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Rank
# Days
Plant name
Species
Usage category
101
31
chinese gooseberry, kiwi
Actinidia deliciosa
Fruits
102
31
liquorice
Glycyrrhiza glabra
Medicinal plants
103
30
cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Vegetables and leafy greens
104
30
Irish moss, carrageenan moss
Chondrus crispus
Vegetables and leafy greens
105
30
ribwort plantain, narrowleaf plantain, English plantain, ribleaf, lamb's tongue, buckhorn
Plantago lanceolata
Medicinal plants
106
29
sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
Vegetables and leafy greens
107
29
grapefruit
Citrus paradisi
Fruits
108
28
common mallow
Malva sylvestris
Medicinal plants
109
28
Brazil nut
Bertholletia excelsa
Fruits
110
28
melon, cantaloup
Cucumis melo
Fruits
111
28
rutabaga, swede
Brassica napus
Vegetables and leafy greens
112
27
lemon myrtle
Leptospermum petersonii
Spice plants
113
27
hot peppers
Capsicum annuum
Vegetables and leafy greens
114
26
millet
Sorghum bicolor
Pseudocereals
115
25
chia
Salvia hispanica
Pseudocereals
116
24
aubergine, eggplant
Solanum melongena
Vegetables and leafy greens
117
24
cauliflower
Brassica oleracea
Vegetables and leafy greens
118
24
red cabbage
Brassica oleracea
Vegetables and leafy greens
119
24
cowslip
Primula veris
Medicinal plants
120
24
capers
Capparis spinosa
Spice plants
121
23
lavender
Lavandula angustifolia
Spice plants
122
23
caraway, meridian fennel
Carum carvi
Spice plants
123
22
pecan
Carya illinoinensis
Fruits
124
22
rhubarb
Rheum x hybridum
Vegetables and leafy greens
125
21
radish
Raphanus sativus var. sativus
Vegetables and leafy greens
126
21
rosehip
Rosa canina
Fruits
127
21
pimpinella
Pimpinella saxifraga
Spice plants
128
21
chamomile
Matricaria chamomilla
Medicinal plants
129
21
juniper
Juniperus communis
Spice plants
130
20
chestnut
Castanea sativa
Vegetables and leafy greens
131
20
avocado pear
Persea americana
Fruits
132
20
marrubium, horehound, hoarhound
Marrubium L.
Medicinal plants
133
20
lady's mantle
Alchemilla L.
Medicinal plants
134
20
heath speedwell, common speedwell, Paul's betony
Veronica officinalis
Medicinal plants
135
19
quince
Cydonia oblonga
Fruits
136
18
bergamot orange
Citrus bergamia
Fruits
137
18
leek
Allium ampeloprasum
Vegetables and leafy greens
138
17
roman rocket
Eruca vesicaria
Vegetables and leafy greens
139
17
macadamia
Macadamia integrifolia
Fruits
140
17
anise
Pimpinella anisum
Spice plants
141
17
lovage
Levisticum officinale
Spice plants
142
16
redcurrant
Ribes rubrum
Fruits
143
16
Breckland thyme, wild thyme, creeping thyme
Thymus serpyllum L.
Spice plants
144
15
radish, daikon
Raphanus sativus
Vegetables and leafy greens
145
15
lentil
Lens culinaris
Vegetables and leafy greens
146
15
cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Vegetables and leafy greens
147
14
gold kiwifruit
Actinidia chinensis
Fruits
148
14
white cabbage
Brassica oleracea
Vegetables and leafy greens
149
14
purple coneflower, hedgehog coneflower, Echinacea
Echinacea purpurea
Medicinal plants
150
13
locust bean, St. John's bread
Ceratonia siliqua
Sugar and starch crops
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