Abstract-Linolenic acid and unusual fatty acids of the 3 and 6 series play an important role in the modulation of human metabolism. The presence of these acids in the leaves of several edible wild plants has recently been reported. In this study, six edible wild species were selected in order to establish the fatty acid compositions in their leaf lipids. Thus, young leaves from Amaranthusviridis L.(blet), Chenopodiumalbum L. (goosefoot), Crithmummaritimum L. (rock samphire), Plantagomajor L. (plantain), Portulacaoleracea L. (purslane) and Verbenaofficinalis L. (vervain) yielded 1.50, 2.20, 3.02, 1.46, 3.81, and 2.28g of lipids per 100g dry plant material. Silica gel chromatography yielded 0.64g (Plantagomajor) to 2.19g (Crithmummaritimum) neutral lipids, 0.37g (Plantagomajor) to 1.60g (Portulacaoleracea) glycolipids, and 0.26g (Crithmummaritimum) to 0.57g (Verbenaofficinalis) phospholipids per 100g (dry weight). Gas chromatography (GC) showed the major fatty acids to be 18:33, 18:26 and 16:0 in all fractions, with high concentrations of 18:33 in the glycolipid fraction. GC-mass spectrometric analyses did not reveal the presence of unusual fatty acids. Carotenes were found in high concentrations, ranging from 30.5mg/100g (Chenopodiumalbum) to 89.2mg/100g (Portulacaoleracea). The analyzed plants are rich sources of essential fatty acids (18:26 and 18:33) and also of carotenes.