Wild Vegetables of Nepal (Non-domesticated)

1. Sisnu / Sisnu ko sag

Common Name: Stinging nettle/ Common nettle

Scientific Name: Urtica dioica

Local Name: Sisnu ; सिस्नु ; bichchhu buti

Family: Urticaceae

2. Niuro / Niguro / Niyuro

Common Name: Fiddlehead fern / Vegetable fern

Scientific Name: Matteuccia struthiopteris

Family: Onocleaceae

Local Name: निउरो ; निगुरो

3. Latte Sag / Kade latte sag

Common Name:

Scientific Name: Amaranthus viridis

Family: Amaranthaceae

Local Name: Latte ; Lude ; लटे

4. Bethe

Common Name:

Scientific Name: Chenopodium album

Family: Chenopodiaceae

Local Name: Bethe ko sag ; बेथे

5. Siplekan

Common Name:

Scientific Name: Crateva reliogiosa

Family: Capparaceae

Local Name: Siplikan ; सिप्लिकान

6. Khole sag

Common Name: Water Cress

Scientific Name: Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum

Family: Cruciferae

Local Name: Khole ko sag ; खोले को साग

7. Kutilkosa

Common Name:

Scientific Name: Vicia sativa

Family: Leguminosae

Local Name: kutilkosa ; कुतिलकोसा

8. Tanki

Common Name:

Scientific Name: Bauhinia purpurea

Family: Leguminosae

Local Name: Tanki ; टाँकि

9. Koiralo

Common Name:

Scientific Name: Bauhinia varieagata

Family: Leguminosae

Local Name: Koiralo ; कोइरालो

10. Kurilo

Common Name: Asparagus

Scientific Name: Asparagus racemosus

Family: Asparagaceae

Local Name: Kurilo ; Ban kurilo ; बन कुरिलो

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