This is a list of plants that have been
domesticated by
humans. The list includes individual plant species identified by their common names as well as larger formal and informal botanical categories which include at least some domesticated individuals. Plants in this list are grouped by the original or primary purpose for which they were domesticated, and subsequently by botanical or culinary categories. Plants with more than one significant human use may be listed in multiple categories.
Plants are considered domesticated when their
life cycle,
behavior, or appearance has been significantly altered as a result of being under
artificial selection by humans for multiple generations (see the main article on
domestication for more information). Thousands of distinct plant species have been domesticated throughout human history. Not all modern domesticated plant varieties can be found growing in the wild; many are actually
hybrids of two or more naturally occurring species and therefore have no wild counterpart.