Hornungia procumbens (L.) Hayek is a plant in the Brassicaceae family, order Brassicales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Hornungia procumbens (L.) Hayek

Hornungia procumbens (L.) Hayek

Hornungia procumbens is an annual herb with white flowers, native to northern hemisphere temperate zones.

Family
Genus
Hornungia
Order
Brassicales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Hornungia procumbens (L.) Hayek

Hornungia procumbens (L.) Hayek is an annual herb that produces white flowers. Its growth habit can be either procumbent, meaning it trails along the ground, or upright. Upright individuals of this species can reach up to 30 centimeters in height. It is native to the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere.

Photo: (c) Fred Melgert / Carla Hoegen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Fred Melgert / Carla Hoegen · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Brassicales Brassicaceae Hornungia

More from Brassicaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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