Brassica fruticulosa, also known as Mediterranean cabbage or twiggy turnip, is a member of the important Brassica genus. It was first described by Domenico Maria Leone Cirillo in 1792. This plant has a similar smell to cabbage and broccoli when crushed and has a smooth, erect stem that can grow up to 50 centimeters tall. Its leaves are stemmed, with the lower ones being lobed and bristly, and can reach up to 15 centimeters in length. The plant produces small yellow flowers with four petals and a pea pod-shaped siliqua that contains brown, spherical seeds when mature. It is native to southern Europe and North Africa but has been introduced to other parts of the world, such as Australia and North America, where it has become naturalized. There are several subspecies and hybrids of Brassica fruticulosa, and it has been cross-bred with Brassica rapa.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Brassica fruticulosa var. leucantha	Coss.	Comp. Fl. Atlant. 2: 191 1885
Brassica fruticulosa var. vera	Boiss.	Diagn. Pl. Orient. II, 1: 32 1854
Brassica parra var. psammophila	T.Durand & Schinz	Consp. Fl. Afric. 1(1): 118 1895
Erucastrum fruticulosum	C.Presl	Fl. Sicul. : 92 (1826)

Common names Top

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Language	Common/alternative name
English	mediterranean cabbage
Bulgarian	средиземноморско зеле
Italian	cavolo arbustivo
Russian	Капуста средиземноморская

Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top

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Name	Authority	First published in
Brassica fruticulosa subsp. cossoniana	(Boiss. & Reut.) Maire	Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Maroc 17: 26. 1928 (1928)
Brassica fruticulosa subsp. glaberrima	(Pomel) Batt.	Fl. Algérie Dicot.: 59 1888
Brassica fruticulosa subsp. numidica	(Coss.) Maire	Fl. Afrique N. 12: 175. 1965 (1965)
Brassica fruticulosa subsp. pomeliana	Maire ex Greuter	Willdenowia 15: 64 (1985)
Brassica fruticulosa subsp. radicata	(Desf.) Batt.	Fl. Algérie Dicot.: 59. 1888 (1888)

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Native

Africa click to expand
- Northern Africa
  - Algeria
  - Libya
  - Morocco

Australasia click to expand
- Australia
  - New South Wales
  - Tasmania
  - Victoria
- New Zealand
  - New Zealand North

Europe click to expand
- Southeastern Europe
  - Italy
  - Sicilia
  - Yugoslavia
- Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares
  - Corse
  - France
  - Sardegna
  - Spain

Northern America click to expand
- Southwestern U.S.A.
  - California

Links to other databases Top

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000571112
USDA Plants	BRFR3
Tropicos	4101133
INPN	86369
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:72185-3
The Plant List	kew-2682229
Open Tree Of Life	919918
Observations.org	125883
NCBI Taxonomy	308264
NBN Atlas	NBNSYS0000014617
Nature Serve	2.137932
IUCN Red List	170104
IPNI	72185-3
iNaturalist	75868
GBIF	3042809
Freebase	/m/0k0dybw
EPPO	BRSFR
EOL	583917
Elurikkus	355751
Calflora (Californian flora)	1147
USDA GRIN	318774
Wikipedia	Brassica_fruticulosa

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Analysis of gaps in rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) collections in European genebanks

Weise S, Hoekstra R, Kutschan KJ, Oppermann M, van Treuren R, Lohwasser U

Front Plant Sci

09-Oct-2023

PMCID:	PMC10591083
doi:	10.3389/fpls.2023.1244467
PMID:	37877086

Brassica biodiversity conservation: prevailing constraints and future avenues for sustainable distribution of plant genetic resources

Subramanian P, Kim SH, Hahn BS

Front Plant Sci

27-Jul-2023

PMCID:	PMC10413119
doi:	10.3389/fpls.2023.1220134
PMID:	37575920

Diversity of Phytosterols in Leaves of Wild Brassicaceae Species as Compared to Brassica napus Cultivars: Potential Traits for Insect Resistance and Abiotic Stress Tolerance

Bootter MB, Li J, Zhou W, Edwards D, Batley J

Plants (Basel)

