Cabbages - Family Tree

Cabbages & Mustards - Family Tree

Wild Cabbage The Brassicaceae are a huge family of plants containing over 350 genera and some 3000 species, some edible, some decorative and others just plain weeds. I have listed here only genera and species that are significant for human consumption.

Some species show tremendous variation with different "cultivars" within the species appearing to be completely different plants. This variation is the result of human tampering over thousands of years, breeding separate lineages of the same plant to emphasize particular desirable characteristics. The wild cabbage in the photo at left has been breed into head cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, and other groups of cultivars.
Photo by (unknown) licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.5.

Brassicaceae - Mustard/Cabbage family

Aroracia
- Horseradish - Armoracia rusticana
Brassica
- B. juncia
  - Brown Mustard
  - Mustard Greens
- B. napus
  - Oilseed Rape, Canola
  - Rutabaga
- B. nigra - Black Mustard
- B. oleracea
  - Broccoli
  - Brssels Sprouts
  - Cabbage
  - Cauliflower
  - Kai-lan (Chinese Broccoli)
  - Kale
- B. rapa
  - Chinese Cabbages
  - Mustard Greens
  - Rapini
  - Turnip
Cochlearia - Scurvy Grass
Diplotaxis
- Wall Rocket - Diplotaxis tenuifolia and other species.
Eruca
- Arugula / Rocket - [Eruca sativa (garden), Eruca vesicaria (wild)]
Lepidium
- Garden Cress - L. satiavum
- Maca - L. meyenii
- Pepperweed / Peppergrass - L.latifolium, L. campestre
Nasturtium
- Watercress
Raphanus
- Radishes
Sinapis - White Mustard
Wasabia - Wasabi