Fruits
This common symbol of fall comes in a variety of colors, ranging from pale green or yellow to deep red, and is popular for pies and cider.
Apple
Lots of things used as vegetables in cooking are actually fruits, because they have seeds inside! This classic fall Jack O'Lantern "vegetable" is one of them.
Pumpkin
This sweet spice is very common in baked goods, including apple pastries and sticky rolls. In its stick form, it's more obvious that it comes from bark!
Cinnamon
These beautiful flowers usually have many layers of petals, and because they are so fragrant, they are used in bouquets, perfumes, and even some pastries! The leftover bases of the flowers are called "hips" and are high in Vitamin C.
Roses
This extremely popular and delicious root vegetable was originally developed in Peru, and is a member of the poisonous nightshade family!
Potato
This member of the nightshade family produces nicotine, which is directly toxic to insects, and less directly toxic but still dangerous to humans.
Tobacco
This very common pain reliever was originally extracted from willow bark.
Aspirin
The sweet, red portion of this plant is technically considered an "accessory fruit" instead of a true fruit, since the true fruits are the tiny "seeds" scattered on the surface.
Strawberry
These crunchy, pale green stalks come from a plant that lives for two years. One year is for growth, and the second year is they year they flower and produce seeds.
Celery
This plant is used for both its fresh leaves and seeds. In seed form, it's called coriander, but when it's fresh, it's called this. Hint: some people consider the leaves to taste soapy!
Cilantro
These huge flowers are usually yellow, and most commonly known for producing seeds that have striped black and white shells.
Sunflower
This tropical root could also go in the spice category, since it's used to add zing to both sweet and savory dishes. It's also mildly medicinal, and can be used to treat nausea!
Ginger
The sweet type of this "nut" is used in snacks and pastries, but the bitter type contains potentially deadly levels of cyanide.
Almonds
This fat-leaved desert plant is often kept as a houseplant, but the gel from its leaves is also a soothing treatment for burns and other skin issues.
Aloe or Aloe vera
This small, round, blue fruit is popular in pancakes, and for its high antioxidant content!
Blueberry
Another technical fruit that is used as a vegetable, these spicy kinds of produce are a must for Mexican, Sichuan, and Vietnamese cooking, among many!
Peppers/Chilis/Chili Peppers
This herb causes a cooling sensation when eaten, so is frequently used in toothpastes and mouthwashes for a fresh feel. It's also found in summer cocktails like juleps!
Mint
These spring flowers are traditionally a distinct shade of lavender, to the point where their name means both the flower and the color.
Lilac
Surprise! Unlike other legumes, this food grows underground in papery cases. It's commonly included with nuts in nutrition charts and grocery stores.
Peanut
Foxgloves are a source of digitalis, which (depending on dose) can either medicate or poison this organ.
Heart
These small white and yellow flowers are frequently used in herbal teas, and can have a calming effect on the stomach.
Chamomile
This scaly-looking tropical fruit grows from a central stalk in the middle of a spiky looking plant.
Pineapple
The Brassica or Cabbage family of vegetables are all developed from a mustard-type plant. Some other examples include this vegetable. (Any other plant from the cabbage family will work!)
Cauliflower, kale, Brussels sprouts, garden cress, bok choy, radishes, broccoli, kohlrabi, Napa cabbage, etc.
This woody, Mediterranean herb looks and smells similar to pine needles, and is popular for desert landscaping.
Rosemary
These small, white (usually), star shaped flowers have a rich, sweet smell. Their perfume is commonly used in both cosmetics and food, and a fragrant type of rice is named after them.
Jasmine
These colorful tropical flowers are commonly kept as houseplants, and will send out aerial roots, roots that grow above ground and may even photosynthesize.
Orchids
This very toxic flowering shrub is commonly used for landscaping in the southwest, since it is tolerant to drought but not frost. It's bitter and unlikely to be eaten by accident, but was brewed to poison a character in a book titled after the plant.
This colorful flower with edible seeds is the original source for opioid painkillers such as morphine and codeine. The raw seeds can contain small amounts too, leading to multiple pop culture stories about people failing drug tests due to the seeds!
Poppy
This fruit is often assigned "blue" in kids' candies and sweets, even though they are normally red in real life. They can also be blackish purple or yellow, but not blue!
Raspberry
This green leafy vegetable is probably most famous in pop culture as the canned food that Popeye eats for strength!
Spinach
These dried berries or "corns" with a mildly spicy flavor are a common table seasoning, almost always ground up before being used in food.
Pepper
These fluffy yellow flowers like to grow in lawns, and could also go in the greens category, since their leaves are sometimes cultivated for food.
Dandelions
This plant is known and named for its "man-shaped" roots. It's frequently mentioned in witchy fiction, and while the roots don't actually scream and wiggle, they are toxic in real life.
Mandrake
This poisonous plant, famous for the toxin that killed Socrates, is part of the carrot family!
Hemlock
The bark of the cinchona tree produces quinine, which is used to treat malaria. It is also used to add a bitter flavor to this cocktail mixer, very common with gin.
Tonic or Tonic water