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Brassicales
Broccoli (Brassica oleracea, variety italica).
The genus Batis, which belongs to the family Batidaceae within the order Brassicales, consists of two species that are both found in salt marshes. Their geographic distributions are as follows:1
- One species is native to Australia and southern New Guinea.1
- The other species is found in the Neotropics, a range that extends to Florida and includes the Galapagos Islands.1