Common (vernacular) names applied to California vascular plants
compiled by Elizabeth Painter
up to date as of May 1, 2016
Common names (also referred to as vernacular names) are applied differently at different times and places by different users. This list is compiled from many sources and is intended to be as comprehensive as possible. It is not intended to indicate which common name is correct or preferred. Please send comments about this page to Elizabeth Painter (beth.painter.48@gmail.com).
| Taxon | Brassica oleracea |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Brassicaceae |
| Family common name(s) | crucifer; cruciferae; cruciform; mustard; mustards; cabbage; cress; cresses; brassica |
| Genus common name(s) | brassica; brassica mustard; turnip; cabbage |
| Species common name(s) | common cabbage; plain old cabbage; cultivated cabbage; domestic cabbage; garden cabbage; common white cabbage; common white garden cabbage; cultivated white cabbage; common red cabbage; garden red cabbage; red garden cabbage; cultivated red cabbage; red cabbage; head cabbage; white head cabbage; heading cabbage; Savoy cabbage; savoy cabbage; Shetland cabbage; Portuguese cabbage; Portugal cabbage; Tuscan cabbage; tronchuda cabbage; tronchuda; walking-stick cabbage; walking stick cabbage; ornamental flowering cabbage; palm cabbage; palm-leafed cabbage; cultivated broccoli; domestic broccoli; sprouting broccoli; heading broccoli; cape broccoli; asparagus broccoli; Italian broccoli; borecole; bore-cole; bore cole; common cauliflower; cultivated cauliflower; garden cauliflower; winter cauliflower; winter-cauliflower; cauliflower; garden brussels sprouts; brussels sprouts; brussels-sprouts; garden Brussels sprouts; Brussels sprouts; Brussels-sprouts; kohlrabi; kohl-rabi; kohl rabi; cultivated kale; garden kale; common kale; kitchen kale; ornamental kale; decorative kale; curly kale; smooth-leafed kale; thousand-headed kale; thousand-head kale; thousand head kale; marrow-stemmed kale; marrow stemmed kale; marrow-stem kale; marrow stem kale; marrowstem kale; marrow kale; tree kale; palm-tree kale; palm tree kale; palmtree kale; Scots kale; Scottish kale; Scotch kale; Scotch-kale; Jersey kale; Italian kale; cabbage collards; collards; collard greens; collard; calabrese; German greens; curly greens |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | cabbage, white cabbage, flowering cabbage, cliff cabbage, kale, colewort, turnip cabbage, turnip-cabbage, broccoli, spring broccoli, Chinese broccoli, navet, navette, navew, Russian kale, Siberian kale, fodder kale, spring raab, fall raab, rape greens are applied to multiple Brassica taxa; wild kale, black mustard are applied to multiple Brassicaceae taxa; wild-cabbage, wild cabbage, cow-cabbage, cow cabbage, cowcabbage, ragged Jack, ball-head, ballhead are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | var. botrytis L.; var. costata DC.; var. gemmifera DC.; var. gongylodes L.; var. italica Plenck |
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