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Brassica oleracea var. italica
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A green vegetable in the cabbage family, bred in Italy from a type of cabbage. The Japanese name is 'Me-hana-yasai' (bud-flower vegetable). The edible parts are the immature flower clusters and stalk. If not harvested, it produces numerous yellow flowers.
Identification Points
- βDense cluster of green flower buds atop a thick stalk
- βLarge, thick, gray-green leaves
- βYellow 4-petaled flowers if left to bloom
Habitat
Cultivated (fields, home gardens)
Season
November to March (harvest season)
Morphological TraitsAI-estimated, needs verification
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf type
Simple
Growth form
Herb
Petal count
4 petals
Flower color
Yellow
Habitat
Cultivated
Phylogenetic Positionγ’γγ©γη§ β
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Eudicots > Core eudicots > Brassicales > Brassicaceae
Divergence Era
Late Cretaceous to Paleogene
Sources & References
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