江苏野菜资源丰富，共计１９２种，隶属４４科１０８属，其中蕨类植物７科１５属５１种，种子植物３７科９３属１４１种。江苏野菜利用历史悠久，近年已发展成为规模种植，产生良好的经济效益和社会效益。本文论述江苏野菜资源的利用历史、属种组成及利用现状，探讨了具有潜在发展优势的野菜资源及其开发利用途径。

Jiangsu Province is rich in wild vegetable resources. There are about 192 taxa of wild vegetables belonging to 108 genera. Some of them are traditional species for utilization such as 15 genera with 21 taxa in Asteraceae, 8 genera 14 taxa in Cruciferae, 7 genera 8 taxa in Umbelliferae, 5 genera 8 taxa in Legurninosae and 3 genera 4 taxa in Araliaceae, etc. The
evaluation and the way of rational exploration and utilization of wild vegetable resources with potential superiority in Jiangsu Province are discussed.