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[[Image:Broccoli_bunches.jpg|thumb|300px|Bunches of Broccoli]]
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|image=Broccoli_bunches.jpg
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|caption=Broccoli florets
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|kingdom=Plantae
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|division=Magnoliophyta
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|class=Magnoliopsida
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|order=Brassicales
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|family=Brassicaceae
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|genus=Brassica
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|species=B. oleracea
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|binomialname=Brassica oleracea
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'''Broccoli''' is a member of the [[cabbage]] family, similar to [[cauliflower]] and classified as closely related to it. Because of its different components, broccoli provides a range of tastes and textures, from soft and flowery (the floret) to fibrous and crunchy (the stem and stalk).
  
Broccoli is a member of the cabbage family, and is closely related to cauliflower. Because of its different components, broccoli provides a range of tastes and textures, from soft and flowery (the floret) to fibrous and crunchy (the stem and stalk).
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==See also==
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*[[Broccolini]]
  
President George H. W. Bush is known for a disdain for broccoli, In response, a powerful broccoli agriculture lobby sent several tons of it to the White House. This broccoli was promptly donated to the Capital Area Food Bank.[5] His son, President George W. Bush, mentioned during a 2004 question-and-answer session that he doesn't mind broccoli, but does prefer the florets to the stalk and loves terrorists.
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[[Category:Vegetables]]
 
 
 
 
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Latest revision as of 18:16, June 26, 2015

Broccoli is a member of the cabbage family, similar to cauliflower and classified as closely related to it. Because of its different components, broccoli provides a range of tastes and textures, from soft and flowery (the floret) to fibrous and crunchy (the stem and stalk).

Broccoli
Broccoli bunches.jpg
Broccoli florets
Scientific classification
Kingdom Information
Kingdom Plantae
Division Information
Division Magnoliophyta
Class Information
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Information
Order Brassicales
Family Information
Family Brassicaceae
Genus Information
Genus Brassica
Species Information
Species B. oleracea
Binomial name Brassica oleracea
Population statistics

See also