01-May-2023

PMCID:	PMC10180710
doi:	10.3390/plants12091866
PMID:	37176924

Chemical Profile, Antioxidant and Cytotoxic Activity of a Phenolic-Rich Fraction from the Leaves of Brassica fruticulosa subsp. fruticulosa (Brassicaceae) Growing Wild in Sicily (Italy)

Davì F, Taviano MF, Acquaviva R, Malfa GA, Cavò E, Arena P, Ragusa S, Cacciola F, El Majdoub YO, Mondello L, Miceli N

Molecules

01-Mar-2023

PMCID:	PMC10005747
doi:	10.3390/molecules28052281
PMID:	36903527

In situ occurrence and protection of crop wild relatives in Italian sites of natura 2000 network: Insights from a data-driven approach

Raggi L, Zucchini C, Gigante D, Negri V

Front Plant Sci

22-Dec-2022

PMCID:	PMC9814127
doi:	10.3389/fpls.2022.1080615
PMID:	36618609

Edible Flowers Used in Some Countries of the Mediterranean Basin: An Ethnobotanical Overview

Motti R, Paura B, Cozzolino A, de Falco B

Plants (Basel)

28-Nov-2022

PMCID:	PMC9736219
doi:	10.3390/plants11233272
PMID:	36501312

Predicting Cloned Disease Resistance Gene Homologs (CDRHs) in Radish, Underutilised Oilseeds, and Wild Brassicaceae Species

Cantila AY, Thomas WJ, Bayer PE, Edwards D, Batley J

Plants (Basel)

08-Nov-2022

PMCID:	PMC9693284
doi:	10.3390/plants11223010
PMID:	36432742

Revealing the Phenolic Acids in Cardamine violifolia Leaves by Transcriptome and Metabolome Analyses

Rao S, Cong X, Liu H, Hu Y, Yang W, Cheng H, Cheng S, Zhang Y

Metabolites

26-Oct-2022

PMCID:	PMC9697128
doi:	10.3390/metabo12111024
PMID:	36355107

Phenolic and Volatile Composition and Antioxidant Properties of the Leaf Extract of Brassica fruticulosa subsp. fruticulosa (Brassicaceae) Growing Wild in Sicily (Italy)

Cavò E, Taviano MF, Davì F, Cacciola F, Oulad El Majdoub Y, Mondello L, Ragusa M, Condurso C, Merlino M, Verzera A, Miceli N

Molecules

26-Apr-2022

PMCID:	PMC9101789
doi:	10.3390/molecules27092768
PMID:	35566126

The evolutionary and molecular features of the broad‐host‐range plant pathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

Derbyshire MC, Newman TE, Khentry Y, Owolabi Taiwo A

Mol Plant Pathol

11-Apr-2022

PMCID:	PMC9276942
doi:	10.1111/mpp.13221
PMID:	35411696

Novel Brassica hybrids with different resistance to Leptosphaeria maculans reveal unbalanced rDNA signal patterns

Szwarc J, Niemann J, Kaczmarek J, Majka J, Bocianowski J

Open Life Sci

31-Mar-2022

PMCID:	PMC8974394
doi:	10.1515/biol-2022-0032
PMID:	35434369

From hygrothermal adaptation of endemic plants to meteorosensitive biomimetic architecture: case of Mediterranean biodiversity hotspot in Northeastern Algeria

Teraa S, Bencherif M

Environ Dev Sustain

03-Nov-2021

PMCID:	PMC8563361
doi:	10.1007/s10668-021-01887-y
PMID:	34744498

The Metabolism of Glucosinolates by Gut Microbiota

Sikorska-Zimny K, Beneduce L

Nutrients

10-Aug-2021

PMCID:	PMC8401010
doi:	10.3390/nu13082750
PMID:	34444909

Light-Time-Biomass Response Model for Predicting the Growth of Choy Sum (Brassica rapa var. parachinensis) in Soil-Based LED-Constructed Indoor Plant Factory for Efficient Seedling Production

