Brassica oleracea botrytis

Botanical Description

Cauliflower is a biennial plant derived in cultivation from the wild cabbage. It has a shallow root system, from which grows a short thick, usually unbranched stem with a rosette of leaves, producing a large head of abortive flowers on thick hypertrophied branches (the edible cauliflower) at the top of the stem. Cauliflower is a widely cultivated food crop, grown mainly in the temperate zone, for its edible immature flower heads (or curd).