      
Taxon: Brassica oleracea L.
Genus: Brassica
Family: Brassicaceae (alt. Cruciferae).
Nomen number: 7668
Place of publication: Sp. pl. 2:667. 1753
Typification: View record from Linnaean Plant Name Typification Project
of the Natural History Museum of London.
Name verified on: 19-Aug-1986 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 29-Sep-1994
Species priority site is: Northeast Regional PI Station (NE9).
Accessions:
91 in National Plant Germplasm System.
See also subordinate taxa:
- asparagus broccoli (Source: Hortus 3
) – English [Brassica oleracea var. italica]
- Bedford cabbage (Source: Mansfeld
) – English [Brassica oleracea var. costata]
- borecole (Source: BJ Linn Soc 101:339.) – English [Brassica oleracea var. sabellica]
- braganza (Source: Mansfeld
) – English [Brassica oleracea var. costata]
- branching bush kale (Source: Mansfeld
) – English [Brassica oleracea var. ramosa]
- branching cabbage (Source: Mansfeld
) – English [Brassica oleracea var. ramosa]
- broccoli (Source: World Econ Pl
) – English [Brassica oleracea var. italica]
- Brussels sprouts (Source: World Econ Pl
) – English [Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera]
- bush kale (Source: Gentes Herb
1:77) – English [Brassica oleracea var. ramosa]
- cabbage (Source: Dict Econ Pl
) – English
- cabbage (Source: World Econ Pl
) – English [Brassica oleracea var. capitata]
- cabbage turnip (Source: Food Feed Crops US
) – English [Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes]
- calabrese (Source: Baileya
23:30. 1989) – English [Brassica oleracea var. italica]
- Cape broccoli (Source: Econ Bot
36:397-410.) – English [Brassica oleracea var. italica]
- cauliflower (Source: World Econ Pl
) – English [Brassica oleracea var. botrytis]
- Chinese broccoli (Source: Food Feed Crops US
) – English [Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra]
- Chinese kale (Source: World Econ Pl
) – English [Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra]
- collards (Source: World Econ Pl
) – English [Brassica oleracea var. viridis]
- cow cabbage (Source: IllF MEur
) – English [Brassica oleracea var. viridis]
- curled kitchen kale (Source: Mansf Ency
) – English [Brassica oleracea var. sabellica]
- curlies (Source: Mansf Ency
) – English [Brassica oleracea var. sabellica]
- curly kale (Source: BJ Linn Soc 101:339.) – English [Brassica oleracea var. sabellica]
- decorative kale (Source: Zander Ency
[as B. oleracea var. acephala]) – English [Brassica oleracea var. sabellica]
- flowering cabbage (Source: Zander Ency
[as B. oleracea var. acephala]) – English [Brassica oleracea var. sabellica]
- flowering kale (Source: Food Feed Crops US
) – English [Brassica oleracea var. sabellica]
- fodder kale (Source: UPOV
) – English [Brassica oleracea var. viridis]
- heading broccoli (Source: McFerson, p.c.) – English [Brassica oleracea var. italica]
- Jersey kale (Source: McFerson, p.c.) – English [Brassica oleracea var. palmifolia]
- kale (Source: CRC MedHerbs ed2
) – English [Brassica oleracea var. viridis]
- kale (Source: Hortus 3
) – English
- kohlrabi (Source: World Econ Pl
) – English [Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes]
- marrow-stem kale (Source: World Econ Pl
) – English [Brassica oleracea var. medullosa]
- ornamental cabbage (Source: web document [as B. oleracea Acephala Group]) – English [Brassica oleracea var. sabellica]
- ornamental kale (Source: web document [as B. oleracea 'Acephala']) – English [Brassica oleracea var. sabellica]
- palm kale (Source: Mansf Ency
) – English [Brassica oleracea var. palmifolia]
- palm-tree kale (Source: IllF MEur
) – English [Brassica oleracea var. palmifolia]
- perennial kale (Source: McFerson, p.c.) – English [Brassica oleracea var. ramosa]
- perpetual kale (Source: Mansf Ency
) – English [Brassica oleracea var. ramosa]
- Portuguese cole (Source: McFerson, p.c.) – English [Brassica oleracea var. costata]
- Portuguese kale (Source: Gent Herb 1:75. 1922) – English [Brassica oleracea var. viridis]
