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Taxon:  Brassica oleracea L. var. viridis L. (Brassica oleracea Collard Group)



Summary
Genus:
Brassica
Family:
Brassicaceae (alt. Cruciferae)
Tribe:
Brassiceae
Nomen number:
7679
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:667. 1753
Comment:
[or B. oleracea Collard Group]
Verified:
02/07/1990 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
69 (69  active, 46  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. botrytis L. (65 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])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Brassica oleracea L. var. acephala DC.
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Reference(s)
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Common names
English
collards –
cow cabbage –
fodder kale –
kale –
Portuguese kale –
spring-heading cabbage –
tall kale –
tree kale –
French
caulet –
chou cavalier –
chou commun –
chou en arbre –
chou fourrager –
chou vert –
German
Blätterkohl –
Blattkohl –
Futterkohl –
Kuhkohl –
Spanish
berza común –
col forrajera –
Distribution
Cultivated ()
Economic Uses
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=7679. Accessed 28 April 2025.

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