* Scorzonera (Scorzonera hispanica)
* Skirret (Sium sisarum)
* Sweet Potato (Kumara)
* Taro (Colocasia esculenta)
* Ti (Cordyline fruticosa)
* Tigernut (Cyperus esculentus)
* Turnip (Brassica rapa Rapifera group)
* Ulluco (Ullucus tuberosus)
* Wasabi (Wasabia japonica)
* Water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis)
* Yacón (Smallanthus sonchifolius)
* Yam (Dioscorea spp.)
Sea vegetables
* Aonori (Monostroma spp., Enteromorpha spp.)
* Carola (Callophyllis variegata)
* Dabberlocks or badderlocks (Alaria esculenta)
* Dulse (Palmaria palmata)
* Hijiki (Hizikia fusiformis)
* Kombu (Laminaria japonica)
* Mozuku (Cladosiphon okamuranus)
* Laver (Porphyra spp.) (nori in Japan, gim in Korea)
* Ogonori (Gracilaria spp.)
* Sea grape (Caulerpa spp.)
* Sea lettuce (Ulva lactuca)
* Wakame (Undaria pinnatifida)
Rosaceae family
The Family Rosaceae dominates the temperate fruits, both in numbers and in importance. The pome fruits, stone fruits and brambles are fruits of plants in Rosaceae.
The pome fruits:
Apples
Apples
* Apple and crabapple (Malus)
* Chokeberry (Aronia)
* Hawthorn (Crataegus and Rhaphiolepis)
* Loquat (Eryobotrya japonica)
* Medlar (Mespilus germanica)
* Pear, European and Asian species (Pyrus)
* Quince (Cydonia oblonga and Chaenomeles)
* Rose hip, the fruitlike base of roses (Rosa); used mostly for jams and herbal tea
* Rowan (Sorbus)
* Service tree (Sorbus domestica), bears a fruit known as a sorb or sorb apple
* Serviceberry or Saskatoon (Amelanchier)
* Shipova (× Sorbopyrus auricularis)
The stone fruits, drupes of genus Prunus:
* Apricot (Prunus armeniaca or Armeniaca vulgaris)
* Cherry, sweet, black, sour, and wild species (Prunus avium, Prunus serotina, P. cerasus, and others)
* Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana)
* Greengage, a cultivar of the plum
* Hybrids of the preceding species, such as the pluot, aprium and peacotum
* Peach (of the normal and white variety) and its variant the nectarine (Prunus persica)
* Plum, of which there are several domestic and wild species; dried plums are called prunes
Berries
In non-technical usage, berry means any small fruit that can be eaten whole and lacks objectionable seeds. The bramble fruits, compound fruits of genus Rubus (blackberries), are some of the most popular pseudo-berries:
Raspberries
Raspberries
* Blackberry, of which there are many species and hybrids, such as dewberry, boysenberry, olallieberry, tayberry and loganberry (genus Rubus)
* Cloudberry (Rubus chamaemorus)
* Loganberry (Rubus loganobaccus)
* Raspberry, several species (genus Rubus)
* Salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis)
* Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus)
* Wineberry (Rubus phoenicolasius)
The true berries are dominated by the family Ericaceae, many of which are hardy in the subarctic:
* Bearberry (Arctostaphylos spp.)
* Bilberry or whortleberry (Vaccinium spp.)
* Blueberry (Vaccinium spp.)
* Crowberry (Empetrum spp.)
* Cranberry (Vaccinium spp.)
* Huckleberry (Vaccinium spp.)
* Lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea)
* Strawberry Tree (Arbutus unedo), not to be confused with the Strawberry (Fragaria)
Fruits of North American origin
(Includes Canada and the United States and all other countries that produce these fruits) Some other fruits native to North America that are eaten in a small way:
* American grape: North American species (e.g., Vitis labrusca; Vitaceae) and American-European hybrids are grown where grape (Vitis vinifera) is not hardy and are used as rootstocks
* American Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum; Berberidaceae)
* American persimmon (Diospyros virginiana; Ebenaceae)
* Beach Plum (Prunus maritima)
* Blueberry (Vaccinium, sect. Cyanococcus; Ericaceae)
* Buffaloberry (Shepherdia argenta; Elaeagnaceae), which grows wild in the prairies of Canada
* Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana)
* Cocoplum (Chrysobalanus icaco; Chrysobalanaceae)
* Cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccus)
* False-mastic (Mastichodendron foetidissimum; Sapotaceae)
* Ground Plum (Astragalus caryocarpus; Fabaceae), also called Ground-plum milk-vetch
* Pawpaw (Asimina triloba; Annonaceae, not to be confused with Papaya (Carica papaya; Caricaceae), which is called pawpaw in some English dialects)
* Persimmon ([[Diospyros virginiana]]; Ebenaceae), also called native persimmon, American persimmon, or common persimmon
* Pigeon plum (Coccoloba diversifolia; Polygonaceae)
* Salal berry (Gaultheria shallon; Ericaceae)
* Salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis; Rosaceae)
* Saw Palmetto (Serenoa repens; Ericaceae)
* Texas persimmon (Diospyros texana; Ebenaceae)
* Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus; Rosaceae)
* Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia; Rosaceae)
Cacti and other succulents
Several cacti yield edible fruits, which are important traditional foods for some Native American peoples:
* Cardón (Pachycereus pringlei; Cactaceae)
* Dragonfruit (Hylocereus undatus; Cactaceae), also called pitaya
* Prickly pear (Opuntia spp.; Cactaceae)
Podocarps
Podocarps are conifers in the family Podocarpaceae. The seed cones are highly modified and, in some, the seed is surrounded by fleshy scale tissue, resembling a drupe. These berry-like cone scales are eaten by birds which then disperse the seeds in their droppings and the cones can be eaten in many species. Podocarps are either half-hardy or frost tender, depending on species. Many genera are similar in that they have edible "fruits" and often don't have a common name.
* Kahikatea (Dacrycarpus dacrydioides)
* Manoao (Manoao colensoi)
* Nageia (Nageia spp.)
* Podocarpus (Podocarpus spp.)
* Prumnopitys (Prumnopitys spp.)
* Rimu (Dacrydium cupressinum)
Mediterranean and subtropical fruits
Fruits in this category are not hardy to extreme cold, as the preceding temperate fruits are, yet tolerate some frost and may have a modest chilling requirement. Notable among these are natives of the Mediterranean:
Grapes
Grapes
* Black mulberry (Morus nigra; Moraceae)
* Cornelian cherry (Cornus mas; Cornaceae)
* Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera; Arecaceae)
* Fig (Ficus spp. Moraceae)
* Grape, called raisin, sultana, or currant when it is dried. (Vitis spp.; Vitaceae)
* Jujube (Ziziphus zizyphus; Rhamnaceae)
* Olive (Olea europea; Oleaceae)
* Pomegranate (Punica granatum; Punicaceae)
* Sycamore fig (Ficus sycomorus. Moraceae) also called old world sycomore or just sycomore.
In the important genus Citrus (Rutaceae), some members are tropical, tolerating no frost. All common species of commerce are somewhat hardy:
Lemon
Lemon
* Citron (Citrus medica)
* Clementine (Citrus reticulata var. Clementine),
* Grapefruit (Citrus paradisi)
* Hybrids of the preceding species, such as the Orangelo, Tangelo, Rangpur and Ugli fruit
* Kumquat (Fortunella)
* Lemon (Citrus limon)
* Limes
o Key Lime (Citrus aurantifolia)
o Persian lime Also known as tahiti lime.