- purple cauliflower (Source: Econ Bot
36:399.1982) – English [Brassica oleracea var. italica]
- red cabbage (Source: J. McFerson, p.c.) – English [Brassica oleracea var. capitata]
- Savoy cabbage (Source: World Econ Pl
) – English [Brassica oleracea var. sabauda]
- Scotch kale (Source: Mansf Ency
[but this adjective is best avoided, may cause offence in Scotland]) – English [Brassica oleracea var. sabellica]
- Scottish kale (Source: Mansf Ency
) – English [Brassica oleracea var. sabellica]
- seakale cabbage (Source: Food Feed Crops US
) – English [Brassica oleracea var. costata]
- spring-heading cabbage (Source: McFerson, p.c.) – English [Brassica oleracea var. viridis]
- sprouting broccoli (Source: Dict Rehm
) – English [Brassica oleracea var. italica]
- stem turnip (Source: Food Feed Crops US
) – English [Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes]
- tall kale (Source: Mansfeld
) – English [Brassica oleracea var. viridis]
- thousand-head kale (Source: Mansf Ency
) – English [Brassica oleracea var. ramosa]
- tree kale (Source: Gentes Herb
1:76) – English [Brassica oleracea var. palmifolia]
- tree kale (Source: Mansfeld
) – English [Brassica oleracea var. viridis]
- tronchuda cabbage (Source: World Econ Pl
) – English [Brassica oleracea var. costata]
- tronchuda kale (Source: Hortus 3
[as B. oleracea var. tronchuda]) – English [Brassica oleracea var. costata]
- turnip cabbage (Source: Mansf Ency
) – English [Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes]
- turnip kale (Source: Mansf Ency
) – English [Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes]
- white cabbage (Source: McFerson, p.c.) – English [Brassica oleracea var. capitata]
- wild cabbage (Source: BSBI
) – English
- wild cabbage (Source: Hortus 3
) – English [Brassica oleracea var. oleracea]
- winter broccoli (Source: Econ Bot
36:397.1982) – English [Brassica oleracea var. italica]
- bai hua gan lan (Source: F ChinaEng
[as B. oleracea var. albiflora]) – Transcribed Chinese [Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra]
- bao zi gan lan (Source: F ChinaEng
) – Transcribed Chinese [Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera]
- gan lan (Source: F ChinaEng
) – Transcribed Chinese [Brassica oleracea var. capitata]
- hua ye cai (Source: F ChinaEng
) – Transcribed Chinese [Brassica oleracea var. botrytis]
- lu hua cai (Source: F ChinaEng
) – Transcribed Chinese [Brassica oleracea var. italica]
- pie lan (Source: F ChinaEng
) – Transcribed Chinese [Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes]
- ye gan lan (Source: F ChinaEng
) – Transcribed Chinese
- yu yi gan lan (Source: F ChinaEng
[as B. oleracea var. acephala]) – Transcribed Chinese [Brassica oleracea var. sabellica]
- hovedkaal (Source: Mansf Ency
) – Danish [Brassica oleracea var. capitata]
- savojkaal (Source: Mansf Ency
) – Danish [Brassica oleracea var. sabauda]
- savooiekool (Source: Mansf Ency
) – Dutch [Brassica oleracea var. sabauda]
- brocoli asperge (Source: Dict Rehm
) – French [Brassica oleracea var. italica]
- caulet (Source: Mansf Ency
) – French [Brassica oleracea var. viridis]
- chou à grosses côtes (Source: Mansf Ency
) – French [Brassica oleracea var. costata]
- chou à mille pommes (Source: Mansf Ency
) – French [Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera]
- chou à mille têtes (Source: Mansf Ency
) – French [Brassica oleracea var. ramosa]
- chou branchu (Source: Mansf Ency
) – French [Brassica oleracea var. ramosa]
- chou brocoli (Source: Dict Rehm
) – French [Brassica oleracea var. botrytis]
- chou brocoli (Source: Dict Rehm
) – French [Brassica oleracea var. italica]
- chou cabus (Source: Dict Rehm
) – French [Brassica oleracea var. capitata]
- chou cavalier (Source: Dict Rehm
) – French [Brassica oleracea var. viridis]
- chou cloqué (Source: Dict Rehm
) – French [Brassica oleracea var. sabauda]
- chou commun (Source: Dict Rehm
) – French [Brassica oleracea var. viridis]
- chou d'aigrette (Source: Dict Rehm
) – French [Brassica oleracea var. sabellica]
