Brassicaceae Week * Brassica oleracea * var. * italica * *BRAS-ee-ka* -- from the classical Latin name for cabbage *awl-lur-RAY-see-uh* -- edible vegetable *ee-TAL-ih-kuh* or *eye-TAL-ih-kuh* -- of or from Italy
*commonly known as*: asparagus broccoli, broccoli, calabrese, Cape broccoli, heading broccoli, purple cauliflower, sprouting broccoli, winter broccoli *Distribution*: only cultivated *References*: Flowers of India<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.in%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FBroccoli.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzd7fQsco_nrYunZ1WxWoZIh65U_mg>• NPGS / GRIN<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ars-grin.gov%2Fcgi-bin%2Fnpgs%2Fhtml%2Ftaxon.pl%3F105447&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfAkEnwt6Vd5JDfSNGR8P3fsqa9_Q> at Mahabaleshwar on 17 FEB 08 [image: Brassica oleracea var. italica]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2276097250%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzd2SQWwaoZcrTiltjjidcsbjC4w5Q> Regards. Dinesh --