o Kaffir lime (Citrus hystix)
* Mandarin (Citrus reticulata),
* Orange, of which there are sweet (Citrus sinensis) and sour (Citrus aurantium) species
* Pomelo (also known as the shaddock) (Citrus maxima)
* Sweet Lemon (Citrus limetta)
* Tangerine, and similar
See also: List of Citrus fruits
Other subtropical fruits:
* Avocado (Persea americana; Lauraceae)
* Carob (Ceratonia siliqua; Fabaceae)
* Feijoa (Feijoa sellowiana; Myrtaceae)
* Guava (Psidium guajava; Myrtaceae)
* Kumquat (Fortunella spp.; Rutaceae)
* Longan (Euphoria longan; Sapindaceae)
* Lúcuma (Pouteria lucuma; Sapotaceae)
* Lychee (Litchi chinensis; Sapindaceae)
* Passion fruit or Grenadilla (Passiflora edulis and other Passiflora spp.; Passifloraceae) Galendar in some part of east India (Darjeeling)
* Peanut (Arachis hypogaea; Fabaceae)
* Pond-apple (Annona glabra; Annonaceae) Also called Alligator-apple and Monkey-apple
* Strawberry guava (Psidium litorale; Myrtaceae)
* Tamarillo or Tree Tomato (Cyphomandra betacea; Solanaceae)
* Ugni (Ugni molinae; Myrtaceae)
* Yangmei (Myrica rubra; Myricaceae) Also called Yamamomo, Chinese Bayberry, Japanese Bayberry, Red Bayberry, or Chinese strawberry tree
Tropical fruits
Tropical fruit grow on plants of all habitats. The only characteristic that they share is an intolerance of frost.
Papayas
Papayas
* Acerola (Malpighia glabra; Malpighiaceae), also called West Indian Cherry or Barbados Cherry
* Ackee (Blighia sapida or Cupania sapida; Sapindaceae)
* African cherry orange (Citropsis schweinfurthii; Rutaceae)
* Amazon Grape (Pourouma cecropiaefolia;Moraceae)
* Araza
* Avocado
* Açaí (Euterpe oleracea; Arecaceae), or assai
* Babaco (Carica pentagona; Caricaceae)
* Bael (Aegle marmelos; Rutaceae)
* Banana (Musacea spp.; Musaceae); its starchy variant is the plantain
* Barbadine (granadilla; maracujá-açu in Portuguese)
* Barbados Cherry (Malpighia glabra L.; Malpighiaceae), also called Acerola, West Indian Cherry
* Betel Nut
* Bilimbi (Averrhoa bilimbi; Oxalidaceae) Also called cucumber tree or tree sorrel
* Biriba
* Bitter gourd
* Black sapote
* Bottle gourd
* Brazil nut
* Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis; Moraceae)
* Burmese grape (Baccaurea sapida; Cucurbitaceae)
* Calabash (Lagenaria siceraria; Bignoniaceae)
* Calabashtree
* CamuCamu (Myrciaria dubia; Myrtaceae)
* Canistel
* Cape gooseberry
* Carambola (Averrhoa carambola; Oxalidaceae), also called star fruit or five fingers
* Cashew
* Cempedak or Champedak (Artocarpus champeden; Moraceae)
* Ceylon gooseberry
* Chenet (guinep or ackee; pitomba-das-Guinas in Portuguese)
* Cherimoya (Annona cherimola; Annonaceae)
* Chili pepper
* Caimito (caimite; related to the yellow abiu - egg fruit)
* Cacao
* Coconut (Cocos spp.; Arecaceae)
* Coffee
* Cupuaçu
* Custard apple (Annona reticulata; Annonaceae), also called Bullock's Heart
* Damson plum (Chrysophyllum oliviforme; Sapotaceae), also called Satin Leaf
* Date
* Date-plum (Diospyros lotus; Ebenaceae)
* Dragonfruit (Hylocereus spp.; Cactaceae), also called pitaya
* Durian (Durio spp.; Bombacaceae)
* Eggfruit (Pouteria campechiana; Sapotaceae), also called canistel or yellow sapote
* Elephant apple (Dillenia indica; Dilleniaceae)
* Giant granadilla
* Golden Apple
* Guarana (Paullinia cupana; Sapindaceae)
* Guava
* Guavaberry or Rumberry; (Myrciaria floribunda; Myrtaceae)
* Hog plum (taperebá in Portuguese)
* Horned melon (Cucumis metuliferus; Cucurbitaceae)
* Huito (Genipa americana; Rubiaceae); also called jagua, genipap, jenipapo