- chou de Bruxelles (Source: Dict Rehm
) – French [Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera]
- chou de Milan (Source: UPOV
) – French [Brassica oleracea var. sabauda]
- chou de Savoie (Source: Dict Rehm
) – French [Brassica oleracea var. sabauda]
- chou en arbre (Source: Mansf Ency
) – French [Brassica oleracea var. viridis]
- chou fourrager (Source: UPOV
) – French [Brassica oleracea var. viridis]
- chou frangé (Source: Mansf Ency
) – French [Brassica oleracea var. sabellica]
- chou frisé (Source: Dict Rehm
) – French [Brassica oleracea var. sabauda]
- chou frisé (Source: Dict Rehm
) – French [Brassica oleracea var. sabellica]
- chou lacinié (Source: Dict Rehm
) – French [Brassica oleracea var. sabellica]
- chou moellier (Source: Dict Rehm
) – French [Brassica oleracea var. medullosa]
- chou mollier (Source: Dict Rehm
) – French [Brassica oleracea var. medullosa]
- chou palmier (Source: Dict Rehm
) – French [Brassica oleracea var. palmifolia]
- chou pommé (Source: Dict Rehm
) – French [Brassica oleracea var. capitata]
- chou pommé frisé (Source: Mansf Ency
) – French [Brassica oleracea var. sabauda]
- chou rave (Source: Dict Rehm
) – French [Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes]
- chou rouge (Source: UPOV
) – French [Brassica oleracea var. capitata]
- chou tronchuda (Source: Mansf Ency
) – French [Brassica oleracea var. costata]
- chou vert (Source: Mansf Ency
) – French [Brassica oleracea var. viridis]
- chou vivace (Source: Mansf Ency
) – French [Brassica oleracea var. ramosa]
- chou-fleur (Source: L Noms French ed6
[as B. oleracea]) – French [Brassica oleracea var. botrytis]
- chou-fleur d'hiver (Source: Mansf Ency
) – French [Brassica oleracea var. botrytis]
- Blätterkohl (Source: Zander ed14
) – German [Brassica oleracea var. viridis]
- Blattkohl (Source: Zander ed14
) – German [Brassica oleracea var. viridis]
- Blumenkohl (Source: Dict Rehm
) – German [Brassica oleracea var. botrytis]
- Braunkohl (Source: Dict Rehm
) – German [Brassica oleracea var. sabellica]
- Brokkoli (Source: Dict Rehm
) – German [Brassica oleracea var. italica]
- chinesischer Brokkoli (Source: Dict Rehm
[as B. alboglabra]) – German [Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra]
- Federkohl (Source: Zander ed14
) – German [Brassica oleracea var. sabellica]
- Futterkohl (Source: Dict Rehm
) – German [Brassica oleracea var. viridis]
- Grünkohl (Source: Dict Rehm
) – German [Brassica oleracea var. sabellica]
- italienischer Kohl (Source: Dict Rehm
) – German [Brassica oleracea var. palmifolia]
- Kohlrabi (Source: Dict Rehm
) – German [Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes]
- Kopfbrokkoli (Source: Mansf Ency
) – German [Brassica oleracea var. botrytis]
- Krauskohl (Source: Zander ed14
) – German [Brassica oleracea var. sabellica]
- Kuhkohl (Source: Zander ed14
) – German [Brassica oleracea var. viridis]
- Markkohl (Source: Dict Rehm
) – German [Brassica oleracea var. medullosa]
- Markstammkohl (Source: Dict Rehm
) – German [Brassica oleracea var. medullosa]
- Palmkohl (Source: Dict Rehm
) – German [Brassica oleracea var. palmifolia]
- portugiesischer Kohl (Source: Zander ed14
) – German [Brassica oleracea var. costata]
- Rippenkohl (Source: Mansf Ency
) – German [Brassica oleracea var. costata]
- Rosenkohl (Source: Dict Rehm
) – German [Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera]
- Rotkohl (Source: Dict Rehm
) – German [Brassica oleracea var. capitata]
- Spargelkohl (Source: Dict Rehm
) – German [Brassica oleracea var. italica]
- Sprossenbrokkoli (Source: Zander ed14
) – German [Brassica oleracea var. italica]
- Staudenkohl (Source: Zander ed14
) – German [Brassica oleracea var. ramosa]
- Strauchkohl (Source: Zander ed14
) – German [Brassica oleracea var. ramosa]
- Tausendkopfkohl (Source: Zander ed14
) – German [Brassica oleracea var. ramosa]
- Tronchudakohl (Source: Zander ed14
) – German [Brassica oleracea var. costata]
- Weißkohl (Source: Dict Rehm
) – German [Brassica oleracea var. capitata]
- Welschkohl (Source: Zander ed14
