Komatsuna (Komatsuna) - Komatsuna (English spelling) Brassica campestris var. komatsuna

Japanese: コマツナ(小松菜) - コマツナ(英語表記)Brassica campestris var. komatsuna
Komatsuna (Komatsuna) - Komatsuna (English spelling) Brassica campestris var. komatsuna
An annual or biennial herb of the Brassicaceae family. Taxonomically, it is considered a variety of rape, but it is cultivated mainly for food. It is said to have originated in Komatsugawa, Edogawa Ward, Tokyo, from which it was named. It is highly cold-resistant, has soft leaves with little fiber, and is sown in October and used from December to New Year's when there is a shortage of vegetable crops.

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Japanese:
アブラナ科の一年生または越年生の草本。分類学上はアブラナの変種とされるが,もっぱら食用に栽培される。東京の江戸川区小松川が原産地といわれ,この名のもととなった。耐寒性が強く,葉質が軟らかで繊維が少いなどの特徴があるので,10月頃播種し,12月より正月にかけて菜類の欠乏期に利用される。

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