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Taxon:  Brassica oleracea L. var. italica Plenck



Summary
Genus:
Brassica
Family:
Brassicaceae (alt. Cruciferae)
Tribe:
Brassiceae
Nomen number:
105447
Place of publication:
Icon. pl. med. 6:29, t. 534. 1794
Comment:
[or B. oleracea Broccoli Group]
Verified:
05/08/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Brassica oleracea L. (4 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. alboglabra (L. H. Bailey) Musil (0 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. botrytis L. (0 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata L. (0 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. costata DC. (0 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. gemmifera DC. (0 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. gongylodes L. (5 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. medullosa Thell. (0 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. oleracea (0 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. palmifolia DC. (0 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. ramosa DC. (0 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. sabauda L. (0 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. sabellica L. (0 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. viridis L. (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
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Common names
English
asparagus broccoli –
broccoli –
calabrese –
Cape broccoli –
heading broccoli –
purple cauliflower –
sprouting broccoli –
winter broccoli –
French
brocoli asperge –
chou brocoli –
German
Brokkoli –
Spargelkohl –
Sprossenbrokkoli –
Italian
cavolo broccolo –
Portuguese
brócoli –
Spanish
brécol –
brócoli –
brecolera –
Transcribed Chinese
lu hua cai –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2Cultivated    only cult.
Cultivated (only cult.)
Economic Uses
Human food
Medicines
folklore (fide CRC MedHerbs ed2; Herbs Commerce ed2) –
Vertebrate poisons
mammals (to ruminants fide Kingsbury, as B. oleracea var. botrytis "Broccoli") –


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