sf > wrote:

>On Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:30:02 -0500, flitterbit >
>wrote:

>>There's a number of related vegetables where we grow one member of a
>>family for its roots and another for its leaves; think radishes and kale.

>Oh, man.... another duo I'd never put together.

This is reasonable because they are not the same species or even
genus. Whereas kale, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage,
cauliflower, romanesco, chinese broccoli, broccoflower, and
collards are all the exact same species.

Kale and radish are in the same family... along with 4000 other
species.

Steve