Huang JJ, D’Souza C, Zhou W

Front Plant Sci

07-Jun-2021

PMCID:	PMC8215676
doi:	10.3389/fpls.2021.623682
PMID:	34163494

Herbal Medicine Used in the Treatment of Human Diseases in the Rif, Northern Morocco

Chaachouay N, Douira A, Zidane L

Arab J Sci Eng

07-Apr-2021

PMCID:	PMC8024440
doi:	10.1007/s13369-021-05501-1
PMID:	33842189

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Diphenylethers
(E)-3-[4-[4-[(E)-2-carboxyethenyl]-2-methoxyphenoxy]-3-methoxyphenyl]prop-2-enoic acid	10642886	Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C=CC(=O)O)OC2=C(C=C(C=C2)C=CC(=O)O)OC	370.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/JF034644C
3-[4-[4-(2-Carboxyethenyl)-2-methoxyphenoxy]-3-methoxyphenyl]prop-2-enoic acid	85216643	Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C=CC(=O)O)OC2=C(C=C(C=C2)C=CC(=O)O)OC	370.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/JF034644C
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds
(1S,2R)-1-(3,5-Dimethoxy-4-hydroxyphenyl)2-[4-(3-hydroxy-1-propenyl)-2,6-dimethoxyphenoxy]propane-1,3-diol	10961089	Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1OC(CO)C(C2=CC(=C(C(=C2)OC)O)OC)O)OC)C=CCO	436.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/JF034644C
1-(4-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-2-[4-(3-hydroxyprop-1-enyl)-2-methoxyphenoxy]propane-1,3-diol	193323	Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C=CCO)OC(CO)C(C2=CC(=C(C=C2)O)OC)O	376.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/JF034644C
1-(4-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-2-[4-(3-hydroxyprop-1-enyl)-2,6-dimethoxyphenoxy]propane-1,3-diol	73818307	Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1OC(CO)C(C2=CC(=C(C=C2)O)OC)O)OC)C=CCO	406.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/JF034644C
1-(4-Hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-2-[4-(3-hydroxyprop-1-enyl)-2,6-dimethoxyphenoxy]propane-1,3-diol	85346911	Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1OC(CO)C(C2=CC(=C(C(=C2)OC)O)OC)O)OC)C=CCO	436.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/JF034644C
1,3-Propanediol, 1-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-2-[4-[(1E)-3-hydroxy-1-propen-1-yl]-2-methoxyphenoxy]-, (1S,2S)-	101928611	Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C=CCO)OC(CO)C(C2=CC(=C(C=C2)O)OC)O	376.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/JF034644C
erythro-Guaiacylglycerol beta-coniferyl ether	21577856	Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C=CCO)OC(CO)C(C2=CC(=C(C=C2)O)OC)O	376.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/JF034644C
Wikstroemol	76326750	Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1OC(CO)C(C2=CC(=C(C=C2)O)OC)O)OC)C=CCO	406.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/JF034644C
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Aryltetralin lignans / 9,9p-dihydroxyaryltetralin lignans
(-)-Isolariciresinol	1023563	Click to see COC1=C(C=C2C(C(C(CC2=C1)CO)CO)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)OC)O	360.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/JF034644C
Isolariciresinol (6CI); (+)-Cyclolariciresinol; (+)-Isolariciresinol; Isolariciresinol, (+)-;-Conidendryl alcohol	4177125	Click to see COC1=C(C=C2C(C(C(CC2=C1)CO)CO)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)OC)O	360.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/JF034644C
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Dibenzylbutane lignans / Dibenzylbutanediol lignans
(+)-Secoisolariciresinol	6336781	Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)CC(CO)C(CC2=CC(=C(C=C2)O)OC)CO)O	362.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/JF034644C
2,3-bis(4-Hydroxy-3-methoxybenzyl)butane-1,4-diol	586372	Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)CC(CO)C(CC2=CC(=C(C=C2)O)OC)CO)O	362.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/JF034644C
Secoisolariciresinol	65373	Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)CC(CO)C(CC2=CC(=C(C=C2)O)OC)CO)O	362.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/JF034644C
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Furanoid lignans
(-)-Pinoresinol	12309636	Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C2C3COC(C3CO2)C4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)OC)O	358.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/JF034644C
4-[(3R,3aR,6R,6aR)-6-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1,3,3a,4,6,6a-hexahydrofuro[3,4-c]furan-3-yl]-2-methoxyphenol	12309637	Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C2C3COC(C3CO2)C4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)OC)O	358.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/JF034644C
