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Discover Life's encyclopedia page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification and distribution of Discover Life -- Cabbage Brassica oleracea image
Facts: The cabbage looper is a green caterpillar with white stripes down the back. They have only three pairs of fleshy prolegs (legs on the abdomen) and loop when crawling. They grow to 1 1/4 inches long. Adults are a brown moth with sucking mouthparts.
This is a "fasciated" romanesco bud: the central part, instead of staying like a tip, enlarges and becomes a long line. The new elements, that will form the next buds, still appear normal around this new strange central part.
Your first stop is near a swampy place. Poking up through the snow (if theres any left) youre likely to see a most unusual plant. If you can get close enough, take a sniff. Whew! Does this plant stink?
Cache is a beautifully camouflaged ammo can (thanks to the Li'l Bears in Lexington, KY) filled with Cabbage Patch Kids (who were the Official Mascots of the 1996 US Olympic Team), a log, pens/pencils, and info on Geocaching!
Crop Name Alternate Name/ Cultivar Name Genus Species Ssp Desc. Subspecies Authority Cabbage Green Brassica oleracea var. capitata L. Cabbage Head Pointed Brassica oleracea var. capitata L. Cabbage Red Brassica oleracea var. capitata L. Cabbage Savoy Brassica oleracea var. sabauda L.