Pringlea
Species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pringlea antiscorbutica, commonly known as Kerguelen cabbage, is a flowering plant and the sole member of the monotypic genus Pringlea in the family Brassicaceae. Its common name comes from the archipelago of its discovery, the Kerguelen Islands, and its generic name derives from Sir John Pringle, president of the Royal Society at the time of its discovery by Captain James Cook's Surgeon, William Anderson in 1776.
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Kerguelen cabbage | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Brassicales |
Family: | Brassicaceae |
Genus: | Pringlea T.Anderson ex Hook.f. |
Species: | P. antiscorbutica |
Binomial name | |
Pringlea antiscorbutica | |
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Despite its appearance and edibility, it is not related to the common broadleaf plantain.