Tag: Edible wild plants

Bidens pilosa is a herbaceous flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae. It seeds have a burr that sticks on to the clothing of those who get near. So, people will involuntarily carry its seeds. Its many common names include black-jack, beggarticks (beggar’s ticks), farmer’s friends, Spanish needle, cobblers pegs, pitchforks, stick-tights, burr marigold. Family:

Solanum torvum is a small-shaped eggplant species in the family Solanaceae. Its fruits are as a small as berries, and have a bitter taste. It has several common names like pea eggplant, turkey berry, devil’s fig, , platebrush or susumber. In Vietnam, it’s known as cà nút áo (shirt button eggplant), but is often referred

The bitter eggplant is one or several wild eggplant species native to Vietnam’s Central Highlands. Its fruits are green and white on the exterior, and pretty much similar to the Thai Kermit eggplant cultivar or  the yellow-fruit nightshade (Solanum virginianum). However, the yellow-fruit nightshade has purple flowers, but this bitter plant has white flowers. The

Gnetum gnemon is a species of Gnetum native to Southeast Asia and Melanesia. The subspecies Gnetum gnemon var. griffithii is edemic to Vietnam. Its young leaves are harvested as a vegetable, and is called rau bép. Family: Gnetaceae Genus: Gnetum Species: G. gnemon Subspecies: Gnetum gnemon var. griffithii Vietnamese name: rau bép, rau nhíp In