Broccoli is an edible green plant in the cabbage family whose large flowering head, stalk and small associated leaves are eaten as a vegetable. Broccoli is classified in the Italica cultivar group of
Broccoli and cross section edit
Broccoli plants in a nursery
Furrow flood irrigation on a field of broccoli raised for seed in Yuma, Arizona.
Brassicaceae or Cruciferae is a medium-sized and economically important family of flowering plants commonly known as the mustards, the crucifers, or the cabbage family. Most are herbaceous plants, whi
Broccoli
…Broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica) is an edible green plant in the cabbage family (family Brassicaceae, genus Brassica) whose large flowering head, stalk and small associated leaves are eaten as a vegetable. Broccoli is classified…
Typical floral diagram of a Brassicaceae (Erysimum "Bowles' Mauve")
Lunaria annua with dry walls of the fruit