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Plants growing in HKU Edible Spaces

Carrot

Carrot

甘筍

A rosette of 8–12 leaves above ground and a fleshy conical taproot below ground

地上有 8-12 片葉的蓮座狀葉叢,地下有肉質圓錐形主根。

Cherry Radish

Cherry Radish

櫻桃蘿蔔

It is slightly oblong, mostly red, with a white tip. A bright red-skinned round variety with a white interior.

它略呈橢圓形,大部分為紅色,尖端為白色。明亮的紅皮圓品種,內部為白色。

Radish

Radish

蘿蔔

The radish plant has a short hairy stem and a rosette (ground level horizontal and circular leaves) of oblong shaped leaves

有一個短毛莖和一個橢圓形葉子的蓮座狀葉叢

Garland Chrysanthemum

Garland Chrysanthemum

皇帝菜

The leaves are serrated, deeply incised, and somewhat fern-like.

葉子呈鋸齒狀,切得很深,有點像蕨類植物。

Kale

Kale

羽衣甘藍

The leaves are typically blue-green in colour but can also be light green, red, or purple, depending on the variety.

葉子通常是藍綠色,但也可以是淺綠色、紅色或紫色,具體取決於品種。

Spinach

Spinach

菠菜

Smooth-leaf has flat, unwrinkled, spade-shaped leaves

光滑平坦、無皺紋、鏟形的葉子

Beet root

Beet root

紅菜頭

Skin and flesh colours are usually dark purplish red, though some are nearly white or orange.

皮膚和肉色通常是深紫紅色,但有些接近白色或橙色。

Cabbage

Cabbage

椰菜

Succulent leaves that are free of hairs and covered with a waxy coating, which often gives the leaf surface a gray-green or blue-green colour.

多汁的葉子,覆蓋著一層蠟質塗層,這通常使葉子表面呈灰綠色或藍綠色。

Lettuce

Lettuce

生菜

The stem of the plant is short, with larger leaves arranged at the bottom and becoming progressively smaller further up the stem. Leaves can be smooth or curly and are usually green or red in color.

不開花時萵苣的莖很短,開花時莖伸長並分叉,每個叉的頂端有許多小的蒲公英似的花,但比蒲公英的花小。食用的生菜在開花前就收割了。有一類變異的生菜顏色是紫色的。

Lemon Balm

Lemon Balm

檸檬香蜂草

香蜂花根系雖短,但地下莖分佈極廣。地上部的莖桿呈方形,分枝性強、極易叢生。具寬卵型或心形圓鋸齒或鋸齒葉片,葉對生,莖及葉密布細絨毛。

Lemon balm plants grow bushy and upright to a maximum height of 100 cm (39 in). The heart-shaped leaves are 2–8 centimetres (0.79–3.15 in) long, and have a rough, veined surface. They are soft and hairy with scalloped edges, and have a mild lemon scent.

Sage

Sage

鼠尾草

常綠性小型亞灌木,有木質莖,葉子灰綠色,花藍色至藍紫色。

Perennial, evergreen subshrub, with woody stems, grayish leaves, and blue to purplish flowers.

Curry Leaves

Curry Leaves

咖喱葉

Curry leaves are small in size and long, slender, and oval in shape narrowing to a point, averaging 2-4 centimeters in length and 1-2 centimeters in width.

葉子體積小,細長,呈橢圓形,逐漸變窄,平均長 2-4 厘米,寬 1-2 厘米。

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