Brassicaceae — Mustard Family

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Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Brassicales Brassicaceae
Noccaea montana (L.) F.K.Mey.

Noccaea montana (L.) F.K.Mey.

Noccaea montana (L.) F.K.Mey.

Noccaea montana is a European Brassicaceae flowering plant native to France and Central Europe.

Petrocallis pyrenaica (L.) W.T.Aiton

Petrocallis pyrenaica (L.) W.T.Aiton

Petrocallis pyrenaica (L.) W.T.Aiton

Petrocallis is a Brassicaceae genus holding one subshrub species, native to European subalpine mountains.

Eutrema japonicum (Miq.) Koidz.

Eutrema japonicum (Miq.) Koidz.

Eutrema japonicum (Miq.) Koidz.

This is a description of Eutrema japonicum (wasabi), covering its leaf traits and cultivation methods.

Eutrema edwardsii R.Br.

Eutrema edwardsii R.Br.

Eutrema edwardsii R.Br.

Edwards' mock wallflower (Eutrema edwardsii) is a nearly panarctic flowering plant in the mustard family.

Sisymbrium erysimoides Desf.

Sisymbrium erysimoides Desf.

Sisymbrium erysimoides Desf.

Sisymbrium erysimoides Desf. is an edible annual herb with documented medicinal properties and antioxidant compounds, introduced to Australia.

Sisymbrium linifolium (Nutt.) Nutt.

Sisymbrium linifolium (Nutt.) Nutt.

Sisymbrium linifolium (Nutt.) Nutt.

Sisymbrium linifolium is a common perennial mustard native to western North America with edible spicy leaves.

Conringia orientalis (L.) Dumort.

Conringia orientalis (L.) Dumort.

Conringia orientalis (L.) Dumort.

Conringia orientalis, or hare's ear mustard, is an annual mustard-family flowering plant native to Eurasia that is invasive elsewhere and toxic to livestock.

Lepidium coronopus (L.) Al-Shehbaz

Lepidium coronopus (L.) Al-Shehbaz

Lepidium coronopus (L.) Al-Shehbaz

Lepidium coronopus, or Swine Cress, is an annual herb native to Africa, western Asia and Europe, once used as a poor salad alternative.

Lepidium heterophyllum Benth.

Lepidium heterophyllum Benth.

Lepidium heterophyllum Benth.

Lepidium heterophyllum Benth. is a perennial mustard native to western Europe, naturalized widely, with specific morphological and habitat traits.

Lepidium montanum Nutt.

Lepidium montanum Nutt.

Lepidium montanum Nutt.

Lepidium montanum Nutt. is a short shrub-like biennial herb with lobed basal leaves, small pale flowers, and tiny oval capsules.

Lepidium oblongum Small

Lepidium oblongum Small

Lepidium oblongum Small

Lepidium oblongum Small is an annual hairy herb with lobed leaves, tiny flowers, and a variety restricted to coastal California and Baja California.

Lepidium austrinum Small

Lepidium austrinum Small

Lepidium austrinum Small

Lepidium austrinum is a North American annual/biennial herb eaten by deer and birds, with peppery edible seedpods.

Lepidium graminifolium L.

Lepidium graminifolium L.

Lepidium graminifolium L.

Lepidium graminifolium is an annual Brassicaceae herb that grows up to 51 cm tall, with flowers visited by Ruiziella luctuosa.

Lepidium nanum S.Watson

Lepidium nanum S.Watson

Lepidium nanum S.Watson

Lepidium nanum (dwarf pepperweed) is a perennial desert herb native to Nevada and Utah, U.S.A.

Lepidium sativum L.

Lepidium sativum L.

Lepidium sativum L.

Lepidium sativum L. (garden cress) is a fast-growing edible annual herb with culinary and traditional medicinal uses.

Smelowskia ovalis M.E.Jones

Smelowskia ovalis M.E.Jones

Smelowskia ovalis M.E.Jones

Smelowskia ovalis, alpine false candytuft, is an alpine mustard plant native to western North America's high mountains.

Cardamine bellidifolia L.

Cardamine bellidifolia L.

Cardamine bellidifolia L.

Cardamine bellidifolia L., alpine bittercress, is an alpine small plant found across North America, Europe, and Asia.

Cardamine breweri S.Watson

Cardamine breweri S.Watson

Cardamine breweri S.Watson

Cardamine breweri is a perennial herb with white flowers that produces erect silique fruits holding small seeds.

Cardamine maxima (Nutt.) A.W.Wood

Cardamine maxima (Nutt.) A.W.Wood

Cardamine maxima (Nutt.) A.W.Wood

Cardamine maxima is a flowering mustard species native to eastern North America, centered in New York and western New England.

Cardamine dissecta (Leavenw.) Al-Shehbaz

Cardamine dissecta (Leavenw.) Al-Shehbaz

Cardamine dissecta (Leavenw.) Al-Shehbaz

Cardamine dissecta is a flowering mustard plant native to the eastern United States, centered on Kentucky, Tennessee, and Alabama.

Cardamine parviflora L.

Cardamine parviflora L.

Cardamine parviflora L.

Cardamine parviflora L. is a Brassicaceae flowering plant native to temperate Eurasia, subarctic America, and parts of the US.

Cardamine corymbosa Hook.f.

Cardamine corymbosa Hook.f.

Cardamine corymbosa Hook.f.

Cardamine corymbosa, or New Zealand bittercress, is a small creeping plant native to subantarctic Southern Hemisphere islands that is an introduced weed elsewhere.

Cardamine rotundifolia Michx.

Cardamine rotundifolia Michx.

Cardamine rotundifolia Michx.

Cardamine rotundifolia is a perennial herbaceous brassica native to eastern North America, first described in 1803.

Barbarea verna (Mill.) Asch.

Barbarea verna (Mill.) Asch.

Barbarea verna (Mill.) Asch.

Barbarea verna, or land cress, is an edible hardy Brassicaceae herb grown as a watercress substitute.

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