) – German [Brassica oleracea var. sabauda]
- Wirsing (Source: Dict Rehm
) – German [Brassica oleracea var. sabauda]
- Zier-Kohl (Source: Zander Ency
[as B. oleracea var. acephala]) – German [Brassica oleracea var. sabellica]
- kailan (Source: Pl Res SEAs
) – Indonesian [Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra]
- cavolfiore (Source: F Ital
[as B. oleracea convar. botrytis]) – Italian [Brassica oleracea var. botrytis]
- cavolo (Source: Mansf Ency
) – Italian [Brassica oleracea var. medullosa]
- cavolo a germoglio (Source: Mansf Ency
) – Italian [Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera]
- cavolo cappuccio (Source: Mansf Ency
) – Italian [Brassica oleracea var. capitata]
- cavolo de Bruxelles (Source: Mansf Ency
) – Italian [Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera]
- cavolo di Milano (Source: Mansf Ency
) – Italian [Brassica oleracea var. sabauda]
- cavolo fiore (Source: Mansf Ency
) – Italian [Brassica oleracea var. botrytis]
- cavolo rapa (Source: Mansf Ency
) – Italian [Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes]
- cavolo verzetto (Source: Mansf Ency
) – Italian [Brassica oleracea var. sabauda]
- col rabano (Source: Mansf Ency
) – Italian [Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes]
- kyabetsu (Source: Mansf Ency
) – Japanese Rōmaji [Brassica oleracea var. capitata]
- saboi-kyabtsu (Source: Mansf Ency
) – Japanese Rōmaji [Brassica oleracea var. sabauda]
- kailan (Source: Pl Res SEAs
) – Malay [Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra]
- brócoli (Source: Dict Rehm
) – Portuguese [Brassica oleracea var. italica]
- couve repolho (Source: Mansf Ency
) – Portuguese [Brassica oleracea var. capitata]
- couve-crespa (Source: Dict Rehm
) – Portuguese [Brassica oleracea var. sabauda]
- couve-de-Bruxelas (Source: Dict Rehm
) – Portuguese [Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera]
- couve-de-nervuras (Source: Mansf Ency
) – Portuguese [Brassica oleracea var. costata]
- couve-de-Sabóia (Source: Dict Rehm
) – Portuguese [Brassica oleracea var. sabauda]
- couve-flor (Source: Dict Rehm
) – Portuguese [Brassica oleracea var. botrytis]
- couve-Manteiga (Source: Mansf Ency
) – Portuguese [Brassica oleracea var. costata]
- couve-penca (Source: Mansf Ency
) – Portuguese [Brassica oleracea var. costata]
- couve-portuguesa (Source: Dict Rehm
[as B. oleracea var. viridis]) – Portuguese [Brassica oleracea var. costata]
- couve-rábano (Source: Dict Rehm
) – Portuguese [Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes]
- couve-tronchuda (Source: Mansf Ency
) – Portuguese [Brassica oleracea var. costata]
- repolho (Source: Dict Rehm
) – Portuguese [Brassica oleracea var. capitata]
- braunkol' (Source: Mansf Ency
) – Transcribed Russian [Brassica oleracea var. sabellica]
- kapusta brjussel'skaja (Source: Mansf Ency
) – Transcribed Russian [Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera]
- kapusta cvetnaja (Source: Mansf Ency
) – Transcribed Russian [Brassica oleracea var. botrytis]
- kapusta savojskaja (Source: Mansf Ency
) – Transcribed Russian [Brassica oleracea var. sabauda]
- kočanaja kapusta (Source: Mansf Ency
) – Transcribed Russian [Brassica oleracea var. capitata]
- kol'rabi (Source: Mansf Ency
) – Transcribed Russian [Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes]
- mozgovaja kapusta (Source: Mansf Ency
) – Transcribed Russian [Brassica oleracea var. medullosa]
- berza común (Source: Dict Rehm
) – Spanish [Brassica oleracea var. viridis]
- brécol (Source: Dict Rehm
) – Spanish [Brassica oleracea var. italica]
- brócoli (Source: Dict Rehm
) – Spanish [Brassica oleracea var. italica]
- brecolera (Source: Dict Rehm
) – Spanish [Brassica oleracea var. italica]
- col (Source: Names Soukup
) – Spanish [Brassica oleracea var. capitata]
- col crespa (Source: Dict Rehm
) – Spanish [Brassica oleracea var. sabellica]
- col de Bruselas (Source: Dict Rehm
) – Spanish [Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera]
- col de meollo (Source: Dict Rehm
