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== The plant ==
 
== The plant ==
 
[[Image:Collards in container.jpg|thumb|left|160px|Young collard plants growing in a container]]
 
[[Image:Collards in container.jpg|thumb|left|160px|Young collard plants growing in a container]]
The Cultivar Group name ''Acephala'' ("without a head" in [[Greek language|Greek]]) refers to the fact that this variety of ''B. oleracea'' does not have the usual close-knit core of leaves ("head") like cabbage. The plant is a [[Biennial plant|biennial]] where winter frost occurs, [[Perennial plant|perennial]] in even colder regions. It has an upright stalk, often growing up to 2 feet tall. The plant is very similar to [[kale]]. Popular cultivars of collards  include Georgia Southern, Morris Heading, Butter Collard (or ''couve-manteiga''), and couve tronchuda.
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The Cultivar Group name ''Acephala'' ("without a head" in [[Greek language|Greek]]) refers to the fact that this variety of ''B. oleracea'' does not have the usual close-knit core of leaves ("head") like cabbage. The plant is a [[Biennial plant|biennial]] where winter frost occurs, [[Perennial plant|perennial]] in even colder regions. It has an upright stalk, often growing up to 2 feet tall. The collard is essentially a non -heading cabbage. As stated by Burpee in its 1888 catalog, a winter cabbage grown and seeded in the south will revert to a collard. Popular cultivars of collards  include Georgia Southern, Morris Heading, Butter Collard (or ''couve-manteiga''), and couve tronchuda.
    
== Cultivation and storage ==
 
== Cultivation and storage ==
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