Some common vegetables

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Some common vegetables
Image	Species	Parts used	Origin	Cultivars	World production (×10⁶ tons, 2018)^[17]
	Brassica oleracea	leaves, axillary buds, stems, flower heads	Europe	cabbage, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, broccoli, kale, kohlrabi, red cabbage, Savoy cabbage, Chinese broccoli, collard greens	69.4
	Brassica rapa	root, leaves	Asia	turnip, Chinese cabbage, napa cabbage, bok choy	69.4
	Raphanus sativus	root, leaves, seed pods, seed oil, sprouting	Southeastern Asia	radish, daikon, seedpod varieties
	Daucus carota	root, leaves, stems	Persia	carrot	40.0^{[n 1]}
	Pastinaca sativa	root	Eurasia	parsnip
	Beta vulgaris	root, leaves	Europe and Near East	beetroot, sea beet, Swiss chard, sugar beet
	Lactuca sativa	leaves, stems, seed oil	Egypt	lettuce, celtuce	27.2
	Phaseolus vulgaris Phaseolus coccineus Phaseolus lunatus	pods, seeds	Central and South America	green bean, French bean, runner bean, haricot bean, Lima bean	55.1^{[n 2]}
	Vicia faba	pods, seeds	Mediterranean and Middle East	broad bean	4.9
	Pisum sativum	pods, seeds, sprouts	Mediterranean and Middle East	pea, snap pea, snow pea, split pea	34.7^{[n 2]}
	Solanum tuberosum	tubers	South America	potato	368.1
	Solanum melongena	fruits	South and East Asia	eggplant (aubergine)	54.0
	Solanum lycopersicum	fruits	South America	tomato, see list of tomato cultivars	182.2
	Cucumis sativus	fruits	Southern Asia	cucumber, see list of cucumber varieties	75.2
	Cucurbita spp.	fruits, flowers	Mesoamerica	pumpkin, squash, marrow, zucchini (courgette), gourd	27.6
	Allium cepa	bulbs, leaves	Asia	onion, spring onion, scallion, shallot, see list of onion cultivars	102.2^{[n 2]}
	Allium sativum	bulbs	Asia	garlic	28.5
	Allium ampeloprasum	leaf sheaths	Europe and Middle East	leek, elephant garlic	2.2
	Capsicum annuum	fruits	North and South America	pepper, bell pepper, sweet pepper	40.9^{[n 2]}
	Spinacia oleracea	leaves	Central and southwestern Asia	spinach	26.3
	Dioscorea spp.	tubers	Tropical Africa	yam	72.6
	Ipomoea batatas	tubers, leaves, shoots	Central and South America	sweet potato, see list of sweet potato cultivars	91.9
	Manihot esculenta	tubers	South America	cassava	277.8

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