Butterfly pea (Clitoria ternatea)

Family: Fabaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Sometimes misspelt as Clitorea ternata.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Leaves, Flowers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

The young pods are eaten as a vegetable. The flowers are used to give a blue tinge to rice cakes and boiled rice. Young leaves - cooked and used as a vegetable. The leaves can also be used to colour food. — The young pods are eaten as a vegetable.; The flowers are used to give a blue tinge to rice cakes and boiled rice.; Young leaves - cooked and used as a vegetable.; The leaves can also be used to colour food.

Habitat & North American Range

It occurs in grassland, open woodland, bush, riverine vegetation, and disturbed places throughout its natural range. (Zone 10)