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Brassica oleracea L. var. viridis L. ? |
Fam.: Brassicaceae / Crucifers |
Genus: Brassica L. |
Authors: | |||
Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals | |||
Etymology: | |||
Brassica: | Roman plant name | ||
oleracea: | vegetable | ||
viridis: | green | ||
Collards Brassica oleracea var. viridis (resp. convar. viridis since this is a bred plant) was bred on base of the Wild Cabbage Brassica oleracea, which is growing at the coasts of the Atlantic Ocean between Spain and Southern England as well as Helgoland. | ||
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