| Brassica oleracea |
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| Wild cabbage plants |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Eudicots |
| Clade: |
Rosids |
| Order: |
Brassicales |
| Family: |
Brassicaceae |
| Genus: |
Brassica |
| Species: |
B. oleracea |
| Binomial name |
Brassica oleracea
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| Synonyms |
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- Brassica alboglabra L.H.Bailey
- Brassica arborea Steud.
- Brassica bullata Pasq.
- Brassica capitala DC. ex H.Lév.
- Brassica caulorapa (DC.) Pasq.
- Brassica cephala DC. ex H.Lév.
- Brassica fimbriata Steud.
- Brassica gemmifera H.Lév.
- Brassica laciniata Steud.
- Brassica millecapitata H.Lév.
- Brassica oleracea subsp. acephala (DC.) Metzg.
- Brassica oleracea var. capitata L.
- Brassica oleracea subsp. caulorapa (DC.) Metzg.
- Brassica oleracea var. costata DC.
- Brassica oleracea subsp. fruticosa Metzg.
- Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera DC.
- Brassica oleracea convar. gemmifera (DC.) Gladis ex Diederichsen
- Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes L.
- Brassica oleracea var. kashmiriana Naqshi & Javeid
- Brassica oleracea var. laciniata L.
- Brassica oleracea var. palmifolia DC.
- Brassica oleracea var. rubra L.
- Brassica oleracea var. sabauda L.
- Brassica oleracea var. sabellica L.
- Brassica oleracea var. viridis L.
- Brassica quercifolia DC. ex H.Lév.
- Brassica rubra Steud.
- Brassica suttoniana H.Lév.
- Brassica sylvestris (L.) Mill.
- Crucifera brassica E.H.L.Krause
- Napus oleracea (L.) K.F.Schimp. & Spenn.
- Rapa rotunda Mill.
- Raphanus brassica-officinalis Crantz
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Brassica oleracea, also known as wild cabbage in its uncultivated form, is a plant of the family Brassicaceae. The species originated from feral populations of related plants in the Eastern Mediterranean, where it was most likely first cultivated. It has many common cultivars used as vegetables, including cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, Brussels sprout, collard, Savoy cabbage, kohlrabi, and gai lan.