Taxonomy
Brassica oleracea | Wild Cabbage | Cabáiste fiáin
Distribution
Status
Conservation status
Not protected
Native status
Neophyte
Species Biology
Habitat
Cultivated ground and waste places
Life cycle
Annual
Ex-situ conservation
Material held by the Irish Seed Savers Association and Heritage Gardening Ltd.
Use
Food crop
Vegetative nature
Herbaceous
Distribution
World distribution(GBIF)
Temporal change
Records submitted to Data Centre in 2024
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Further information
Cultivated since the Greek and Roman periods and has given rise to our cabbages, cauliflowers and brussel sprouts etc. You can tell them easily from the mustards and other related plants by their thick, grey fleshy leaves.