Collard greens
![](/Images/godic/202501/16/Collard-Greens-Bundle5552.jpg")
![Young collard plants growing in a container](/Images/godic/202501/16/Collards_in_container5552.jpg")
![A collard green field in Pennsylvania](/Images/godic/202501/16/Collard_green_field_in_North_Centre_Township,_Columbia_County,_Pennsylvania5552.JPG")
![Caldo verde is a popular Portuguese soup made with collard greens.](/Images/godic/202501/16/Caldo_verde5552.jpg")
Collard greens (collards) are various loose-leafed cultivars of Brassica oleracea, the species which also contains vegetables including cabbage (Capitata Group) and broccoli (Botrytis Group). Collard greens are part of the Acephala Group of the species, which includes kale and spring greens.