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1 Classifying Vegetables
Chapter 2 Classifying Vegetables

2 Botanical Family Botanical classification
Based on morphological characteristics, primarily flowers & fruits, groups vege3tables into classes, families, genera, and species In Latin, Greek 0r Arabic Binomial name

3 Edible Part Underground Root Tuber Bulb
Beet, Carrot, Turnip, Radish, ect.. Tuber Potato, Yam Bulb Garlic, Leek, Onion

4 Above-Ground parts Stem Leaf Flower part Asparagus, Kohlrabi
Cabbage, Lettuce, Kale, Spinach, ect.. Flower part Broccoli, Cauliflower, Globe artichoke

5 Immature Fruit Mature Fruit Seed Cucumber, Eggplant, Okra, Sweet corn
Honeydew, Cantaloupe, Watermelon, pepper, Tomato Seed Cowpea, Garden pea, Lima bean

6 Temperature Requirement & Hardiness
Cool-Season Crops Hardy Asparagus Garlic Broccoli Rutabaga Kale Rhubarb Onion Leek Radish Spinach

7 Half-Hardy Beet Carrot Cauliflower Celery Lettuce Potato Parsnip

8 Warm-Season Crops Tender Cow pea Snap bean Sweet corn Tomato

9 Very-Tender Cucumber Pumpkin Eggplant Squash Gourd Sweet potato
Honeydew Watermelon Cantaloupe Okra Pepper

10 Life Cycle Perennial Takes more than two growing seasons to compete its life cycle.

11 Biennial Completes it life cycle in two growing seasons.
1st growing season is vegetative growth. 2nd growing season is reproductive growth.

12 Annual Completes its life cycle in one growing season.


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