Asteraceae

1318 edible species

Largest flowering plant family including sunflowers, lettuce, artichokes, and chrysanthemums.

Hemizonia luzulifolia

Hayfield tarweed

Edible: Seeds

Heteropappus hispidus - (Thunb.)Lessine.

Edible: Leaves

Heterothalamus alienus

Edible: Leaves - flavouring

Heterotheca inuloides

False golden star

Edible: Flowers - flavouring

Hieracium umbellatum

Narrowleaf Hawkweed

Edible: Leaves

Hieracium venosum

Rattlesnake weed

Edible: Leaves, Roots, Medicine

Hilliardiella oligocephala

Bicolored-leaved vernonia, Silver leaved vernonia

Edible: Leaves - tea, Leaves

Hilliardiella pinifolia

Cape vernonia

Edible: Leaves - tea

Hilliardiella smithiana

Edible: Leaves - tea

Himalaiella peguensis

Edible: Flowers

Hipochaeris sp.

Achicoria de Monte

Hololeion krameri - (Franch.&Sav.)Kitamura.

Edible: Leaves, Root

Hololeion maximowiczii

Edible: Leaves, Root

Hulteniella integrifolia

Entireleaf daisy

Edible: Leaves, Stems

Hymenopappus lugens

Fineleaf hymenopappus

Hymenoxys biennis

Edible: Root - chewed

Hymenoxys cooperi

Cooper's hymnoxys

Edible: Leaves - tea

Hymenoxys hoopesii - (A.Gray.)Bierner.

Owls Claws

Hymenoxys odorata

Bitterweed

Edible: Flowers - tea

Hymenoxys richardsonii

Edible: Plant

Hymenoxys richardsonii var. floribunda

Colerado rubberweed

Edible: Roots

Hyoseris lucida

Swine's succory

Edible: Leaves

Hypochaeris achyrophorus

Edible: Leaves

Hypochaeris brasiliensis

Brazilian cat's ear

Edible: Leaves, Roots

Hypochaeris chillensis

Edible: Leaves

Hypochaeris cretensis

Costolina cretese

Edible: Leaves

Hypochaeris laevigata

Costolina levigata

Edible: Leaves

Hypochaeris radicata subsp. neapolitana

Costolina giuncolina

Edible: Leaves

Hypochoeris apargioides

Edible: Root

Hypochoeris glabra

Smooth Cat's Ear

Edible: Leaves

Hypochoeris incana - (Hook.&Arn.)MacLoskie.

Edible: Root

Hypochoeris maculata

Spotted Hawkweed

Edible: Leaves

Hypochoeris radicata

Cat's Ear

Edible: Leaves

Hypochoeris scorzonerae

Edible: Root

Inula britannica chinensis - (Rupr.)Regel.

Xuan Fu Hua

Edible: Leaves

Sheep's ear

Edible: Leaves, Vegetables, Root - tea

Inula crithmoides

Golden samphire

Edible: Leaves, Flavouring

Elecampane, Elecampane inula

Edible: Leaves, Root

Inula heterolepis

Edible: Leaves - spice

Inula oculus-christi

Edible: Flower ?

Inula thapsoides

Ismelia carinata

Tricolor chrysanthemum, Annual Chrysanthemum

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable.

Sumpweed, Annual Marsh-elder

Edible: Seeds

Iva xanthifolia

Giant Sumpweed

Ixeridium dentatum

Edible: Leaves

Ixeridium laevigatum

Ixeris chinensis - (Thunb.)Nakai.

Edible: Leaves, Root

Ixeris dentata - (Thunb.)Nakai.

Edible: Leaves, Root

Ixeris japonica - (Burm.)Nakai.

Edible: Leaves

Ixeris lanceolata

Edible: Leaves, Stem

Ixeris polycephala

Edible: Leaves

Ixeris repens - (L.)A.Gray.

Edible: Leaves

Ixeris sonchfolia

Edible: Leaves

Ixeris stolonifera

Creeping lettuce

Edible: Leaves, Root

Jurinea moschus subsp. pinnatisecta

Edible: Root

Kalimeris incisa - (Fisch.)DC.

Edible: Leaves

Kalimeris integrifolia

Edible: Leaves

Kalimeris laureana - (Deb.)Kitam.

Edible: Leaves

Kalimeris pinnatifida

Edible: Leaves

Klasea quinquefolia

Edible: Stem

Kleinia abyssinica

Kleinia longiflora

Edible: Roots

Koyamacalia pseudotaimingasa

Edible: Leaves

Lactuca aculeata

Edible: Leaves

Mountain thistle

Edible: Leaves

Lactuca canadensis

Canada Lettuce

Edible: Leaves

Lactuca capensis

Edible: Leaves

Lactuca debilis - (Burm.)Nakai.

Edible: Leaves

Lactuca dissecta

Split-leaf lettuce

Edible: Leaves

Lactuca dolichophylla

Long leaved lettuce

Edible: Leaves, Spice, Vegetable

Lactuca formosana

Edible: Leaves

Lactuca hookeri

Edible: Leaves

Indian Lettuce

Edible: Leaves, Stem

Lactuca indica dracoglossa - (Makino.)Kitam.

Edible: Leaves

Lactuca indica laciniata - (Kuntze.)Hard.

Edible: Leaves, Stem

Lactuca ludoviciana - (Nutt.)Riddell.

Western Wild Lettuce, Biannual lettuce

Edible: Leaves

Lactuca orientalis

Edible: Leaves

Lactuca perennis

Perennial Lettuce

Edible: Leaves

Lactuca pulchella - (Pursh.)DC.

Blue Lettuce

Edible: Leaves

Lactuca quercina

Wild Lettuce

Edible: Leaves

Lactuca raddeana

Edible: Leaves, Root

Lettuce, Garden lettuce

Edible: Leaves, Oil, Seed

Lactuca sativa angustana

Celtuce

Edible: Leaves, Stem

Lactuca sativa capitata

Cabbage Lettuce

Lactuca sativa crispa

Cutting Lettuce

Lactuca sativa longifolia

Cos Lettuce

Lactuca schulzeana

Lactuca schweinfurthii

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Lactuca serriola

Prickly Lettuce

Edible: Leaves, Oil, Oil, Shoots

Lactuca sibirica - (L.)Maxim.

Prickly lettuce

Edible: Leaves

Lactuca tatarica

Larkspur lettuce

Edible: Leaves

Lactuca triangulata

Edible: Leaves

Lactuca viminea

Pliant lettuce

Edible: Leaves, Stem

Wild Lettuce, Bitter lettuce

Edible: Leaves, Oil

Lagedium sibiricum

Edible: Leaves

Laggera crispata

Edible: Part near the ground

Laggera pterodonta

Edible: Leaves, Caution

Lapsana apogonoides

Edible: Leaves, Seed

Lapsana communis subsp. grandiflora

Edible: Leaves