Broccoli

Broccoli
Broccoli head with cross section
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Brassicales
Family:	Brassicaceae
Genus:	Brassica
Species:	B. oleracea
Binomial name
Brassica oleracea L.

Broccoli is a variety of Brassica oleracea grown for its green inflorescence heads which have a tree-like structure. They are harvested after the heads have filled out but before the actual flowers have opened.