tasting like cress, the boiled leaves as tasting like "stale" cabbage, and the root as tasting like horseradish. Conservation The micropezid fly species Calycopteryx mosleyi is associated with this plant. Rabbits which were introduced on the Kerguelen around 1874, feed on the cabbage, and the plant is now limited to locations that cannot be accessed by them. Fortunately, rabbits are not present on all islands. References External links Brassicaceae Monotypic Brassicaceae genera Leaf vegetables Flora of the Kerguelen Islands Flora of Heard Island and McDonald Islands Flora of the Prince Edward Islands Flora of the Crozet Islands