Brussels sprouts

plant in the genus Brassica grown for use as a vegetable
Taxon taxon Q150463
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Brussels sprouts

Summary

Brussels sprouts is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.28% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,971 views/month, #555 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Brussels sprouts's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Brussels sprouts is classified at the rank of variety[4].
  • Brussels sprouts is classified at the rank of Group[5].
  • Brussels is named after Brussels sprouts[6].
  • Brussels sprouts belongs to the parent taxon Brassica oleracea[7].
  • Brussels sprouts's scientific name is Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera[8].
  • Brussels sprouts is a type of useful plant[9].
  • Brussels sprouts is used for vegetable[10].
  • Brussels sprouts's Commons category is recorded as Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera[11].
  • Brussels sprouts's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=7675[12].
  • Brussels sprouts's this taxon is source of is recorded as brussels sprouts[13].
  • Brussels sprouts is commonly known as Kohlsprossen[14].
  • Brussels sprouts is commonly known as Rosenkohl[15].
  • Brussels sprouts is commonly known as Sprossenkohl[16].
  • Brussels sprouts is commonly known as Brussels Sprout[17].
  • Brussels sprouts is commonly known as Coles de Bruselas[18].
  • Brussels sprouts is commonly known as brysselinkaali[19].
  • Brussels sprouts is commonly known as Ruusukaali[20].
  • Brussels sprouts is commonly known as Chou de Bruxelles[21].
  • Brussels sprouts is commonly known as Cavolini di Bruxelles[22].
  • Brussels sprouts is commonly known as Briseles kāposti[23].
  • Brussels sprouts is commonly known as rožu kāposti[24].
  • Brussels sprouts is commonly known as Spruitjes[25].
  • Brussels sprouts is commonly known as Spruitkool[26].
  • Brussels sprouts is commonly known as Rosenkål[27].

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Classification

Brussels sprouts's scientific name is Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera[8]. Recorded taxon rank include variety[4] and Group[5]. It belongs to the parent taxon Brassica oleracea[7]. Recorded taxon common name include Kohlsprossen[14], Rosenkohl[15], Sprossenkohl[16], Brussels Sprout[17], Coles de Bruselas[18], and brysselinkaali[19].

Discovery and Description

Brussels is named after Brussels sprouts[6].

Identifiers

Brussels sprouts's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 371829[28]. Brussels sprouts's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 178616[29]. Brussels sprouts's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3042861[30]. Brussels sprouts's ITIS TSN is recorded as 530959[31].

Why It Matters

Brussels sprouts ranks in the top 0.28% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,971 views/month, #555 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 76 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 19d ago · Dactylantha · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nzpcn id → brassica-oleracea-var-gemmifera
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P7496]], update to ids following formatter url change ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/103607c2e7a|details]])"
  2. 6w ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open food facts food category id → frozen-brussels-sprouts
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1821]]: frozen-brussels-sprouts, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1787294338286"
  3. 7w ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Verbaalpina id → C8382
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P10381]]: C8382, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1786955435161"
  4. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Water footprint → {'amount': '+285'}
    Instance of → —
    Has use → vegetable
    Hardiness of plant → 2
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 20464, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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