Brassica oleracea

Brassica oleracea
Wild cabbage plants
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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 L.
Synonyms[2]
List 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

Brassica oleracea is a plant of the family Brassicaceae, also known as wild cabbage in its uncultivated form. The species evidently 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 sprouts, collard greens, Savoy cabbage, kohlrabi, and gai lan.