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. 2020 Jun 20;9(6):541. doi: 10.3390/antiox9060541

Table 1.

List of plant genera with flowers, stems or leaves frequently consumed in Mexico.

Plant Genera Plant Genera Plant Genera Plant Genera
Agave spp. Cucurbita spp. Lilaeopsis spp. Portulaca spp.
Amaranthus spp. Cyclanthera spp. Lippia spp. Quercus spp.
Anoda spp. Dhalia spp. Lobelia spp. Rauwolfia spp.
Arthrostema spp. Diastatea spp. Lycianthes spp. Rumex spp.
Arbutus spp. Diphysa spp. Microsechium spp. Sechium spp.
Attalea spp. Disocactus spp. Mimulus spp. Senecio spp.
Bacharis spp. Dysphania spp. Mosntera spp. Sicyos spp.
Begonia spp. Erblichia spp. Opuntia spp. Singonium spp.
Berula spp. Erygium spp. Orbignya spp. Smilax spp.
Bidens spp. Erythrina spp. Oxalis spp. Solanum spp.
Brassica spp. Eupatorium spp. Ouratea spp. Sonchus spp.
Calindrinia spp Galinsoga spp. Peperomia spp. Spergula spp.
Cestrum spp. Hydrocotyle spp. Persea spp. Stellaria spp.
Cichorium spp. Hylocereus spp. Petroselinum spp. Suaeda spp.
Chamaedorea spp. Ipomea spp. Phacelia spp. Taraxacum spp.
Chenopodium spp. Jaltomata spp. Phaseolus spp. Tauschia spp.
Claytonia spp. Lantana spp. Phytolacca spp. Tinantia spp.
Cnidoscolus spp. Lepidium spp. Pilea spp. Tridax spp.
Cotula spp. Leucaena spp. Piper spp. Urtica spp.
Crysophila spp. Lycianthes spp Poeppigia spp. Xanthosoma spp.
Crotalaria spp. Lilaea spp. Porophyllum spp. Yucca spp.

Source: Field notes complemented with Aguilar-Støen et al. [12], Balcázar-Quiñones et al. [13] and Mapes and Basurto [17].