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Mustards, Capers, and Allies - Photo (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Ken-ichi Ueda CC
Mustards, Capers, and Allies (Order Brassicales) Info
The Brassicales (or Cruciales) are an order of flowering plants, belonging to the eurosids II group of dicotyledons under the APG II system. One character common to many members of the order is the production of glucosinolate (mustard oil) compounds. Most systems of classification have included this order, although sometimes under the name Capparales (the name chosen depending on which is thought to have priority). (Wikipedia)
Mustard Family - Photo (c) Pat Enright, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Pat Enright CC
Mustard Family (Family Brassicaceae) Info
Brassicaceae or Cruciferae is a medium-sized and economically important family of flowering plants commonly known as the mustards, the crucifers, or the cabbage family. Most are herbaceous plants, some shrubs, with simple, although sometimes deeply incised, alternatingly set leaves without stipules or in leaf rosettes, with terminal inflorescences without bracts, containing flowers with four free sepals, four free alternating petals, two short and four longer free stam (Wikipedia)
Common Yarrow - Photo (c) Steve Guttman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND) CC
Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) Info
Achillea millefolium, commonly known as yarrow /ˈjæroʊ/ or common yarrow, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Asia, Europe, and North America. It has been introduced as a feed for livestock in places like New Zealand and Australia. However, it is a weed in those places and sometimes also in its native regions. (Wikipedia)
Garlic Mustards - Photo (c) Amaya Knox, all rights reserved, uploaded by Amaya Knox C
Garlic Mustards (Genus Alliaria) Info
Alliaria is a genus of flowering plants in the mustard family Brassicaceae. (Wikipedia)
Garlic Mustard - Photo (c) 57Andrew, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND) CC
Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) Info
Alliaria petiolata is a biennial flowering plant in the Mustard family, Brassicaceae. It is native to Europe, western and central Asia, and northwestern Africa, from Morocco, Iberia and the British Isles, north to northern Scandinavia, and east to northern Pakistan and western China (Xinjiang). (Wikipedia)
Cabbages and Mustards - Photo (c) Ryan Andrews, all rights reserved, uploaded by Ryan Andrews C
Cabbages and Mustards (Genus Brassica) Info
Brassica (/ˈbræsɪkə/) is a genus of plants in the mustard family (Brassicaceae). The members of the genus are informally known as cruciferous vegetables, cabbages, or mustard plants. Crops from this genus are sometimes called cole crops—derived from the Latin caulis, denoting the stem or stalk of a plant. (Wikipedia)
Tree Tobacco - Photo (c) Gustavo Fernando Durán, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Gustavo Fernando Durán CC
Tree Tobacco (Nicotiana glauca) Info
Nicotiana glauca is a species of wild tobacco known by the common name tree tobacco. Its leaves are attached to the stalk by petioles (many other Nicotiana species have sessile leaves), and its leaves and stems are neither pubescent nor sticky like Nicotiana tabacum. It resembles Cestrum parqui but differs in the form of leaves and fusion of the outer floral parts. It grows to heights of more than two meters. (Wikipedia)
Field Penny-Cress - Photo (c) --Tico--, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND) CC
Field Penny-Cress (Thlaspi arvense) Info
Thlaspi arvense, known by the common name field pennycress, is a flowering plant in the cabbage family Brassicaceae. (Wikipedia)
Shortpod Mustard - Photo (c) R.J. Adams, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by R.J. Adams CC
Shortpod Mustard (Hirschfeldia incana) Info
Hirschfeldia incana (formerly Brassica geniculata) is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by many common names, including shortpod mustard, buchanweed, hoary mustard and Mediterranean mustard. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Hirschfeldia, which is closely related to Brassica. The species is native to the Mediterranean Basin but it can be found in many parts of the world as an introduced specie (Wikipedia)
Tansymustards - Photo (c) Chimú, all rights reserved, uploaded by Chimú C
Tansymustards (Genus Descurainia) Info
Descurainia is a genus of plants in the mustard family which are known commonly as the tansymustards. They are similar in appearance to other mustards, sending up long erect stems and bearing small yellow or whitish flowers. Many species are noxious weeds. Some species are toxic to livestock and become a nuisance when they grow in grazing fields. Plants of this genus are found worldwide in temperate regions. Descurainia sophia, (flixweed or herb sophia), is the... (Wikipedia)
Field Mustard - Photo (c) David Keil, all rights reserved, uploaded by David Keil C
Field Mustard (Brassica rapa) Info
