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| common_names = Collard, Collard greens
| common_names = Collard, Collard greens
| growth_habit = please add
| growth_habit = please add
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| high = please add
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| high = 12-48 inches
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| wide = please add
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| wide = 18- 30 inches
| lifespan = Biennial, Perennial
| lifespan = Biennial, Perennial
| exposure = Sun
| exposure = Sun
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| image_width = 240px
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = Collard greens on right
| image_caption = Collard greens on right
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| regnum = Plantae
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| divisio = Magnoliophyta
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| classis = Magnoliopsida
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| ordo = Brassicales
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| familia = Brassicaceae
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| genus = Brassica
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| species = oleracea
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== The plant ==
== The plant ==
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[[Image:Collards in container.jpg|thumb|left|160px|Young collard plants growing in a container]]
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[[Image:Cabbage collard 2.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Collard var. 'Cabbage Collard'. <br>Photo by [[User:Farmerdill|FarmerDill]].]]
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.
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.
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===Pests and diseases===
===Pests and diseases===
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==Gallery==
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<gallery>
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Image:Cabbage collard 2.jpg |[[Collard]] cultivar 'Cabbage Collar'
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Image:Flash.jpg |[[Collard]] cult. 'Flash'
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Image:Collard11503.jpg |[[Collard]] - Heavi-Crop)
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Image:Green Glaze.jpg |[[Collard]] - Green Glaze)
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Image:Top bunch 1.jpg |[[Collard]]- Top Bunch)
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Image:Blue max 4.jpg |A row of Blue Max [[collard]]s)
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</gallery>