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[–] ssfckdt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Discovering just how many vegetables are all brassica was a lot similar to when I found out that all real tea (black/green/white/oolong) is the exact same plant.

[–] ConstantPain@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago

There's mate, which is a different species: Ilex Paraguariensis vs. Camellia Sinensis.

[–] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Wait until you find out about peppers, especially bell. Yellow red and green…

[–] LemmingOnTheEdge@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago

I assume you're getting at the extremely vast number of cultivars included in capsicum annuum. There are lots of popular cultivars included in capsicum frutescens and chinense though.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What should I know about peppers?

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

What SHOULDNT you know about them‽‽‽

[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Except for Red/Rooibos tea which is a Fabaceae legume like soybeans, peanuts, and liquorice.

[–] I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org 0 points 3 months ago

TIL, thank you!