Brassica rapa is a plant species growing in various widely cultivated forms including the turnip (a root vegetable); napa cabbage, bomdong, bok choy, and rapini; and Brassica rapa subsp. oleifera, an oilseed which has many common names, including turnip rape, field mustard, bird rape, and keblock. (Wikipedia)
Hedge Mustard - Photo (c) Dave Richardson, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Dave Richardson CC
Hedge Mustard (Sisymbrium officinale) Info
Sisymbrium officinale, known as hedge mustard, (formerly Erysimum officinale) is a plant in the family Brassicaceae. It is found on roadsides and wasteland, and as a weed of arable land. A native of Europe and North Africa, it is now well-established throughout the world. (Wikipedia)
Cabbage, Broccoli, and Allies - Photo (c) insa, all rights reserved C
Cabbage, Broccoli, and Allies (Brassica oleracea) Info
Brassica oleracea is a plant species that includes many common foods as cultivars, including cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, Brussels sprouts, collard greens, Savoy cabbage, kohlrabi, and gai lan. (Wikipedia)
Annual Bastard Cabbage - Photo (c) Deborah, all rights reserved, uploaded by Deborah C
Annual Bastard Cabbage (Rapistrum rugosum) Info
Rapistrum rugosum is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common names annual bastardcabbage, common giant mustard or turnipweed. It is native to Eurasia and parts of Africa, and it is present throughout the world as an introduced species and a common weed. It is an invasive species in many areas. It is an annual herb producing an erect stem reaching up to about a meter tall. The leaves are variable... (Wikipedia)
Charlock - Photo (c) Radim Paulič, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Radim Paulič CC
Charlock (Rhamphospermum arvense) Info
Sinapis arvensis, the charlock mustard, field mustard, wild mustard, or charlock, is an annual or winter annual plant of the genus Sinapis in the family Brassicaceae. It is also sometimes referred to as Rhamphospermum arvense and is found in the fields of North Africa, Asia, and Europe. Pieris rapae, the small white butterfly, and Pieris napi, the green veined white butterfly, are significant consumers of charlock during (Wikipedia)
Wormseed Wallflower - Photo (c) clhulse, all rights reserved, uploaded by clhulse C
Wormseed Wallflower (Erysimum cheiranthoides) Info
Erysimum cheiranthoides (treacle-mustard or wormseed wallflower) is a species of Erysimum native to most of central and northern Europe and northern and central Asia. (Wikipedia)
Tower Mustards - Photo (c) John Hilty, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) CC
Tower Mustards (Genus Turritis) Info
Turritis (commonly known as rockcress, towercress or tower mustard) is a plant genus in the mustard family (Brassicaceae). (Wikipedia)
Tower Mustard - Photo (c) Zdeněk Kabát, all rights reserved, uploaded by Zdeněk Kabát C
Tower Mustard (Turritis glabra) Info
Arabis glabra, commonly known as tower rockcress or tower mustard, is a tall, slim, grey-green plant with small creamy flowers at the top of the stem. It usually grows on poor chalky or sandy soils, in open situations. It is native to Europe, Asia, and North Africa, and it is widespread in North America where it is also probably native. It can be found in many other parts of the world as an introduced species. (Wikipedia)
Saharan Mustard - Photo (c) BJ Stacey, all rights reserved C
Saharan Mustard (Brassica tournefortii) Info
Brassica tournefortii is a species of plant known by the common names Asian mustard, pale cabbage, African mustard, and Sahara mustard, and is well known as an invasive species, especially in California. (Wikipedia)
Tall Tumblemustard - Photo (c) laurenc12, all rights reserved, uploaded by laurenc12 C
Tall Tumblemustard (Sisymbrium altissimum) Info
Sisymbrium altissimum is a species of Sisymbrium. The plant is native to the western part of the Mediterranean Basin in Europe and Northern Africa and is widely naturalized throughout most of the world, including all of North America. It was probably introduced into North America by a contaminant crop seed. The plant grows in soils of all textures, even sand. The plant germinates in winter or early spring. The blooming time is lengthy, and after maturity... (Wikipedia)
Crossflower - Photo (c) Zaxy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND) CC
Crossflower (Chorispora tenella) Info
Chorispora tenella is a species of plant in the mustard family known by several common names, including purple mustard, blue mustard, musk mustard, and crossflower. This mustard is native to Eurasia but is well known in other parts of the world, particularly in temperate regions, as an introduced species and a noxious weed. This is an annual herb reaching a maximum of half a meter in height and covered abundantly in sticky foliage. The four tiny... (Wikipedia)
Broadleaved Pepperweed - Photo (c) schizotypalvamp, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by schizotypalvamp CC
Broadleaved Pepperweed (Lepidium latifolium) Info
Lepidium latifolium, known by several common names including broadleaved pepperweed, pepperwort, or peppergrass, dittander, dittany, and tall whitetop, is a perennial plant that is a member of the mustard and cabbage family. (Wikipedia)