Myagrum perfoliatum L. is a plant in the Brassicaceae family, order Brassicales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Myagrum perfoliatum L. (Myagrum perfoliatum L.)
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Myagrum perfoliatum L.

Myagrum perfoliatum L.

Myagrum perfoliatum L. is the only species in the Brassicaceae genus Myagrum, native to Europe and the Middle East, introduced as a weed elsewhere.

Family
Genus
Myagrum
Order
Brassicales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Myagrum perfoliatum L.

Myagrum, commonly known as muskweed or musk weed, is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. This genus contains only one single species: Myagrum perfoliatum L. Myagrum perfoliatum is native to Europe and the Middle East, and it has been introduced as a weed to North America, South America, Australia, and other regions of Asia. This species is a sister taxon to the genus Isatis.

Photo: (c) Norbert Sauberer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Norbert Sauberer · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Brassicales Brassicaceae Myagrum

More from Brassicaceae

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

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