What is Brassica?
{{Italic title}}{{taxobox |name = ''Brassica'' |image = Brassica rapa plant.jpg |image_caption = ''Brassica rapa'' |regnum = [[Plantae]] |divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]] |classis = [[Magnoliopsida]] |ordo = [[Brassicales]] |familia = [[Brassicaceae]] |genus = '''''Brassica''''' |subdivision_ranks = Species |subdivision = See text. }} '''''Brassica''''' is a [[genus]] of plants in the mustard family ([[Brassicaceae]]) found in [[Europe]] and [[Asia]]. The members of the genus produce many foods, such as [[broccoli]], [[cauliflower]], [[cabbage]], [[choy sum]], [[rutabaga]], [[turnip]], [[canola]], and [[mustard]]. == Species == * ''[[Brassica carinata|B. carinata]]'' - Abyssinian Mustard or Abyssinian Cabbage, used to produce [[biodiesel]]. * ''[[Brassica elongata|B. elongata]]'' - Elongated Mustard * ''[[Brassica fruticulosa|B. fruticulosa]]'' - Mediterranean Cabbage * ''[[Brassica juncea|B. juncea]]'' - Indian Mustard, Brown and leaf mustards, Sarepta Mustard. * ''[[Brassica napus|B. napus]]'' - [[Rapeseed]], [[Canola]], [[Rutabaga]] (Swede Turnip), [[Nabicol]] * ''[[Brassica narinosa|B. narinosa]]'' - Broadbeaked Mustard * ''[[Brassica nigra|B. nigra]]'' - Black Mustard * ''[[Brassica oleracea|B. oleracea]]'' - [[Kale]], [[Cabbage]], [[Broccoli]], [[Cauliflower]], [[Kai-lan]], [[Brussels sprouts]] * ''[[Brassica perviridis|B. perviridis]]'' - Tender Green, Mustard Spinach * ''[[Brassica rapa|B. rapa]]'' (syn ''B. campestris'') - [[Chinese cabbage]], [[Turnip]], [[Rapini]], [[Komatsuna]] * ''[[Brassica rupestris|B. rupestris]]'' - Brown Mustard * ''[[Brassica septiceps|B. septiceps]]'' - Seventop Turnip * ''[[Brassica tournefortii|B. tournefortii]]'' - Asian Mustard {{biology-stub}} [[category:Brassicaceae]]