Table 3.

Wild leafy vegetables and characteristics used for prioritization.

Name	Family	Collection period	Palatability	Medicinal uses	Frequency of occurring	Quantity used	Market value
Allium humile Kunth.	Alliaceae	March – June	Good	Yes	Frequent	Large	Yes
*Allium semnovii Regel.	Alliaceae	March – June	Good	Yes	Rare	Small	Yes
Allium stracheyi Baker.	Alliaceae	March – June	Good	Yes	Frequent	Large	Yes
Allium wallichii Kunth.	Alliaceae	March – June	Good	Yes	Intermediate	Large	Yes
*Amaranthus bilatum L.	Amaranthaceae	June – July	Good	No	Frequent	Large	No
*Chenopodium foliolosum Hook.	Chenopodiaceae	March – June	Good	No	Intermediate	Medium	No
*Diplazium esculentum (Retz.) Sw.	Dryopteridaceae	April – May	Medium	No	Frequent	Large	Yes
Fagopyrum debotrys D.Don	Polygonaceae	March – June	Medium	Yes	Rare	Small	No
Fagopyrum esculentum Moench.	Polygonaceae	March – June	Medium	Yes	Frequent	Medium	No
*Girardinia diversifolia (Link.) Friis.	Urticaceae	February – May	Low	Yes	Intermediate	Small	No
*Megacarpaea polyandra Benth.	Brassicaceae	March – April	Good	Yes	Rare	Large	Yes
*Paeonia emodi Wall. ex. Royle.	Paeoniaceae	March	Medium	Yes	Rare	Medium	Yes
*Phytolacca acinosa Roxb.	Phytolaccaceae	March – June	Low	Yes	Intermediate	Medium	Yes
Polygonatum cirrifolium Wall.	Convallariaceae	March – June	Medium	Yes	Intermediate	Medium	No
Polygonatum verticillatum L.	Convallariaceae	March – June	Medium	Yes	Frequest	Medium	No
Rheum australe L.	Polygonaceae	March – May	Low	Yes	Frequent	Small	Yes
Rheum webbianum Royle.	Polygonaceae	March – May	Low	Yes	Intermediate	Small	Yes
Rumex hastatus D.Don	Polygonaceae	March – October	Low	Yes	Frequent	Medium	No
*Rumex nepalensis Spreng.	Polygonaceae	March – October	Low	Yes	Intermediate	Large	Yes
*Smilacina purpurea Wallich.	Convallariaceae	March – May	Medium	Yes	Rare	Medium	Yes
Urtica hyperborea Jacq. ex. Wedd.	Urticaceae	February – June	Low	Yes	Frequent	Small	No

* species prioritized for detailed assessment