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[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 21 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

kind of like how all citrus fruits comes from citron.

This is what happened

[–] reattach@lemmy.world 21 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

No, it's cooler than that! All these vegetables are cultivars of the same species (Brassica oleracea). Citrus trees are different species with common origins.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brassica_oleracea https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citrus

Citron broke my brain. If you're telling me this is mustard and only mustard, my brain might just die in confusion.