# Broccoflower

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{{Short description|Edible plant}}
{{Infobox Cultivar | name = Broccoflower
| image = Broccoflower_closeup.jpg
| image_caption = Broccoflower
| species = ''[Brassica oleracea](/source/Brassica_oleracea)''
| group = Botrytis cultivar group
| origin = 
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'''Broccoflower''' is either of two [edible](/source/Eating) plants of the species ''[Brassica oleracea](/source/Brassica_oleracea)'' with light green heads. The edible portion is the immature flower head (inflorescence) of the plant.

[Broccoli](/source/Broccoli) and [cauliflower](/source/cauliflower) are different [cultivar](/source/cultivar)s of the same species, and as such are fully [cross](/source/Crossbreed) compatible by [hand pollination](/source/hand_pollination) or natural [pollinator](/source/pollinator)s.<ref>{{cite journal | last = Watts | first = LE | title = Natural cross-pollination and the identification of hybrids between botanical varieties of Brassica oleracea | journal = Euphytica| volume = 17 | pages = 74–80 | year = 1968 | doi = 10.1007/BF00038968| s2cid = 43512275 | url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00038968 | url-access = subscription }}</ref> There are two forms of ''Brassica oleracea'' that may be referred to as broccoflower, both of which are considered cultivars of cauliflower (''Brassica oleracea'' var. ''botrytis'') because they have [inflorescent](/source/inflorescence) [meristem](/source/meristem)s rather than flower buds when harvested.<ref>{{cite conference|author1=Malatesta, M. |author2=Davey, J.C.|title=Cultivar identification within broccoli, ''Brassica oleracea'' L. var. ''italica'' Plenck and cauliflower, ''Brassica oleracea'' var. ''botrytis'' L.|url=http://www.actahort.org/books/407/407_12.htm|book-title=Acta Horticulturae 407: ISHS Brassica Symposium - IX Crucifer Genetics Workshop|date=1994}}</ref> One is shaped like regular cauliflower, the other has pointed, conical, spiraling clusters of florets. They share a curd color that is a similar hue to that of [broccoli](/source/broccoli).

==Green cauliflower==
thumb|left|Broccoflower can sometimes refer to green cauliflower (right), in contrast to white variants (left)
The first form of broccoflower has the physical attributes of a white [cauliflower](/source/cauliflower), but the curd color is lime-green. There are several cultivars of green cauliflower on the market, with the first release being Green Ball, with parentage of both broccoli and cauliflower.<ref>{{citation|author1=Honma, S. |author2=Heech, O. |title=Green Ball: A New Type of Cauliflower|publisher=Michigan State University, Agricultural Experiment Station|year=1971}}</ref> The California firm [Tanimura & Antle](/source/Tanimura_%26_Antle) trademarked the word "Broccoflower" for the green cauliflower that it markets.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.taproduce.com/trade/fresh-vegetables-detail.php?id=15 | title = Broccoflower brand green cauliflower from Tanimura & Antle | access-date = 2011-09-29 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140314030931/http://www.taproduce.com/trade/fresh-vegetables-detail.php?id=15# | archive-date = 2014-03-14 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

==Romanesco broccoli==
{{main article|Romanesco broccoli}}
thumb|The name ''broccoflower'' also refers to Romanesco broccoli

The second form is Romanesco broccoli, which is characterised by the striking and unusual [fractal](/source/fractal) patterns of its flower head. It has a yellow or vibrant green curd color.

==References==
{{Commons category|Romanesco}}
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{{Brassica oleraca}}

Category:Brassica oleracea
Category:Inflorescence vegetables

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