Biology:Brassica fruticulosa
| Brassica fruticulosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Brassica |
| Species: | B. fruticulosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Brassica fruticulosa Cirillo, 1792
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Brassica fruticulosa, the Mediterranean cabbage or twiggy turnip, is a member of the agriculturally significant genus Brassica. It was described by Domenico Maria Leone Cirillo in 1792.
Description
Brassica fruticulosa has a similar odour to cabbage and broccoli, when crushed. The plant's stem is smooth and erect, varies from grey to green in colour, and can reach a height of 50 centimetres. The upper and lower leaves are stemmed, with the lower leaves being lyre-shaped, lobed near the base, and bristly in parts. The lower leaves measure up to 15 centimetres. The plant produces 10 millimetre-long, pale yellow flowers with four petals each, on short stalks, with many branches forming at the end of a stem. It also bears a pea pod-shaped siliqua which has a lumpy appearance and measures 2-4 centimetres in length. The seeds, when mature, are brown and spherical in appearance.
Distribution
Brassica fruticulosa is a wild cabbage which originated in southern Europe and North Africa. It has been introduced to Australia [1] and North America (including California , United States [2]), where it has subsequently become naturalized in the wild.
Subspecies and hybrids
- Brassica fruticulosa fruticulosa
- Brassica fruticulosa glaberrima
- Brassica fruticulosa mauritanica
- Brassica fruticulosa numidica
- Brassica fruticulosa pomeliana
- Brassica fruticulosa radicata[3]
Brassica fruticulosa has been synthetically cross-bred with Brassica rapa.[4]
References
- ↑ Brassica fruticulosa at Florabase - The Western Australian Flora.
- ↑ Brassica fruticulosa at www.calflora.org.
- ↑ {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Brassica fruticulosa | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 12 January 2018 }}
- ↑ Production of an interspecific hybrid between Brassica fruticulosa and B. rapa A. Chandra, M. L. Gupta, S. S. Banga, and S. K. Banga, 2004.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q3643884 entry
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