Brassica cretica
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|image_caption = Subsp. aegaea
|taxon = Brassica cretica
|authority = Lam.
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|Brassica oleracea var. cretica|(Lam.) Coss.
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Brassica cretica is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae, native to the Eastern Mediterranean, particularly to Greece and the Aegean Islands. It was first described by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in 1785. A 2021 study suggested that it was the origin of cultivated Brassica oleracea, with later admixture from other Brassica species.
Subspecies
{{As of|2022|December}}, Plants of the World Online recognized three subspecies:
- Brassica cretica subsp. aegaea (Heldr. & Halácsy) Snogerup, M.A.Gust. & Bothmer
- Brassica cretica subsp. cretica
- Brassica cretica subsp. laconica M.A.Gust. & Snogerup
Other sources have recognized only two subspecies, subsp. cretica and subsp. nivea {{small|(Boiss. & Spruner) M.A.Gust. & Snogerup}}. Some populations identified as B. cretica appear to be escapes from cultivation.
References
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{{Citation |title=Brassica cretica Lam. |work=The International Plant Names Index |url=http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=279298-1 |access-date=2022-12-25}}
{{Citation |title=Brassica cretica Lam. |work=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:279298-1 |access-date=2022-12-25}}
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Category:Flora of the East Aegean Islands
Category:Flora of Lebanon and Syria
Category:Flora of Palestine (region)
Category:Plants described in 1785
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