BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Brassica oleracea L. (Cabbages Etc)

Subtaxa

Rank	Taxon
Aggregate	Brassica oleracea cultivated variants (cultivated cabbages etc)	4
Variety	Brassica oleracea var. botrytis L. (Cauliflower)			3
Variety	Brassica oleracea var. capitata L. (Cabbage)			9
Variety	Brassica oleracea var. italica Plenck. (Broccoli)			2
Variety	Brassica oleracea var. viridis L. (Kale)			2
Variety	Brassica oleracea var. oleracea (Wild Cabbage)		11

Suggested Literature

Brassica oleracea may be covered by literature listed under:

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Brassica oleracea:

	(live)	live may be infected and damaged by	Leptosphaeria maculans - an ascomycete (Pleosporales: Leptosphaeriaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes "Black Leg", "Canker" and "Dry Rot"]
	leaf (attached, outer)	attached, outer leaf may be infected and damaged by Asterostromella coelomycetous anamorph	Mycosphaerella brassicicola - an ascomycete (Mycosphaerellales: Mycosphaerellaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes circular, brown or grey lesions with black fruitbodies zonately arranged, each lesion surrounded by a water-soaked area and a yellow zone. "Ring Spot Disease"]
	leaf (fallen, dead, outer)	fallen, dead, outer leaf is decayed by pseudothecium	Mycosphaerella brassicicola - an ascomycete (Mycosphaerellales: Mycosphaerellaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes circular, brown or grey lesions with black fruitbodies zonately arranged, each lesion surrounded by a water-soaked area and a yellow zone. "Ring Spot Disease"]
	leaf (live)	live leaf is parasitised by amphigenous colony of Oidium conidial anamorph	Erysiphe cruciferarum - a powdery mildew (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae)		Ing, B., 1990
	leaf (live)	live leaf is spotted by amphigenous colony of Cercosporella anamorph	Cercosporella brassicae - an anamorphic fungus (Mycosphaerellales: Mycosphaerellaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes angular, greyish-white, sometimes brown-bordered or zonate spots]
	leaf (live)	live leaf is spotted by amphigenous colony of Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph	Alternaria brassicae - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus (Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causing zonate, circular, light brown to greyish or dark brown spots, 0.5-12mm diam.]
	leaf (live)	live leaf is spotted by amphigenous colony of Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph	Alternaria brassicicola - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus (Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causing dark brown to almost black, circular, zonate spots, 1-10mm diam.]
	leaf	leaf is grazed by nocturnal larva	Elinora dominiquei - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae)		Benson, R.B., 1952
	leaf	leaf is grazed by nocturnal larva	Elinora flaveola - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae)		Benson, R.B., 1952
	leaves (putrid)	putrid leaves may house larva or puparium	Fannia manicata - a lesser house fly (Diptera: Fanniidae)		van Emden, F.I., 1954
	root	root may house larva	Phaonia trimaculata - a muscid fly (Diptera: Muscidae)		d’Assis-Fonseca, E.C.M., 1968
	stem (dead)	dead stem is decayed by immersed, gregarious, often in lines pycnidium of Phoma coelomycetous anamorph	Phoma nebulosa - a coelomycete (Pleosporales)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	stem (dead)	dead stem is decayed by colony of Dendryphion dematiaceous anamorph	Dendryphion nanum - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus (Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [sometimes encircling the stem base and extending up to 10cm]
	stem (old, dead)	old, dead stem is decayed by stroma	Stephanonectria keithii - a pyrenomycete (Hypocreales: Bionectriaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	stem (old, dead)	old, dead stem is decayed by perithecium	Nectria brassicae - a pyrenomycete (Hypocreales: Nectriaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997

Brassica oleracea may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

References