Brassica incana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Brassicales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Brassicales

Familia: Brassicaceae
Subfamilia: Brassicoideae
Tribus: Brassiceae
Genus: Brassica
Species: Brassica incana
Subspecies: B. i. subsp. hirta – B. i. subsp. incana – B. i. subsp. raimondoi

Name

Brassica incana Ten., Fl. Napol. 1(Prodr.): XXXIX (1811–1815).

• Typus: Tenore s.n. (Lectotypus: NAP-Hb. Ten [designated by Snogerup et al. 1990: 317]).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Brassica oleracea L. var. villosa (Biv.) Coss. subvar. incana (Ten.) Coss., Comp. Fl. Atlant. 2: 184 (1887)
  • Brassica oleracea var. incana (Ten.) Paol., Fl. Anal. Italia 1: 446 (1898)
  • Brassica sylvestris (L.) Mill. subsp. incana (Ten.) Onno, Oesterr. Bot. Z. 82(4): 318 (1933)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Europe Southeastern Europe Albania, Greece, Italy, Sicilia, Yugoslavia (Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Cosson, E. 1883–1887. Compendium Florae Atlanticae: seu expositio methodica plantarum omnium in Algeria, necnon in regno tunetano et imperio maroccano hucusque notarum ; ou, Flore des états barbaresques, Algérie, Tunisie et Maroc, Vol. 2. (French) BHL Reference page. 
• Fiori, A. & Paoletti, G. 1896–1898. Flora Analitica d'Italia. Vol. 1. Tipografia del Seminario, Padova, 944 pp. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 
• Onno, M. 1933. Die Wildformen aus dem Verwandtschaftskreis „Brassica oleracea L.“. Oesterrreichische Botanische Zeitschrift 82(4): 309–334. (German) DOI: 10.1007/BF01251324 (via Wikipedia Library ). JSTOR . Reference page. 
• Tenore, M. 1811–1815. Flora Napolitana, ossia descrizione delle piante indigene del regno di Napoli, e delle più rare specie di piante esotiche coltivate ne' giardini. Vol. I. lxxii + 324 pp., Tipografia del Giornale Enciclopedico, Stamperia Francese, Napoli. PDFReference page. 

Additional references

• Malfa, G.A., Acquaviva, R., Bucchini, A.A.E., Ragusa, S., Raimondo, F.M. & Spadaro, V. 2020. The Sicilian wild cabbages as biological resources: Taxonomic update and a review on chemical constituents and biological activities. Flora Mediterranea 30: 245–260. DOI: 10.7320/FlMedit30.245 PDF Reference page.  [see pp. 247–248]
• Snogerup, S., Gustaffson, M. & Bothmer, R. von 1990. Brassica sect. Brassica (Brassicaceae). 1. Taxonomy and variation. Willdenowia 19(2): 271–365. JSTOR (via Wikipedia Library ). Reference page.  [see pp. 317–323]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Brassica incana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 February 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Brassica incana. Published online. Accessed: 19 February 2026. Reference page.

• Kell, S.P., 2011. Brassica incana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011. IUCN Red List Category: Data Deficient . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T170106A6715911.en.
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]