Common name
English: Kitchen kale
German: Grünkohl
Mandarin: 野甘蓝 (ye gan lan)
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2635)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2573)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2146)
Order: Capparales (32)
Family: Brassicaceae (31)(family description)
Genus: Brassica (3)
Epithet: oleracea L. (5)
Variety: sabellica L.
oleracea => edible garden herb
sabellica => from Monti Sabini, a mountain range in central Italy
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: yellow, white
External links
Check for Brassica oleracea at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [841] Brassica oleracea - Plants For A Future database
