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Wild but edible vegetables growing in monsoon play a significant role in the sustenance of rural people. It is believed that the wild vegetables boost immunity, if consumed in certain period of time. The study area was surveyed for two monsoons of 2018 and 2019 with the assistance of local residents having knowledge of wild vegetables and attempts are made to make a checklist of wild vegetables growing in study area. The study documented twenty one wild edible vegetable plant species belonging to sixteen families. The edible part of these species utilized by local people include rhizomes, corms, stems, leaves, petioles, inflorescence, flowers, petals, fruits, pods and seeds. The information gathered from local people revealed that there is a need of conservation of these vegetables by promoting cultivation in wild state. The present study indicated that due to socio-cultural changes and non participative attitude of younger generation, the ethno-botanical knowledge regarding habitat of wild vegetables, their identification, conservative collection and ways of propagation and vegetable recipes is declining.