It’s rare that I don’t get one of the biology themed XKCD’s, can someone explain this to me like I’m 5? - ThreadSky

whysharksmatter.bsky.social • 535 days ago

It’s rare that I don’t get one of the biology themed XKCD’s, can someone explain this to me like I’m
5?

Brassica xkcd.com/2827

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People always say (correctly? I don't know) that broccoli, cauliflower, kale, and brussels sprouts are all the same brassica plant. He's joking that botanists are going to add more and more plants to that category.

lauowolf.bsky.social•535 days ago

Because basically *everything* keeps ending up being a brassica
Some of us find this mystifying
Sure, cabbage, Brussel sprouts, kale
But spinach? turnips? rutabagas? mustard? wasabi? watercress?
... I mean, come on now
Surely at some point they are just having us on

erinbiba.bsky.social•535 days ago

erinbiba.bsky.social•535 days ago

https://www.vox.com/xpress/2014/8/6/5974989/kale-cauliflower-cabbage-broccoli-same-plant

witzitor.bsky.social•535 days ago

My favorite fact about broccoli is that the descendants of the cultivators it’s named for have produced the James Bond franchise since its beginning.

tortoiseandhound.bsky.social•535 days ago

That’s also my favorite fact! 🤣

whysharksmatter.bsky.social•535 days ago

Oh. I knew that.

I guess I don’t know enough about plants to understand why its surprising or noteworthy.

Thank you

erinbiba.bsky.social•535 days ago

It's just not really a common thing for a single species to produce a shit ton of different veggies like this and also everyone's always talking about it.

mikenealis.bsky.social•535 days ago

With no context, I'm guessing brassica

whysharksmatter.bsky.social•535 days ago

Thanks

jrossibarra.bsky.social•534 days ago

Also walking stick kale. Not Brassica oleracea but um salad greens making a 6ft walking stick!?

kwknight.bsky.social•535 days ago

I love brassicas 🥹

What a great graphic!

doctorzen.net•535 days ago

All the same species:

• Cabbage
• Broccoli
• Cauliflower
• Brussels sprouts
• Collards
• Kale

jamiekates.bsky.social•535 days ago

Everything is different cultivars of brassica

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brassica_oleracea?wprov=sfti1

voxexsinister.bsky.social•535 days ago

It sometimes feels like every vegetable on the planet is a brassica cultivar, so the joke is that botanists are trolling us by constantly naming other plant species as brassicas.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brassica#Food

luaz.bsky.social•535 days ago

Yeah, man, pretty soon we'll be seeing that fungi are brassicas; why, I heard someone in the hall outside the lab muttering that PIGS are actually brassicas. I mean, you're a brassica, I'm a brassica, all God's children: brassica!

nerdbird.bsky.social•535 days ago

Erin already got ya, but here it is in meme form:

nerdbird.bsky.social•535 days ago

all the same species, selectively bred for different things - flowers, stems, buds, leaves

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