Common name: Cauliflower, Gobhi गोभी (Hindi), Kobi (Manipuri)
Botanical name:Brassica oleracea var. botrytis Family:Brassicaceae (Mustard family)
Broccoli and cauliflower are two derivatives of cabbage, both selected for
their edible, immature flower heads. Broccoli is grown for the clustered green
flower buds that are picked before they open and eaten raw or
cooked. The cauliflower head is a cluster of aborted, malformed
flower buds that stopped developing in the bud stage. Cauliflowers come in
white, lime green and purple varieties. Both cauliflower and broccoli will
produce viable flowers and seed pods if left in the ground through the cool
season and into the warmer weather and lengthening days of spring or summer.
Identification credit: Tabish
Photographed in Ladakh & Delhi.
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