List of Cruciferous Vegetables
Extensive selective breeding has produced a large variety of cultivars, especially within the genus Brassica. One description of genetic factors involved in the breeding of Brassica species is the Triangle of U.
| common name | genus | specific epithet | Cultivar Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| horseradish | Armoracia | rusticana | |
| land cress | Barbarea | verna | |
| ethiopian mustard | Brassica | carinata | |
| kale | Brassica | oleracea | Acephala Group |
| collard greens | Brassica | oleracea | Acephala Group |
| Chinese broccoli (gai-lan) | Brassica | oleracea | Alboglabra Group |
| cabbage | Brassica | oleracea | Capitata Group |
| brussels sprout | Brassica | oleracea | Gemmifera Group |
| kohlrabi | Brassica | oleracea | Gongylodes Group |
| broccoli | Brassica | oleracea | Italica Group |
| broccoflower | Brassica | oleracea | Italica Group × Botrytis Group |
| broccoli romanesco | Brassica | oleracea | Botrytis Group / Italica Group |
| cauliflower | Brassica | oleracea | Botrytis Group |
| wild broccoli | Brassica | oleracea | Oleracea Group |
| bok choy | Brassica | rapa | chinensis |
| komatsuna | Brassica | rapa | pervidis or komatsuna |
| mizuna | Brassica | rapa | nipposinica |
| Rapini (broccoli rabe) | Brassica | rapa | parachinensis |
| flowering cabbage | Brassica | rapa | parachinensis |
| chinese cabbage, napa cabbage | Brassica | rapa | pekinensis |
| turnip root; greens | Brassica | rapa | rapifera |
| rutabaga | Brassica | napus | napobrassica |
| siberian kale | Brassica | napus | pabularia |
| canola/rapeseed | Brassica | rapa/napus | oleifera |
| wrapped heart mustard cabbage | Brassica | juncea | rugosa |
| mustard seeds, brown; greens | Brassica | juncea | |
| mustard seeds, white | Brassica (or Sinapis) | hirta | |
| mustard seeds, black | Brassica | nigra | |
| tatsoi | Brassica | rosularis | |
| arugula (rocket) | Eruca | vesicaria | |
| field pepperweed | Lepidium | campestre | |
| maca | Lepidium | meyenii | |
| garden cress | Lepidium | sativum | |
| watercress | Nasturtium | officinale | |
| radish | Raphanus | sativus | |
| daikon | Raphanus | sativus | longipinnatus |
| wasabi | Wasabia | japonica |
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