Broccoli

Alternaria broccoli-italicae

Broccoli is a green vegetable that grows in gardens. It has a thick stalk and tiny green buds on top. Broccoli is very healthy and can make you strong!

Hábitat: Gardens

Aspecto

The Broccoli plant has a thick, central stalk topped with a dense head of dark green, tightly packed flower buds, often called florets. Its large, broad leaves, which can be blue-green, grow from the stalk below the head.

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Broccoli

Categoría

Plantas

Rareza

Common

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Datos interesantes

Broccoli is a super close relative of cabbage, kale, and Brussels sprouts. Wow!

Broccoli's name comes from an Italian word meaning "little arms" or "small shoots." Wow!

Wild broccoli ancestors used to grow on rocky sea cliffs in the Mediterranean. Wow!

You are actually eating the tiny, unopened flower buds of the broccoli plant. Wow!

Habilidades especiales

Broccoli has dense florets packed with vitamins that help it store energy for future growth and seed production.

After its main head is harvested, Broccoli can grow smaller side shoots, producing even more edible florets.

Broccoli can tolerate cooler temperatures, which helps it grow well in spring and fall when other plants struggle.

Medidas y detalles

Altura: 60-90 cm
Extensión: 30-60 cm
Tamaño de la flor: 1-2 cm
Temporada de floración: Late spring to early summer
Comestible: Sí
Toxicidad: Ninguna
Ciclo de vida: Anual
Método de polinización: Insectos

Conexiones ecológicas

eats

human

Homo sapiens

a nutritious food source

eaten by

cabbage white butterfly

Pieris rapae

larvae feed on leaves

pollinates

honey bee

Apis mellifera

helps plant make seeds

parasitizes

black spot fungus

Alternaria brassicicola

causes dark leaf spots

Rasgos

Floración primaveral

Las plantas de floración primaveral producen sus flores durante la temporada de primavera, lo que a menudo significa el final del invierno y el comienzo de un nuevo crecimiento.