- Spring greens
Infobox Cultivar | name = Spring greens
species = "Brassica oleracea "
group =Acephala Group
origin = unknown
subdivision = unknown:"Spring green" redirects here. For the Wisconsin city, see
Spring Green, Wisconsin . For the color, seeSpring green (color) "Spring greens are a cultivar of "Brassica oleracea" in the cultivar
Acephala Group , similar tokale , in which the central leaves do not form a head or form only a very loose one. It is considered to be closer to wild cabbage than most other domesticated forms, and is grown primarily in northernEurope , where its tolerance of coldwinter s is valued for an early spring supply of edible leaves. TheCultivar Group Acephala also includes curly kale andcollard greens , which are extremely similar genetically.The term is also used more loosely to refer to thinnings and trimmed-off leaves of other types of "
Brassica ", including turnip and swede leaves, surplus thinned out youngcabbage plants and leaves fromcauliflower andbrussels sprouts .In all cases, the leaves, being loose, are fully exposed to light, and so are dark green, coarse, often tough, and more strongly flavoured than many people prefer, but are also particularly rich in
vitamin C,folic acid anddietary fibre , making them a very healthy food.
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