Brassicaceae — Mustard Family

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Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Brassicales Brassicaceae
Physaria didymocarpa (Hook.) A.Gray

Physaria didymocarpa (Hook.) A.Gray

Physaria didymocarpa (Hook.) A.Gray

Common twinpod (Physaria didymocarpa) is a perennial mustard-family flowering plant native to western North America with three subspecies.

Physaria fendleri (A.Gray) O'Kane & Al-Shehbaz

Physaria fendleri (A.Gray) O'Kane & Al-Shehbaz

Physaria fendleri (A.Gray) O'Kane & Al-Shehbaz

Physaria fendleri is a Southwestern North American plant cultivated for its bladderpod oil and other useful products.

Physaria floribunda Rydb.

Physaria floribunda Rydb.

Physaria floribunda Rydb.

Pointtip twinpod, Physaria floribunda, is an herbaceous perennial Brassicaceae native to the western United States, with an endemic Colorado variety.

Physaria gordonii (A.Gray) O'Kane & Al-Shehbaz

Physaria gordonii (A.Gray) O'Kane & Al-Shehbaz

Physaria gordonii (A.Gray) O'Kane & Al-Shehbaz

Physaria gordonii (Gordon's bladderpod) is a winter annual Brassicaceae wildflower native to the Southwestern US and Northern Mexico.

Physaria purpurea (A.Gray) O'Kane & Al-Shehbaz

Physaria purpurea (A.Gray) O'Kane & Al-Shehbaz

Physaria purpurea (A.Gray) O'Kane & Al-Shehbaz

Physaria purpurea (western white bladderpod or rose bladderpod) is a perennial Brassicaceae plant native to the Sonoran Desert.

Pseudoturritis turrita (L.) Al-Shehbaz

Pseudoturritis turrita (L.) Al-Shehbaz

Pseudoturritis turrita (L.) Al-Shehbaz

Pseudoturritis is a Brassicaceae flowering plant genus with a single native biennial or perennial species, Pseudoturritis turrita.

Raphanus raphanistrum L.

Raphanus raphanistrum L.

Raphanus raphanistrum L.

Raphanus raphanistrum L., or wild radish, is an edible annual plant native to parts of North Africa, Europe and Western Asia.

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Raphanus sativus L.

Raphanus sativus L.

Raphanus sativus (radish) is an edible cool-season brassica crop grown for its varied swollen tap roots.

Rapistrum perenne (L.) All.

Rapistrum perenne (L.) All.

Rapistrum perenne (L.) All.

Rapistrum perenne, or perennial bastard cabbage, is a mustard-family flowering plant native to parts of Europe and the Caucasus.

Rapistrum rugosum (L.) All.

Rapistrum rugosum (L.) All.

Rapistrum rugosum (L.) All.

Rapistrum rugosum is an invasive annual mustard-family herb native to Eurasia and Africa with many common names and several uses.

Rorippa amphibia (L.) Besser

Rorippa amphibia (L.) Besser

Rorippa amphibia (L.) Besser

Rorippa amphibia, great yellow-cress, is a Brassicaceae species with a generalized insect pollination syndrome.

Rorippa austriaca (Crantz) Besser

Rorippa austriaca (Crantz) Besser

Rorippa austriaca (Crantz) Besser

Rorippa austriaca, Austrian yellow-cress, is a Eurasian Brassicaceae perennial that is an introduced noxious weed in North America.

Rorippa palustris (L.) Besser

Rorippa palustris (L.) Besser

Rorippa palustris (L.) Besser

Rorippa palustris (L.) Besser is a widespread flowering plant with a broad native and naturalized global range.

Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Besser

Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Besser

Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Besser

Rorippa sylvestris, common names creeping yellowcress, keek, or yellow fieldcress, is an invasive plant in the US that arrived from Europe before 1818.

Sinapis alba L.

Sinapis alba L.

Sinapis alba L.

Sinapis alba L. (white mustard) is an annual mustard cultivated for culinary use and farm, industrial, and medicinal applications.

Sisymbrium altissimum L.

Sisymbrium altissimum L.

Sisymbrium altissimum L.

Sisymbrium altissimum L., or tumble mustard, is a widespread tumbleweed with edible spicy leaves.

Sisymbrium irio L.

Sisymbrium irio L.

Sisymbrium irio L.

Sisymbrium irio L., London rocket, is a variable winter annual herb, native to the Middle East and surrounding regions, with various human uses.

Sisymbrium loeselii L.

Sisymbrium loeselii L.

Sisymbrium loeselii L.

Sisymbrium loeselii is an annual Brassicaceae herb native to Eurasia, allelopathic, with edible spicy leaves.

Sisymbrium officinale (L.) Scop.

Sisymbrium officinale (L.) Scop.

Sisymbrium officinale (L.) Scop.

Sisymbrium officinale, or hedge-mustard, is an edible plant used in traditional and herbal medicine for throat and chest issues.

Sisymbrium orientale L.

Sisymbrium orientale L.

Sisymbrium orientale L.

Sisymbrium orientale is an annual flowering mustard, native to Eurasia and North Africa, widely introduced as a roadside weed elsewhere.

Sisymbrium volgense M.Bieb. ex E.Fourn.

Sisymbrium volgense M.Bieb. ex E.Fourn.

Sisymbrium volgense M.Bieb. ex E.Fourn.

Sisymbrium volgense is a flowering Brassicaceae species native from southwestern European Russia to the Caucasus.

Smelowskia americana (Regel & Herder) Rydb.

Smelowskia americana (Regel & Herder) Rydb.

Smelowskia americana (Regel & Herder) Rydb.

Smelowskia americana is a perennial rhizomatous mat-forming herb with white or pale purple four-petaled flowers.

Stanleya elata M.E.Jones

Stanleya elata M.E.Jones

Stanleya elata M.E.Jones

Stanleya elata, Panamint princesplume, is a perennial mustard species native to western US desert mountains.

Stanleya pinnata (Pursh) Britton

Stanleya pinnata (Pursh) Britton

Stanleya pinnata (Pursh) Britton

Stanleya pinnata is a toxic perennial North American plant that is a Native American traditional food and medicine source.

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