Hey there, veggie aficionados and curious foodies! Get ready to take a fun-filled stroll down veggie lane with our ultimate guide vegetables! We’re talking everything from the everyday heroes of your salad bowl to the quirky characters you might not have met yet. Whether you’re a broccoli enthusiast or a curious cauliflower connoisseur, this veggie extravaganza will have you exploring the colorful and flavorful world of plant-based goodness.
What Is A Vegetable?
Botanically speaking, a vegetable is anything that is not a reproductive part of a plant-derived from a flower. Our list from A to Z does contain many botanically classified fruits (looking at you, avocado and zucchini). What other vegetables are are technically fruits? Tomatoes, squash, pumpkins, eggplant, cucumbers, peppers, to name a few. But for the context of this article, we’re including any “veggie” that would be used like a veggie.
Types Of Vegetables
These categories are not exhaustive, and some vegetables might fit into multiple classifications.
Root Vegetables: These are plants whose edible parts grow underground. Examples include carrots, potatoes, beets, radishes, and turnips. Leafy Greens: Leafy vegetables are known for their tender leaves and high nutrient content. Spinach, kale, lettuce, and Swiss chard fall into this category. Cruciferous Vegetables: These vegetables belong to the Brassicaceae family and are known for their cross-shaped flowers. Broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, and cabbage are cruciferous veggies. Allium Vegetables: Alliums have a distinctive aroma and include garlic, onions, leeks, and shallots. Podded Vegetables: These are vegetables enclosed in a pod or shell. Examples are peas, beans, and lentils. Stem Vegetables: Stem vegetables are plants whose edible parts are stems or stalks. Asparagus and celery are common examples.
List of Veggies From A to Z
Here is our A-Z list of vegetables. We haven’t included every vegetable on the planet (that would be a huge list), but this is enough to give you some delicious and healthy inspiration!
A
Acorn Squash Alfalfa Sprouts All Blue Potato Amaranth Ambercup Squash Anise Artichoke Arugula Ash Gourd Asparagus Avocado Adzuki Bean Ahipa Aonori Arame Arikara Squash Arrowroot Asian Greens Ash Gourd Azuki Bean
B
Baby Boo Pumpkin Bamboo Shoot Banana Pepper Banana Squash Basil Bean Sprout Beet Belgian Endive Bell Pepper Bintje Potato Bitter Melon Black Bean Black-Eyed Pea Black Radish Black Salsify Bok Choy Boniato Borage Borlotti Bean Boston Morrow Squash Broad Beans Broad-Leaf Arrowhead Broccoflower Broccoli Broccolini Brussels Sprout Burdock Root Butterhead Lettuce Butter Bean Butternut Squash
C
Cabbage Cannellini Bean Caraway Carnival Squash Carrot Cauliflower Cayenne Pepper Celeriac Celery Chamomile Chard Cheddar Cauliflower Cherry Pepper Chickpeas Chili Pepper Chives Collard Greens Coriander Corms Corn Cucumber Cymbopogon
D
Daikon Delicata Dickinson Pumpkin Dill
E
Eddoe Eggplant Endive
F
We also published the comprehensive to guide Vegetables That Start With F where we provide photos, recipes, origins, and more on all of these.
Fat Hen Fava Bean Fayot Bean Fennel Fiddlehead Field Cucumber Fiorentino Tomato Flat Beans Flat Italian Onion Flat White Boer Pumpkin Flint Corn Fluted Pumpkin French Bean French Sorrel Frisée Futsu Squash
G
Garlic Gem Squash German Butterball Potato Gigante Bean Ginger Gold rush Squash Great Northern Bean Green Bean
H
Habanero Pepper Honey Bear Squash Honeynut Squash Hot Pepper Hubbard Squash
J
Jalapeño Japanese Sweet Potato Jerusalem Artichoke Jicama
K
Kale Kelp Kidney Bean Kohlrabi Konjac
L
Lavender Leek Lentil Lettuce Lima bean Lumina Pumpkin
M
Malanga Mallow Mangelwurzel Mangetout Marjoram Miner’s Lettuce Molokhia Morels Mung Bean Mushroom Mustard Greens
N
Navy Bean Nettle New Potato New Zealand Spinach
O
Oak Leaf Lettuce Okra Onion Orange Bell Pepper Orange Tomato Oregano
P
Paprika Parsnip Pattypan Squash Pea Peanut Pepper Peruvian Purple Potato Pie Pumpkin Pinto Bean Potato Purple Asparagus Purple Bell Pepper Purple Brussels Sprout Purple Cabbage Purple Carrot Purple Cauliflower Purple Corn Purple Kale Purple Lettuce Purple Majesty Potato Purple Radish Purple String Bean Purple Tomato
R
Radicchio Radish Red Bell Pepper Red Bliss Potato Red Cabbage Red Carrot Red Gold Potato Red Kuri Squash Red Onion Red Russian Kale Red Warty Thing Squash Red Wing Onion Rhubarb Rosemary Runner Bean Russian Banana Potato Rutabaga
S
Salsify Savoy Cabbage Scallion Shallot Skirret Snap Pea Soybean Spaghetti Squash Spinach Split Pea Squash Stokes Purple Sweet Potato Sweet Corn Sweet Potato
T
Tabasco Pepper Taro Tat Soi Thyme Tomatillo Tomato Topinambur Torpedo Onion Turnip
U
Ube Udupi Mattu Gulla Eggplant. Ulluco Upland Cress Urad Bean
V
Velvet Bean Vidalia Onion Vivaldi Potato Vitelotte Potato
W
Wasabi Water Chestnut Watercress Wax Bean White 7 Pot Pepper White Asparagus White Bell Pepper White Corn
X
Xi Lan Hua Xi Yang Ca Xà Lách Xanthosoma Sagittifolium Xanthosoma Brasiliense
Y
Yam Yellow Onion Yellow Summer Squash Yellow Tomato Yukon Gold Potato
Z
Zephyr Squash Zucchini
Vegetables By Color
Eat the colors of the rainbow with these lists of veggies organized by color.
