Brassica cretica Lam.

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Species

Angiosperms > Brassicales > Brassicaceae > Brassica

Characteristics

A cabbage family herb. It grows 1 m tall. It keeps growing from year to year.
Life form biennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.8 - 0.9
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 1.5
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a Mediterranean plant. It grows amongst rocks usually near sea level. It needs to be in a sunny position.
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Rocks, usually near sea-level, in Turkey. Seashores and cliffs.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-6
Soil texture 1-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

Usage

The young shoots are eaten.
Uses food gene source medicinal poison
Edible flowers leaves shoots stems
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -6
Optimum temperature (C°) 13 - 25
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Brassica cretica flower picture by dimitris log (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Brassica cretica world distribution map, present in Brazil, China, Pakistan, and United States of America

Conservation status

Brassica cretica threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:279298-1
WFO ID wfo-0000571038
COL ID N7Y3
BDTFX ID 165174
INPN ID 86342
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Synonyms

Brassica cretica Brassica nivea Brassica leucantha Brassica rupicola Brassica botrytis Brassica cretica var. nivea Brassica cretica subsp. nivea Brassica oleracea var. botrytis Brassica oleracea var. cretica Brassica oleracea var. italica Brassica oleracea var. nivea Brassica oleracea subsp. botrytis Brassica cretica subsp. cretica

Lower taxons

Brassica cretica subsp. aegaea Brassica cretica subsp. laconica