) – Spanish [Brassica oleracea var. medullosa]
- col de mil cabezas (Source: Mansf Ency
) – Spanish [Brassica oleracea var. ramosa]
- col de Milán (Source: Dict Rehm
) – Spanish [Brassica oleracea var. sabauda]
- col de pezon grueso (Source: Mansf Ency
) – Spanish [Brassica oleracea var. costata]
- col de Saboya (Source: Dict Rehm
) – Spanish [Brassica oleracea var. sabauda]
- col forrajera (Source: UPOV
) – Spanish [Brassica oleracea var. viridis]
- col lombarda (Source: Mansf Ency
) – Spanish [Brassica oleracea var. sabauda]
- col medular (Source: Dict Rehm
) – Spanish [Brassica oleracea var. medullosa]
- col meollosa (Source: Dict Rehm
) – Spanish [Brassica oleracea var. medullosa]
- col rábano (Source: Dict Rehm
) – Spanish [Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes]
- col repollo (Source: Mansf Ency
) – Spanish [Brassica oleracea var. capitata]
- col tronchuda (Source: Mansf Ency
) – Spanish [Brassica oleracea var. costata]
- coliflor (Source: Dict Rehm
) – Spanish [Brassica oleracea var. botrytis]
- colinabo (Source: Dict Rehm
) – Spanish [Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes]
- colirrábano (Source: Dict Rehm
) – Spanish [Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes]
- lombarda (Source: Dict Rehm
) – Spanish [Brassica oleracea var. capitata]
- repollo (Source: Dict Rehm
) – Spanish [Brassica oleracea var. capitata]
- repollo de Bruselas (Source: Dict Rehm
) – Spanish [Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera]
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Native:
- EUROPE
Northern Europe: United Kingdom [coasts]
Middle Europe: Germany - Schleswig-Holstein
Southwestern Europe: France [w. & n. coasts]; Spain [n. coast]
Cultivated:
- Botanical Society of the British Isles.
2007. BSBI checklist. (BSBI)
- Clapham, A. R. et al.
1962. Flora of the British Isles ed. 2. (F BritClap)
- Davis, P. H., ed.
1965–1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. (F Turk)
- Encke, F. et al.
1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage. (Zander ed13)
- Eriksson, O. et al.
1979. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 2. (L Macar ed2)
- Jalas, J. & J. Suominen.
1972–. Atlas florae europaeae. (Atlas Eur)
- Komarov, V. L. et al., eds.
1934–1964. Flora SSSR. (F USSR)
- Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
1976. Hortus third. (Hortus 3)
- Mansfeld, R.
1959. Die Kulturpflanze, Beiheft 2. (Mansfeld)
- Munro, D. B.
Canadian poisonous plants information system - on-line resource. (Can Poison Pl)
- Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds.
1970–. Flora of [West] Pakistan. (F Pak)
- Nieuwhof, M.
1969. Cole crops.
1–353.
- Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) - on-line resource. (Pl Names)
- Prakash, S. & K. Hinata.
1980. Taxonomy, cytogenetics and origin of crop brassicas, a review.
Opera Bot.
55:9.
- Siemonsma, J. S. & Kasem Piluek, eds.
1993. Vegetables.
Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). (Pl Res SEAs)
8:108.
- Tutin, T. G. et al., eds.
1964–1980. Flora europaea. (F Eur)
- Uphof, J. C. T.
1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2. (Dict Econ Pl)
- Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994–. Flora of China (English edition). (F ChinaEng)
- More:
Synonyms:
Check other databases for Brassica oleracea L.:
-
Flora Europaea: Database of European Plants (ESFEDS)
- Flora of China: Online version from Harvard University
- ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
- Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed
citations, GenBank sequences, etc.
Note: Defaults to a search by genus
or species epithet if species binomial not found.
Images:
- More:
- Check PlantSystematics.org for additional images
-
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inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require
specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with
properly documented herbarium material.
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