4-[6-(4-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1,3,3a,4,6,6a-hexahydrofuro[3,4-c]furan-3-yl]-2-methoxyphenol	234817	Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C2C3COC(C3CO2)C4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)OC)O	358.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/JF034644C
Hedyotisol A	53354809	Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1OC(CO)C(C2=CC(=C(C=C2)O)OC)O)OC)C3C4COC(C4CO3)C5=CC(=C(C(=C5)OC)OC(CO)C(C6=CC(=C(C=C6)O)OC)O)OC	810.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/JF034644C
Hedyotisol B	15628159	Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1OC(CO)C(C2=CC(=C(C=C2)O)OC)O)OC)C3C4COC(C4CO3)C5=CC(=C(C(=C5)OC)OC(CO)C(C6=CC(=C(C=C6)O)OC)O)OC	810.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/JF034644C
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Furanoid lignans / Tetrahydrofuran lignans / 7,9-epoxylignans
(-)-Tanegol	76312319	Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C2C(C(CO2)C(C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)OC)O)CO)O	376.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/JF034644C
(1S,2S)-1-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-2-[4-[(2S,3R,4R)-4-[(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)methyl]-3-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]-2-methoxyphenoxy]propane-1,3-diol	10962720	Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)CC2COC(C2CO)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)OC(CO)C(C4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)OC)O)OC)O	556.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/JF034644C
4-[4-[Hydroxy-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)methyl]-3-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]-2-methoxyphenol	14205642	Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C2C(C(CO2)C(C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)OC)O)CO)O	376.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/JF034644C
Lariciresinol	332427	Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)CC2COC(C2CO)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)OC)O	360.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/JF034644C
Lariciresinol-sesquilignan	85347721	Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)CC2COC(C2CO)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)OC(CO)C(C4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)OC)O)OC)O	556.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/JF034644C
Tetrahydro-2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-4-((4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)methyl)-3-furanmethanol	134203	Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)CC2COC(C2CO)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)OC)O	360.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/JF034644C
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / 2-arylbenzofuran flavonoids
(-)-Dehydrodiconiferyl Alcohol	11078843	Click to see COC1=CC(=CC2=C1OC(C2CO)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)OC)C=CCO	358.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/JF034644C
(+)-Dehydrodiconiferyl alcohol	11824478	Click to see COC1=CC(=CC2=C1OC(C2CO)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)OC)C=CCO	358.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/JF034644C
(1R,2S)-1-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-2-[4-[(2S,3R)-3-(hydroxymethyl)-5-[(E)-3-hydroxyprop-1-enyl]-7-methoxy-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-2-yl]-2,6-dimethoxyphenoxy]propane-1,3-diol	163189262	Click to see COC1=CC(=CC2=C1OC(C2CO)C3=CC(=C(C(=C3)OC)OC(CO)C(C4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)OC)O)OC)C=CCO	584.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/JF034644C
5-O-Methylhierochin D	188976	Click to see COC1=CC(=CC2=C1OC(C2CO)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)OC)C=CCO	358.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/JF034644C
Dehydrodiconiferyl alcohol	5372367	Click to see COC1=CC(=CC2=C1OC(C2CO)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)OC)C=CCO	358.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/JF034644C
threo-Guaiacylglycerol-beta-O-4'-dehydrodisinapyl ether	73813757	Click to see COC1=CC(=CC2=C1OC(C2CO)C3=CC(=C(C(=C3)OC)OC(CO)C(C4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)OC)O)OC)C=CCO	584.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/JF034644C

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Brassica fruticulosa

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Description Top

Synonyms Top

Common names Top

Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top

Varieties (abbr. var.) Top

Subvarieties (abbr. subvar.) Top

Forms (abbr. f.) Top

Germination/Propagation Top

Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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