Vegetable
collards, cow cabbage, fodder kale, giant cabbage, Jersey cabbage, Jersey kale, kale
True seedTrue seed:
A mature fertilized ovule consisting of an embryo, with or without and external food reserve (e.g., endosperm) enclosed by the testa.
Globose
Gray to bronze
Reticulum present; stipplesStipples:
Numerous small dots or specks.
not evident.
HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
rises slightly above the seed surface.
Seeds are spherical but may be somewhat flattened or warped. Reticulum with small interspaces and narrow ridges. StipplesStipples:
Numerous small dots or specks.
not evident in interspaces. Color bronze to grayish black.
Seed of this species is considered noxious only as a contaminant. Check individual states for interpretations.
State Noxious Weed: Alabama, Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont
Not included
Brassicaceae
Brassica oleracea L. var. viridis L.
Brassica oleracea L. var. acephala DC.
