Kale

(Sabellica)

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Description

Kale or leaf cabbage refers to certain vegetable cultivars of the plant species Brassica oleracea. A kale plant has green or purple leaves and the central leaves do not form a head (as with headed cabbages). Kales are considered to be closer to wild cabbage than most domesticated forms of Brassica oleracea.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class:
Order:Brassicales
Family:Brassicaceae
Genus:Brassicales
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