* Indian almond
* Indian fig
* Indian jujube
* Indian Prune (Flacourtia rukan; Flacourtiaceae)
* Jaboticaba (Myrciaria cauliflora; Myrtaceae), also called Brazilian Grape Tree
* Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Moraceae), also called nangka
* Jambul (Syzygium cumini; Myrtaceae)
* Jatobá (Hymenae coubaril; Leguminosae) Caesalpinioideae)
* Jocote, also called Jamaica Plum
* Kandis (Garcinia forbesii; Clusiaceae)
* Keppel fruit (Stelechocarpus burakol; Annonaceae)
* Kumquat
* Kundong (Garcinia sp.; Clusiaceae)
* Lablab
* Langsat (Lansium domesticum), also called longkong or duku
* Lansones (Lansium domesticum spp.; Meliaceae)
* Lemon
* Leucaena
* Lime
* Longan
* Loquat
* Lucuma
* Lychee
* Mabolo (Diospyros discolor; Ebenaceae) also known as a velvet persimmon
* Macadamia
* Mamey sapote (Pouteria sapota; Sapotaceae); also known as mamee apple; abricó in Portuguese
* Mamoncillo (Melicoccus bijugatus; Sapindaceae), also known as quenepa, genip or Fijian Longan
* Mandarin
* Manila tamarind (or Monkeypod, Pithecellobium dulce)
* Mango (Mangifera indica; Anacardiaceae)
* Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana; Clusiaceae)
* Marang (Artocarpus odoratissima; Moraceae), a breadfruit relative
* Melinjo
* Melon pear
* Monstera (Monstera deliciosa; Araceae) also called Swiss Cheese Plant, Split-leaf Philodendron
* Morinda
* Mountain soursop
* Mundu
* Mung bean
* Muskmelon
* Nance
* Naranjilla, Lulo (Solanum quitoense; Solanaceae)
* Nutmeg
* Neem
* Oil Palm
* Okra
* Papaya (Carica papaya; Caricaceae)
* Peach palm
* Peanut butter fruit (Bunchosia argentea; Malpighiaceae)
* Pequi or Souari Nut (Caryocar brasiliense; Caryocaraceae)
* Pewa (peach palm; pupunha in Portuguese)
* Pigeon pea
* Pili nut
* Pineapple (Ananas comosus or Ananas sativas; Bromeliaceae)
* Pitomba (Eugenia luschnathiana or Talisia esculenta)
* Plantain
* Poha or Cape Gooseberry (Physalis peruviana; Solanaceae)
* Pois doux (Inga edulis, ice-cream bean, or inga-cipó in Portuguese)
* Poisonleaf (Dichapetalum cymosum) (?)
* Pommecythère or pomcité (Spondias cytherea); also known as golden apple, June plum or Jew plum and ambarella, and as cajamanga in Portuguese
* Pommerac (Eugenia malaccensis); also known as Otaheite apple; Malay apple; jambo in Portuguese
* Pulasan
* Pummelo
* Pupunha or peach-palm (Bactris gasipaes; Palmae); also known as pewa
* Queensland nut
* Rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum; Sapindaceae)
* Red Mombin (Spondias purpurea; Anacardiaceae)
* Riberry (Syzygium luehmannii; Myrtaceae), also called Lilly Pilly, Lillipilli, Chinese Apple
* Ridged gourd
* Salak (Salacca edulis), also called snakefruit
* Santol (Sandoricum koetjape; Meliaceae)
* Sapodilla (Achras/Manilkara zapota; Sapotaceae), also called chiku, mespel, naseberry, sapadilla, snake fruit, sawo
* Sea grape
* Soncoya
* Soursop (Annona muricata; Annonaceae), also called guanabana
* Soybean
* Star apple (Chrysophyllum cainito), also called caimito or caimite
* Strawberry guava
* Strawberry pear
* Sugar apple (Annona squamosa; Annonaceae); ata in Portuguese
* Summer squash
* Surinam Cherry (Eugenia uniflora; Myrtaceae) also called Brazilian Cherry, Cayenne Cherry, Pitanga
* Sweet granadilla
* Sweet orange
* Sweet pepper
* Sweetsop
* Rose apple (Syzygium jambos; Myrtaceae), also called Malay apple
* Tamarind (Tamarindus indica; Caesalpiniaceae)
* Vanilla
* Water apple
* Watermelon
* Wax apple (Syzygium samarangense)
* Wax gourd
* White sapote
* Winged bean