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minus-squarefunkajunk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·14 days agoBroccoli comes from wild mustard, which flowers in order to reproduce. In fact, many vegetables come from just that single plant - we’ve cultivated it in so many ways for so many years, we’ve got some very distinct varieties:
minus-squareEq0@literature.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·14 days agoSeriously?? Wow, a friend had been talking my ear off with brassicacea fact and failed to mention this? Thanks for sharing!
minus-squareThe_v@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·14 days agoB. oleracea gets all the fame. B. rapa never gets the respect it should. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brassica_rapa Bok Choi Bomdong Choy sum Komatsuna Mizuna Napa Cabbage Rapini Tatsoi Turnip Yellow Sarson Oil seed Mustard
Broccoli comes from wild mustard, which flowers in order to reproduce.
In fact, many vegetables come from just that single plant - we’ve cultivated it in so many ways for so many years, we’ve got some very distinct varieties:
Seriously?? Wow, a friend had been talking my ear off with brassicacea fact and failed to mention this? Thanks for sharing!
Relevant xkcd
B. oleracea gets all the fame.
B. rapa never gets the respect it should.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brassica_rapa
Bok Choi
Bomdong
Choy sum
Komatsuna
Mizuna
Napa Cabbage
Rapini
Tatsoi
Turnip
Yellow Sarson
Oil seed Mustard