Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Brassica oleracea var. geminera
col de Bruselas, Brussels Sprout
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Capparales
Family
Brassicaceae
Genus
Brassica
Species
oleracea
Subspecies
var. geminera
Taxon category: Species with Infraspecific Taxa
Syn.: Brassica oleracea subvar. gemmifera DC.
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 1965
Mode of introduction: Intentional
Introduction Pathway: Intentional
Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture
Introduced status: Human dependent
Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Chavez, J. (1993) Diagnostico de la Agricultura y la Ganader¡a en la Provincia de Galapagos. Tesis.
- Guézou, A. Trueman, M., Buddenhagen, E., Chamorro, S., Guerrero, A.M., Pozo, P., Atkinson, R. (2010) An extensive Alien Plan Inventory from the Inhabited Areas of Galapagos Plos One/ www.plosone.org. Volume 5/ Issue 4/e10276
- Lundh, J.P. (1995) Some additional information and comments on the Annotated Check list of Vascular Plants of the Galapagos Islands by Lawesson, Adsersen and Bentley. Charles Darwin Research Station, unpublished.
- Standley, P.C. Steyermark, J.A. (1946) Cruciferae. In: Standley, P.C. & Steyermark, J.A. (Eds.), Flora of Guatemala-Part IV. Fieldiana, Bot. 24(4): 354–380.
- Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
You are welcome to download and use the information found in this page, acknowledging its source.
This page should be cited as follows:
"Galapagos Species Database, Brassica oleracea var. geminera", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=1760. Accessed 31 October 2026.