Mediterranean cabbage

	Mediterranean cabbage
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryotes
Kingdom:	Plants
The kingdom :	Green plants
Department:	Flower
Class:	Dicotyledons
Over Order :	Rosanae
Order:	Cabbage plants
Family:	Cabbage
Tribe :	Brassiceae
Rod:	Cabbage
View:	Mediterranean cabbage
International Scientific Name
	Brassica fruticulosa Cirillo , 1792
Synonyms
	Brassica parra T.Durand & Schinz; Erucastrum fruticulosum (Cirillo) C.Presl;

Mediterranean cabbage ^[2] ( lat. Brāssica fruticulōsa ) - herbaceous plant; Species of the genus Cabbage Cabbage family ( Brassicaceae ).

English common plant names are mediterranean cabbage , twiggy turnip , wild turnip .

Content

Botanical description

The green plant smells like broccoli when rubbed with leaves.

Stems are straight, smooth, gray or green, grow about 50 cm long.

The lower leaves are long (up to 15 cm long), attached by the stem to the stem. Upper leaves are small; like the lower ones, they are petioled.

The flowers are attached to the top of the stem with short pedicels. Edge reed flowers.

Flower formula : $Ca_{4}\;Co_{4}\;A_{4}\;G_{\underline {(2)}}$ ${\ displaystyle Ca_ {4} \; Co_ {4} \; A_ {4} \; G _ {\ underline {(2)}}}$

The fruit is a pod 2-4 cm long, which opens in dry weather. Brown round seeds ^[3] .

Spread

Southern Europe, North Africa ^[4] . Introduced in California ^[5] . It was imported to the USA from Europe.

Economic value

In some countries of southern Europe, Mediterranean cabbage seeds are used for food ^[6] . Cabbage stalks are also used in food ^[7] . Cabbage was imported to Australia, New Zealand and North America from Europe ^[8] .

Subspecies

Systematics distinguish several intraspecific taxa in the rank of subspecies ^[4] ^[9] :

Brassica fruticulosa subsp. cossoniana ( Boiss. & Reut. ) Maire = Brassica cossoniana Boiss. & Reut.
Brassica fruticulosa subsp. glaberrima ( pomel ) batt. = Brassica glaberrima Pomel
Brassica fruticulosa subsp. mauritanica ( Coss. ) Maire
Brassica fruticulosa subsp. pomeliana maire
Brassica fruticulosa subsp. numidica ( Coss. ) Maire
Brassica fruticulosa subsp. radicata ( Desf. ) Batt. = Sinapis radicata Desf.

Notes

↑ About the conditionality of specifying the class of dicotyledons as a higher taxon for the group of plants described in this article, see the section “APG Systems” of the article “Dicotyledons” .
↑ Artemyeva A.M., Chesnokov Yu.V. VIR Cabbage Collection: History of Formation and Study // Vavilovsky Journal of Genetics and Breeding: Journal. - 2012. - Vol. 16, No. 4/2. - p. 1056.
↑ Brassica fruticulosa (Neopr.) . International Environmental Weed Foundation (July 2005). The appeal date is March 23, 2015.
↑ ¹ ² See the link GRIN in the plant list card.
↑ Mediterranean cabbage ( Unc .) .
↑ Harden GJ (Ed). Flora of New South Wales.
↑ A Popular Mediterranean Vegetable (Unc.) .
↑ Naturalized (Neopr.) .
↑ See the TPL link in the plant card.

[1] About the conditionality of specifying the class of dicotyledons as a higher taxon for the group of plants described in this article, see the section “APG Systems” of the article “Dicotyledons” .

[2] Artemyeva A.M., Chesnokov Yu.V. VIR Cabbage Collection: History of Formation and Study // Vavilovsky Journal of Genetics and Breeding: Journal. - 2012. - Vol. 16, No. 4/2. - p. 1056.

[3] Brassica fruticulosa (Neopr.) . International Environmental Weed Foundation (July 2005). The appeal date is March 23, 2015.

[GRIN-4] ¹ ² See the link GRIN in the plant list card.

[5] Mediterranean cabbage ( Unc .) .

[6] Harden GJ (Ed). Flora of New South Wales.

[7] A Popular Mediterranean Vegetable (Unc.) .

[8] Naturalized (Neopr.) .

[9] See the TPL link in the plant card.