Brassica Bonanza
(Brassica oleracea)
The humble wild cabbage
named Brassica o
looks more like a weed
than the veggies we know.
Through breeding (like dogs)
to enhance special traits,
there’s more than one
Brassica o on our plates.
Selecting big leaves gives us
Kale, Collard Greens,
while breeding big buds
grows the cabbage we’ve seen.
Exaggerate flowers and
what have we got?
served steaming hot.
Those cream Cauliflowers
are Brassicas too.
ONE PLANT: MANY VEGGIES
And so good for you!
https://botanistinthekitchen.blog/2012/11/05/the-extraordinary-diversity-of-brassica-oleracea/
