Talk:Broccoflower

message: In Dutch and German this vegetable is called Romanesco and also in French Chou romanesco, and it is said that its origin is in the neighbourhood of Rome, Italy. Only on the english wiki it is said that it is originating from Holland, which seems to be not true then.
Many sources (although all cited are english language) recognise broccoflower as being of Dutch origin, while non record an origin or even a passing comment of origin in Rome or elsewhere. Broccoli Romanesco on the otherhand does show evidence of roots in "Northern Italy" rather than Rome, but this could just be an anomaly owing to the fact its exact origins are somewhat unclear. Xyhfna 22:38, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Origin 

message: This article states that broccoflower is a cross between broccoli and cauliflower, but other sources on the net states otherwise . This need to be checked and fixed.
--nct 16:40, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Type 

message: Various sites (for example, Fractal Food) I have come across online suggest that plant taxonomists cannot reach an agreement about wether Romanesco belongs to the Broccoli group, or Bortrytis (Cauliflower). I think this article should be edited to reflect this, and perhaps a separate entry on Romanesco (Vegetable) be created.
There are already a couple of other entries: Brocciflower and Romanescu. I added a photo to the former and the latter is a single line - it might be worth building out one or the other.
Cowfish 14:47, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Romanesco 

message: I am no botanist, but I know contradiction when I read it, and this article contradicts itself within two paragraphs:
:There are two cultivars of Brassica oleracea (the cabbage) which commonly share the name Broccoflower. It would appear that they are a result of cross breading broccoli and cauliflower. 
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:The claim that the Broccoflower is a cross between brocolli and cauliflower cannot be readily substantiated, and may simply be a misconception; The plant being actually a type of cauliflower.
Needless to say, this is highly unprofessional and unencyclopedic. While controversy about this plant's precise taxonomy may well exist, having the article contradict itself is not the way to make it NPOV.
Someone who actually knows about vegetable taxonomy should straighten this mess out and add cited facts.--NeantHumain 22:45, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  just to add fuel to the fire, the article mentions "the same family as" when actually the cauliflower and broccoli are the same species.  A family is a superclass of genus, which is a superclass of species.  brain 13:20, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Get the facts straight 

message: I have edited the pages: Brocciflower, Broccoflower, Cauliflower and Broccoli to reflect what I believe is the truth.
Brocciflower is a genetically engineered plant that appeared in the 90's.
Broccoflower is a naturally occurring plant whose origins are not known. I do not think there exists two cultivars of a Broccoflower as the article states; this simply arised from confusing the natural plant resembling broccoli and cauliflower with the actual human-made cross bread.
The term "Romanesco" is a synonym for the unique Broccoflower varient and cannot be realated to the human-made corss bread. XApple 00:54, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: There appears to be some sort of wide cross but no genetic engineering was involved Nil Einne 12:28, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Brocciflower is a misspelling that appeared in a publicationDesigner Foods: Enhancing Nutrition with Biotechnology, American Medical Association, Briefing on Food Biotechnology, 2001 about biotechnology. That article contains a mistaken description of the origin of Broccoflower.Phytism 21:22, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Resolving the issue 

message: Whoever copied information from this webpage, it is a copyright violation and can result in the page being deleted if severe enough.  Please re-word and cite information from outside sources.  WLU 15:50, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Copyvio 

message: This website, though not fitting our RS guidelines completely, seems to have enough info to be worth adding to the page as a reference.  WLU 17:08, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Web page 

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