Brassica oleracea L., 1753 41% complete

Cabbage

Sp. Pl.: 667 (1753)

Data sources

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Sourced11 Differs from sources2 Source not recorded14 Not on the record6 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 667 (1753) No source recorded
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Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
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Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1753 No source recorded
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Descriptive
Common name Cabbage No source recorded
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Observations Atlantic coasts of Great Britain, France and Spain No source recorded
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Morphology
Average height 50 cm
  • 50 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 29 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 174, 175, 178, 251, 460, 500, 818, 882, 898, 918
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Biological type chamaephyte
  • chamaephyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 71, 174, 175, 178, 350, 500, 918
Sourced
Flower color yellow Sourced
Foliage texture empty Not on the record
Fruit shape silique Sourced
Growth habit Forb/herb No source recorded
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Maximum height 100 cm
  • 100 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 174, 175, 178, 251, 460, 500, 818, 882, 898, 918
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Sexuality empty Not on the record
Vegetable true No source recorded
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Phenology
Bloom months jan, may Sourced
Duration biennial, perennial
  • biennial, perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 26 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 110, 178, 460, 818, 882, 918
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Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 8 / 9 · very humid air No source recorded
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Ground humidity 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric)
  • 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
Sourced
Light 8 / 9 · light Sourced
Nitrogen fixation None Sourced
Ph maximum pH 7.5 No source recorded
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Ph minimum pH 7 No source recorded
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Soil nutriments 6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic)
  • 8 / 9 · very rich (pereutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
Differs from sources
Soil salinity 7 / 9 · strongly saline (euhaline)
  • 3 / 9 · slightly saline (oligohaline) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
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Cultivation
Minimum root depth 112 cm Sourced
Planting sowing description "Sow seeds indoors and transplant outside No source recorded
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Other
Propagation method — Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record
Soil ph indicator — Not on the record
Temperature indicator — Not on the record