bud
As it gets warmer from winter to spring, the headed chinese cabbage opens up and bolts, illustrated with buds. Napa cabbage is also used as edible rapeseed flowers.
Botanical information
Informations of the plants imaged for these illustrations is bellow.
Botanical name
< scientific name >
Brassica rapa L. var. glabara Regel 'Pe-tsai'
< common name >
Chinese cabbage / Chinese leaf / Chinese leaf lettuce / napa cabbage
< extra >
Plantae Category
< family >
Brassicaceae
< genus >
Brassica
< species >
Brassica rapa var. pekinensis (Lour.) Hanelt
Origin
< place >
China [B. rapa L. var. glabara Regal 'Pe-tsai'] / The coast of eastern Mediterranean [B. rapa]
