Question

Give the scientific name of cabbage, name the family it belongs.

Answer 1

Cabbage is a green, leafy, red and purple, or white biennial plant. Cabbages are the annual vegetable. It is different from the wild cabbage and comes under the "cole crops" or brassicas, which means it is similar to broccoli and cauliflower.

Complete answer:
Cabbage is the leafy vegetable and its weight range from 500 to 1,000 grams.It requires sunny weather for the proper growth.It is very much prone to fungal infections, bacterial attack and lack of nutrients which is required for their growth.Cabbage provides the vitamin K, vitamin A and dietary fibers to human beings.Brassicaceae or Cruciferae is important family of flowering plants like as the mustards, the crucifers, or the cabbage family.
Scientific name of cabbage:-Brassica oleracea
Family:- Brassicaceae

Additional information:

"Cabbage" used for multiple types of B. oleracea, which are with loose or non-existent heads. A similar piece, Brassica rapa, which is also known as Chinese, napa or celery cabbage, having the identical function. Cabbage plays a part in common names for several other species which are cabbage bark or cabbage tree and cabbage palms.
Large amounts of cabbage caused the intestinal gas which caused bloating and flatulence.

Note: Brassicas the actual family name was Cruciferae which came from the flower petal pattern.The word brassica obtained from bresic, which is the Celtic word for cabbage.