Brassica oleracea
Cabbage
Family: Brassicaceae · Type: perennial · Not Native
Cabbage is a naturalized perennial herb found in central and northern coastal California on southeast-facing sea cliffs at elevations below 400 meters. Flowering from May to August, this plant produces yellow or cream-white flowers 1.8 to 2.5 centimeters long with broad petals 8 to 12 millimeters wide. Growing with branched stems 50 to 100 centimeters tall, it develops fleshy, pinnately lobed basal leaves up to 75 centimeters long and smaller clasping cauline leaves. Its distinctive leaves range from deeply lobed at the base to sessile and partially clasping higher on the stem, with a smooth, glaucous appearance. The plant produces elongated fruits 5 to 8 centimeters long, with seeds approximately 1.7 to 2.5 millimeters wide.
Habitat: Se-facing sea cliffs
Bloom period: May-Aug
Elevation: < 400 m
Bioregions: c&s NCo, n CCo
California counties: Monterey, San Mateo, Alameda, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura, Sonoma, Marin, Contra Costa, San Luis Obispo, Del Norte, San Diego, Yolo, Mendocino
Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.