Highland Kale = B. carinata?

[billw]

I just received some Highland Kale in trade and so went to look it up. I didn't find anything that indicated species; only that it is a mustard of Ethiopian origin that was originally grown for oil seed. That sounds like B. carinata, which usually gets called Texsel Greens in the US.

So, that's my guess, but does anybody know for certain?

[raymondo]

I'd say a good guess. I like it as a green. Grow it every few years to eat and freshen seed.

[trixtrax]

Sounds like carinata

[hortusbrambonii]

This is fascinating: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_of_U

[ferdzy]

Thanks for that, Hortus! Very interesting indeed.

[12540dumont]

positively inscrutable! The Triangle of U!

[raymondo]

And beyond the triangle of U ... www.australianoilseeds.com/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/4616/Breeding_Super_Brassica_cultivars_at_hexaploid_level.pdf