Brassica oleracea var. acephala de Candolle

English: Portuguese Galega kale

Mandarin: 野甘蓝 (ye gan lan)

Portuguese: Couve-galega

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Capparales (36)

        Family: Brassicaceae (33)(family description)

          Genus: Brassica (3)

            Epithet: oleracea L. (5)

              Variety: acephala de Candolle

acephala => without a head

oleracea => edible garden herb

Climate: temperate

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: herb

Flower colour: white

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