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Taxon:  Brassica oleracea L. var. botrytis L. (Brassica oleracea Cauliflower Group)



Summary
Genus:
Brassica
Family:
Brassicaceae (alt. Cruciferae)
Tribe:
Brassiceae
Nomen number:
7671
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:667. 1753
Comment:
[or B. oleracea Cauliflower Group]
Verified:
05/08/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
65 (65  active, 54  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Brassica oleracea L. (58 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. alboglabra (L. H. Bailey) Musil (14 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata L. (131 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. costata DC. (1 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. gemmifera DC. (7 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. gongylodes L. (5 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. italica Plenck (2 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. medullosa Thell. (74 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. oleracea (2 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. palmifolia DC. (0 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. ramosa DC. (9 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. sabauda L. (16 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. sabellica L. (6 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. viridis L. (69 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Common names
English
cauliflower –
French
chou brocoli –
chou fleur –
chou fleur d'hiver –
German
Blumenkohl –
Kopfbrokkoli –
Italian
cavolfiore –
cavolo fiore –
Japanese Rōmaji
hana-yasai –
karifurawā –
Portuguese
couve-flor –
Spanish
coliflor –
Transcribed Chinese
hua ye cai –
Transliterated Russian
kapusta cvetnaja –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2Cultivated     
Cultivated ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodvegetable Gray, A. R. 1989. Taxonomy and evolution of broccolis and cauliflowers. Baileya 23:28-46.
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=7671. Accessed 2 December 2024.

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