Brassicaceae FAMILY
Brassica oleracea
Brassica oleracea
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Brassica oleracea is a branched, biennial to short-lived evergreen perennial plant growing up to 120cm tall from a strong taproot. The stems become more or less woody and persist. Wild cabbage is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine. Various cultivated forms that have been developed through cultivation, such as the cabbage, cauliflower and kale, are treated separately.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeCoastal regions of the Mediterranean and W. Europe north to France and Britain
HabitatA rare plant of sea cliffs[ 5 Title Food for Free. Publication Author Mabey. R. Publisher Collins Year 1974 ISBN 0-00-219060-5 Description Edible wild plants found in Britain. Fairly comprehensive, very few pictures and rather optimistic on the desirability of some of the plants. ].