Is Broccoli Is a Stem

Stem vegetables include asparagus and kohlrabi. … The head, or flower, vegetables include artichokes, broccoli, and cauliflower. The fruits commonly considered vegetables by virtue of their use include cucumbers, eggplant, okra, sweet corn, squash, peppers, and tomatoes.

What part of a plant is broccoli?

Answer: The part we usually eat is the stems and immature flower buds of the plant. If it’s left a little longer the head will be filled with pretty little yellow flowers but by then it’s not commonly eaten.

What are broccoli stems called?

Broccoli has two main edible parts, the florets — the dark green forest-y tops which are actually undeveloped flower buds — and the stalk — the pale green undercarriage like the trunk of a tree.