Comments on: Forget Sea Slugs . . . How about a Fractal Vegetable? http://theartfulamoeba.com/2010/09/24/forget-sea-slugs-how-about-a-fractal-vegetable/ A blog about the weird wonderfulness of life on Earth Fri, 07 Mar 2014 01:10:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.31 By: Christopher Taylor http://theartfulamoeba.com/2010/09/24/forget-sea-slugs-how-about-a-fractal-vegetable/comment-page-1/#comment-631 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 04:32:26 +0000 http://theartfulamoeba.com/?p=3664#comment-631 Cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, kohl rabi, kale and Brussels sprouts are all varieties of Brassica oleracea; turnips are a separate but closely related species, B. rapa. But B. rapa has itself also given rise to mustard greens and some varieties of rape (the seed crop, not the other sort). Rape is also derived from Brassica napus, the species that also includes swedes. After that, things get complicated.

]]> By: Jennifer Frazer http://theartfulamoeba.com/2010/09/24/forget-sea-slugs-how-about-a-fractal-vegetable/comment-page-1/#comment-627 Thu, 30 Sep 2010 14:43:58 +0000 http://theartfulamoeba.com/?p=3664#comment-627 Yes! Absolutely — see my next post, “The Wolf of the Vegetable World” for further details. . .

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]]> By: Psi Wavefunction http://theartfulamoeba.com/2010/09/24/forget-sea-slugs-how-about-a-fractal-vegetable/comment-page-1/#comment-623 Thu, 30 Sep 2010 04:20:33 +0000 http://theartfulamoeba.com/?p=3664#comment-623 I hear it’s more common in Europe… would totally go on a hunt whenever I find myself there! Not too surprising, given regularity of branching patterns in some (many) plant spp. But still awesome!

What’s even more awesome is that cauliflower, broccoli, kohlrabi, turnips (I *think*), cabbage and quite possibly this thing are all derived by humans from the same species. The wonders of recent genome duplications…

]]> By: Jennifer Frazer http://theartfulamoeba.com/2010/09/24/forget-sea-slugs-how-about-a-fractal-vegetable/comment-page-1/#comment-616 Sun, 26 Sep 2010 20:50:16 +0000 http://theartfulamoeba.com/?p=3664#comment-616 You are both right! It is indeed romanesco, and it is closely related to the cauliflowers. See my next post!

]]> By: kati http://theartfulamoeba.com/2010/09/24/forget-sea-slugs-how-about-a-fractal-vegetable/comment-page-1/#comment-611 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 20:39:41 +0000 http://theartfulamoeba.com/?p=3664#comment-611 i buy a frozen veggie mix at trader joes with romanesco in it. i love it. i have some in my freezer right now :) and it is cute, too!

]]> By: Amy http://theartfulamoeba.com/2010/09/24/forget-sea-slugs-how-about-a-fractal-vegetable/comment-page-1/#comment-610 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 19:46:00 +0000 http://theartfulamoeba.com/?p=3664#comment-610 Yeah, it’s a cauliflower, right? I can’t remember if it’s a different breed altogether or just a growth pattern. I’ve never bought one like that though, just seen ’em around on occasion.

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