list of domesticated plants

This is a list of plants that have been domesticated by humans. The list includes species or larger formal and informal botanical categories that include at least some domesticated individuals. To be considered domesticated, a population of plants must have their behavior, life cycle, or appearance significantly altered as a result of being under humans control for multiple generations. (Please see the main article on domestication for more information.) Plants in this list are organized by the original or primary purpose for which they were domesticated. When a plant has more than one significant human use, it has been listed in more than one category.

Food and cooking

Fruit trees (See: List of fruits)

Drupes

Pomes

apple
pear

Citrus fruits
Nut trees

Cereals (or grains, also called "corn plants" in the U.K.)

amaranth
barley
buckwheat
maize (called corn in the U.S.). Old domesticated plant, found in countless variations throughout the Americas.
millet (predominantly in African cultures, also for beer brewing)
oats (called corn in the U.K., esp. Scotland)
quinoa
rice. The chief crop in eastern Asia, and an important foodstuff around the world.
rye (used in Eastern Europe Countries, and for alcoholic beverages)
teff -- Ethiopia (also tef)
wheat (called corn in the U.K., esp. England). Has a very long history of domestication and is thought to be one of the first plants used for farming.

Legumes

Beans (eaten dry as pulses or fresh as vegetables)

azuki bean
pea
lentil
mung bean
lima bean
common bean (including pinto bean, kidney bean and others)

Small-plant fruits

raspberry

tomato
squash

Root vegetables

Non-starchy

Starchy

Vegetables (See: List of vegetables)
Herbs and Spices (See: List of herbs and spices)
Oil producing plants (for cooking)

olive
Legumes grown principally for oil production

peanut (though commonly eaten in the United States, and important in Thai cuisine)
soybean (though a major livestock feed, and sometimes eaten as a snack food in the U.S.)

Commodities

Plants grown principally for animal food or soil enrichment

Oil producing plants (for fuel or lubrication)

canola (variety of rape seed)
olive

Drug plants

cannabis
coffee
cacao (source of chocolate)
opium poppy
quinine
tobacco

Fiber plants (for textiles)

Research and science

Ornamental plants

Houseplants
Landscaping (See: List of garden plants)