Abyssinian Cabbage
Layer: Not specified
USDA Hardiness Zone: 9 - 12
Edible: Yes
Edible parts: Flowers, Leaves, Seed, Stem
Edible uses: Oil, Condiment
Light requirement: Full sun, Partial sun/shade
Water requirement: Moist
Soil texture preferences: Light sandy, Medium, Heavy clay
Utilities: Oil
Native To: Eritrea, Ethiopia
Introduced To: Eritrea, Ethiopia
Warnings: Weed potential
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- Alternate name
- Other names: abyssinian mustard, ethiopian mustard, karate, senafich
- Family
- Brassicaceae or cruciferae
- Growth
- Fast
- Height
- 1.0
- Introduced into
- Gabon, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
- Life cycle
- Annual
- Plants for a future
- https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Brassica carinata
- Plants of the world online
- https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:279278-1
- Seed viability
- 3 to 7 years
- Wikipedia
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brassica_carinata
Slug: brassica-carinata-abyssinian-cabbage
Permapeople ID: 3349