Brassica oleracea var. italica
Common name
broccoli
Family
Brassicaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
Conservation status
Not applicable
Flower colours
Yellow
Etymology
brassica: From the Latin brassica used by Pliny the Elder, derived from the Celtic bresic, the name for cabbage.
Reason For Introduction
Vegetable
Life Cycle Comments
Annual to Biennial
Reproduction
Exclusively by seed
Seed
Long-lived forms a large seed bank
Dispersal
Mainly by humans and as accidental contaminant in top soil or grass seed