Red Vegetable List
Need some red veggie ideas for a 4th of July or Christmas veggie tray? Look no further. We provide a lot more information and photos of these in our Comprehensive Guide to Red Vegetables.
Amaranth Beet Red Carrot Cayenne Pepper Cherry Pepper Kidney Bean Oak Leaf Lettuce Radicchio Radish Red Bell Pepper Red Bliss Potato Red Cabbage Red Gold Potato Red Russian Kale Red Kuri Squash Red Onions Red Warty Thing Squash Rhubarb Tomato
Orange Vegetable List
If you are planning a Halloween Veggie Tray or just want to add a splay of color to your culinary presentation, orange veggies are a great option. If you want to know more about each of these orange veggies, check out our Comprehensive Guide to Orange Vegetables.
Ambercup Squash Carrot Cheddar Cauliflower Habanero Pepper Honey Bear Squash Hubbard Squash Honeynut Squash Jack-O-Lantern Pumpkin Orange Bell Pepper Orange Tomato Pie Pumpkins Red Kuri Squash Sweet Potato Yam
Yellow Vegetable List
Looking to add a splash of yellow to your cooking or veggie tray? We have you covered, and if you want to know more about all of these, or perhaps looking for a recipe for some of the most popular, we have that too. Go to Yellow Vegetables.
Acorn Squash Banana Pepper Banana Squash Bell Pepper Bintje Potato Butternut Squash Corn Dickinson Pumpkin Frisee German Butterball Potato Gold Rush Squash Japanese Sweet Potato Kennebec Potato Pattypan Squash Yellow Tomato Russian Banana Potato Spaghetti Squash Wax Bean Yellow Onion Yellow Summer Squash Yukon Gold Potato Zephyr Squash
Purple Vegetable List
Can’t get your kids to eat their veggies? Try adding a touch of Purple, and if you want to know a lot more (or want a photo of each) go to our Purple Vegetable Guide.
All Blue Potato Eggplant Hubbard Squash Peruvian Purple Potato Purple Asparagus Purple Bell Pepper Purple Brussels Sprout Purple Cabbage Purple Carrot Purple Cauliflower Purple Corn Purple Kale Purple Lettuce Purple Majesty Potato Purple Radish Purple String Bean Purple Tomato Radicchio Red Wing Onion Stokes Purple Sweet Potato Torpedo Onion Turnip Vitelotte Potato
White Vegetable List
Looking for a unique veggie for a 4th of July veggie tray, or just something different? Here is a good list of white veggies. For much more on each of these check out our Complete Guide to White Vegetables.
Baby Boo Pumpkin Cannellini Bean Carnival Squash Cauliflower Fayot Bean Gigante Bean Great Northern Bean Kohlrabi Lumina Pumpkin Mushroom Onion Parsnip Potato Soybean Turnip White 7 Pot Pepper White Asparagus White Bell Pepper White Corn
Vegetables By Season
Eating by season? These lists of veggies are organized by when each vegetable is in season.
Spring Vegetable List
If you are looking for vegetables that are at their best (and most available) in the Spring, peruse our list of the world’s favorite spring veggies. For recipes, photos, and origin of each go to our Spring Vegetable Guide.
Artichoke Arugula Asparagus Avocado Basil Broccoli Cabbage Carrot Chives Collard Greens Fava Bean Garlic Leeks Mushroom Parsley Peas Radish Rhubarb Spinach Turnips Watercress
Summer Vegetable List
Need some ideas for veggies at their peak in the summer? This list may help. For information on when they are at their peak, some of our favorite summer veggie recipes, and a bit more check out The Ultimate Guide to Summer Vegetables.
Avocado Basil Bell Pepper Broccoli Carrot Celery Corn Cucumber Eggplant Snap Pea Green Bean Hot Pepper Mushroom New Potato Okra Radish Rhubarb Tomatillo Tomato Yellow Squash Zucchini
