Brussels sprouts [Filler]

Never knew how these grow. Huh.
And I have photographed this species of plant before, http://phytoimages.siu.edu/imgs/paraman1/r/Brassicaceae_Brassica_oleracea_94850.html

From Missouri Botanical Garden, http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=f657 » “Brassica oleracea (Gemmifera Group), commonly called Brussels sprouts, is a cool weather vegetable that is grown for harvest of miniature cabbage-like buds (1-2" wide) which form in leaf axils along the 2-3' tall stems of this plant. … Brussels sprouts is in the same species (Brassica oleracea) as a number of other cool season vegetables including kale, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli and kohlrabi. Common name reportedly comes from the popularity of this vegetable in Brussels Belgium commencing in the 1300s.”

Species page at PhytoImages, http://phytoimages.siu.edu/cgi-bin/dol/dol_terminal.pl?taxon_name=Brassica_oleracea&rank=binomial

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