Brussels sprouts

Brussels sprouts
Brussels sprouts on the stalk
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Brassicales
Family:	Brassicaceae
Genus:	Brassica
Species:	B. oleracea
Binomial name
Brassica oleracea L.

Brussels sprouts is a variety of Brassica oleracea grown for its many small leaf heads, like small cabbages, which grow on the sides of the central stalk.