Plant
- Biennial, grown as annual crop
- 2-3' tall
Stem
- Alternate leaves
- Large, edible foliage side buds
Leaf
- Size variable
- Round to broadly ovate with small lobes at base
- Thick, white midrib and veins
Bud
- Large, 1-2" wide foliage buds in leaf axils
- Resemble very small cabbages
- Edible, best eaten when young