Egeria (plant) Egeria (plant) Egeria is a genus of three species of aquatic plants in the family Hydrocharitaceae described as a genus in 1849. native to warm-temperate South America. The genus was formerly included in the related genus "Elodea", from which it differs in having the leaves in whorls of four or more, not three, and in having more conspicuous flowers with larger (particularly broader) petals. "Egeria" is found in many temperate and subtropical regions throughout the world as an introduced, or "alien", species, meaning a species that does not originate from the area in which it is found. In many places,
Cruciferous vegetables one another taxonomically, only by horticultural category of cultivar groups. Numerous other genera and species in the family are also edible. Cruciferous vegetables are one of the dominant food crops worldwide. They are high in vitamin C and soluble fiber and contain multiple nutrients and phytochemicals. Extensive selective breeding has produced a large variety of cultivars, especially within the genus "Brassica". One description of genetic factors involved in the breeding of "Brassica" species is the Triangle of U. Cruciferous vegetables contain glucosinolates which are under basic research for their potential properties of affecting some types of cancer. Glucosinolates are hydrolyzed