Collard (plant)
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This article is about the plant. For the Schoolboy Q song, see Collard Greens (song).
Collard is a group of loose-leafed cultivars of Brassica oleracea, the same species as many common vegetables including cabbage and broccoli. Part of the Acephala (kale) cultivar group, it is also classified as the variety B. oleracea var. viridis.
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Collard | |
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Species | Brassica oleracea |
Cultivar group | Acephala Group |
Origin | Greece |
Cultivar group members | Many; see text. |
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The plants are grown as a food crop for their large, dark-green, edible leaves, which are cooked and eaten as vegetables. Collard greens have been cultivated as food since classical antiquity.[1]