Raphanus

plant genus

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Brassicaceae

  • broccoli
    In Brassicales: Brassicaceae, Capparaceae, and Cleomaceae

    Thus, Raphanus (the radish genus) and Brassica (including broccoli and many other cruciferous vegetables) apparently have very different fruits. In the former, they split transversely into one-seeded segments, and in the latter they open in an ordinary fashion to release the individual seeds. Nonetheless, the two…

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