Brassicaceae — Mustard Family
Barbarea intermedia Boreau
Barbarea intermedia Boreau
Barbarea intermedia, medium-flowered winter-cress, is a Brassicaceae flowering plant native to northern Africa and Europe, naturalized in some regions.
Nasturtium microphyllum (Boenn. ex Rchb.) Rchb.
Nasturtium microphyllum (Boenn. ex Rchb.) Rchb.
Nasturtium microphyllum (onerow yellowcress) is a widespread aquatic plant native to Eurasia and naturalized across many other regions.
Rorippa curvisiliqua (Hook.) Bessey ex Britton
Rorippa curvisiliqua (Hook.) Bessey ex Britton
Rorippa curvisiliqua is a variable annual or biennial herb with small yellow flowers, split into disputed varieties.
Rorippa sinuata (Nutt.) Hitchc.
Rorippa sinuata (Nutt.) Hitchc.
Rorippa sinuata, or spreading yellowcress, is a hairy perennial mustard native to North America with traditional medicinal use by the Zuni people.
Rorippa subumbellata Rollins
Rorippa subumbellata Rollins
Rorippa subumbellata Rollins is a small perennial mustard herb with yellow flowers and hairless silique fruits.
Rorippa barbareifolia (DC.) Kitag.
Rorippa barbareifolia (DC.) Kitag.
Hoary yellowcress (Rorippa barbareifolia) is an annual herb identifiable by its multi-valved fruits, growing in wet northern habitats.
Rorippa sessiliflora (Nutt.) Hitchc.
Rorippa sessiliflora (Nutt.) Hitchc.
Rorippa sessiliflora is a hairless annual mustard native to the midwestern and eastern United States, growing in muddy disturbed habitats.
Rorippa aquatica (Eaton) E.J.Palmer & Steyerm.
Rorippa aquatica (Eaton) E.J.Palmer & Steyerm.
Rorippa aquatica, or lakecress, is a submerged freshwater perennial from North America used as an undemanding foreground aquarium plant.
Armoracia sisymbrioides (DC.) Cajander
Armoracia sisymbrioides (DC.) Cajander
Armoracia sisymbrioides is a native Asian flowering plant species in the mustard family Brassicaceae, reclassified to its current genus in 1902.
Leavenworthia exigua Rollins
Leavenworthia exigua Rollins
Leavenworthia exigua is a rare protected annual mustard native to limestone glades of the southern United States.
Leavenworthia uniflora (Michx.) Britton
Leavenworthia uniflora (Michx.) Britton
Leavenworthia uniflora, or Michaux's/one-flowered gladecress, is a small annual herb native to south-central and southeastern US.
Selenia aurea Nutt.
Selenia aurea Nutt.
Golden selenia (Selenia aurea) is a Brassicaceae flowering plant endemic to the southern U.S., flowering March–May.
Physaria chambersii Rollins
Physaria chambersii Rollins
Physaria chambersii, or Chambers' twinpod, is a perennial mustard native to the southwestern US, growing in desert and plateau habitats.
Physaria kingii (S.Watson) O'Kane & Al-Shehbaz
Physaria kingii (S.Watson) O'Kane & Al-Shehbaz
Physaria kingii (King bladderpod) is a Brassicaceae perennial native to western North America, with a rare endangered subspecies in southern California.
Physaria ludoviciana (Nutt.) O'Kane & Al-Shehbaz
Physaria ludoviciana (Nutt.) O'Kane & Al-Shehbaz
Physaria ludoviciana is a taprooted yellow-flowered perennial that is endangered or threatened in parts of the Midwestern US.
Physaria tenella (A.Nelson) O'Kane & Al-Shehbaz
Physaria tenella (A.Nelson) O'Kane & Al-Shehbaz
Physaria tenella, or Moapa/slender bladderpod, is an annual flowering mustard native to western North American desert habitats.
Physaria arctica (Wormsk. ex Hornem.) O'Kane & Al-Shehbaz
Physaria arctica (Wormsk. ex Hornem.) O'Kane & Al-Shehbaz
Physaria arctica is a small arid-region mustard with a basal leaf rosette that grows on rocky, calcareous slopes and gravel habitats.
Physaria globosa (Desv.) O'Kane & Al-Shehbaz
Physaria globosa (Desv.) O'Kane & Al-Shehbaz
Physaria globosa is a small grayish hairy small plant with yellow spring flowers and globe-shaped fruits, threatened by roadside maintenance.
Borodinia dentata (Raf.) P.J.Alexander & Windham
Borodinia dentata (Raf.) P.J.Alexander & Windham
Borodinia dentata, or Short's rockcress, is a short-lived biennial flowering mustard native to eastern North America.
Borodinia missouriensis (Greene) P.J.Alexander & Windham
Borodinia missouriensis (Greene) P.J.Alexander & Windham
Borodinia missouriensis (Missouri rockcress) is an uncommon biennial flowering mustard native to fragmented eastern US habitats.
Boechera holboellii (Hornem.) A.Löve & D.Löve
Boechera holboellii (Hornem.) A.Löve & D.Löve
Holbøll's rockcress (Boechera holboellii) is a narrowly defined Brassicaceae species from Greenland, often studied for its cytology and fungus-induced pseudoflowers.
Boechera pulchra (M.E.Jones ex S.Watson) W.A.Weber
Boechera pulchra (M.E.Jones ex S.Watson) W.A.Weber
Boechera pulchra is a long-lived purple-flowered perennial with hairy sepals, growing 12 to 30 inches tall from a woody base.
Boechera shockleyi (Munz) Dorn
Boechera shockleyi (Munz) Dorn
Boechera (rockcress) is a mostly North American Brassicaceae genus split from Arabis, with many species reproducing asexually via apomixis.
Boechera stricta (Graham) Al-Shehbaz
Boechera stricta (Graham) Al-Shehbaz
Boechera stricta is a biennial or perennial herb with white or light pink flowers and straight siliques holding winged seeds.
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