[Herbalist] The swede-Brassica napus

[BJ of NZ]

Hi 

Just interested 
in what people might Know and Think

on Nips

are swedes period I have one source that says they
appeared in the 17th century and one that states they
were around in the Middle ages.

from

http://www.floridata.com/ref/B/bras_nap.cfm

It is believed that Brassica napus originated from a
fortuitous hybridization between the turnip (B. rapa)
and kale (B. oleracea acephala), probably in European
gardens during the Middle Ages. 






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