Editing Cauliflower (section)

{{short description|Vegetable in the species Brassica oleracea}}
{{Other uses}}
{{Distinguish|Cauliflory}}
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{{Infobox cultivar
| name = Cauliflower
| image = Chou-fleur 02.jpg
| image_caption = Cauliflower, cultivar unknown
| species = ''[[Brassica oleracea]]''
| group = Botrytis Group
| origin = Northeast [[Mediterranean]], [[South Asia]]
| subdivision = Many; see text.
}}
[[File:Cauliflower plants growing in New Jersey in April.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Cauliflower plants growing in a nursery]]

'''Cauliflower''' is one of several vegetables cultivated from the species ''[[Brassica oleracea]]'' in the genus ''[[Brassica]]'', which is in the [[Brassicaceae]] (or mustard) family. Only the "head" is typically eaten; the edible white flesh is sometimes called "curd".

An [[annual plant]] that reproduces by seed, the cauliflower head is composed of a (generally) white [[inflorescence]] [[meristem]]. Although cauliflower heads resemble those in [[broccoli]], the latter differs in having [[Flower bud|flower buds]] as the edible portion. 

The global cauliflower production (combined with broccoli) in 2023 was 26.5 million [[tonne]]s, led by China and India with 72% of the total.