洋芥蓝,原名羽衣甘蓝,是十字花科芸薹属甘蓝种中以采收卷曲嫩叶为主的一个变种,为二年生草本植物,又名绿叶甘蓝。洋芥蓝原产于以意大利海岸为中心的地中海到小亚细亚一带,是最接近甘蓝野生种的蔬菜,以前多作观赏植物用。洋芥蓝在我国引种栽培作为蔬菜食用最初在北京推广,近年引入广州,种植面积正逐年扩大。 Gentiana blue, formerly known as kale, is a Cruciferae genus Cabbage in the harvest of curly leaves of a variant, for biennial herbs, also known as green leaf cabbage. Originated from the Mediterranean Sea to Asia Minor with the coast of Italy as its center, Gentiana is the closest vegetable to the wild cabbage variety, which was previously used for ornamentals. Introduced cultivation in China as a vegetable edible kale first edible in Beijing to promote, introduced in recent years in Guangzhou, planting area is expanding year by year.