#family_Cruciferae__Cruciferae__Brassicaceae__family_Brassicaceae__mustard_family__mustardfamily plants with four-petaled flowers
supertype: dilleniid_dicot_family__dilleniiddicotfamily family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
member of: order_Rhoeadales
member: crucifer__cruciferous_plant__cruciferousplant any of various plants of the family Cruciferae
member: cress_plant__cress any of various plants of the family Cruciferae having edible pungent-tasting leaves
member: watercress any of several water-loving cresses
member: genus_Aethionema__Aethionema Old World genus of the family Cruciferae
member: stonecress__stone_cress__stonecres any Old World herb of the genus Aethionema; native of sunny limestone habitats
member: genus_Alliaria__Alliaria a genus of herbs of the family Cruciferae; have broad leaves and whit flowers and long siliques
member: garlic_mustard__hedge_garlic__hedgegarlic__sauce-alone__saucealone__jack-by-the-hedge__Alliaria_officinalis European herb that smells like garlic
member: genus_Alyssum__Alyssum a genus of the family Cruciferae
member: alyssum__madwort any garden plant of the genus Alyssum having clusters of small yellow or white flowers
member: genus_Arabidopsis__Arabidopsis a genus of the mustard family having white or yellow or purplish flowers; closely related to genus Arabis
member: genus_Arabis__Arabis annual to perennial woody herbs of temperate North America, Europe and Asia: rockcress
member: rock_cress__rockcress__rockcres any of several rock-loving cresses of the genus Arabis
member: Arabis_Canadensis__sicklepod North American rock cress having very long curved pods
member: Arabis_turrita__tower_cress__tower_mustard__towermustard European cress having stiff erect stems; sometimes placed in genus Turritis
member: genus_Armoracia__Armoracia horseradish
member: horse_radish__horseradish__red_cole__redcole__Armoracia_rusticana coarse Eurasian plant cultivated for its thick white pungent root
member: genus_Barbarea__Barbarea biennial or perennial herbs of north temperate regions: winter cress
member: St._Barbara's_herb__winter_cress__scurvy_grass any plant of the genus Barbarea: yellow-flowered Eurasian cresses; widely cultivated for winter salad
member: genus_Berteroa__Berteroa hoary alyssum
member: hoary_alison__hoaryalison__hoary_alyssum__hoaryalyssum__Berteroa_incana tall European annual with downy gray-green foliage and dense heads of small white flowers followed by hairy pods; naturalized in North America; sometimes a troublesome weed
member: genus_Biscutella__Biscutella genus of Eurasian herbs and small shrubs: buckler mustard
member: buckler_mustard__bucklermustard__Biscutalla_laevigata plant of southeastern Europe having yellow flowers like those of mustard and pods with open valves resembling bucklers
member: genus_Brassica__Brassica mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc.
member: wild_cabbage__Brassica_oleracea wild original of cultivated cabbages; common in western coastal Europe
member: cultivated_cabbage__cabbage__Brassica_oleracea any of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown for their edible leaves or flowers
member: Brassica_oleracea_italica__broccoli plant with dense clusters of tight green flower buds
member: borecole__kale__kail__cole__colewort__Brassica_oleracea_acephala a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head
member: kohlrabi__Brassica_oleracea_gongylodes plant cultivated for its enlarged fleshy turnip-shaped edible stem
member: Brassica_rapa__turnip__white_turnip__whiteturnip widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root
member: rutabaga_plant__rutabaga__turnip_cabbage__swede__Swedish_turnip__Brassica_napus_napobrassica a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root
member: Brassica_rapa_ruvo__broccoli_raab__broccoli_rabe plant grown for its pungent edible leafy shoots
member: mustard any of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica
member: chinese_mustard__chinesemustard__indian_mustard__leaf_mustard__gai_choi__gaichoi__Brassica_juncea Asiatic mustard used as a potherb
member: Chinese_cabbage__celery_cabbage__napa__pe-tsai__Brassica_rapa_pekinensis plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asia
member: pakchoi__bok_choy__bokchoy__bok_choi__bokchoi__Chinese_white_cabbage__Brassica_rapa_chinensis Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leaves
member: tendergreen__spinach_mustard__spinachmustard__Brassica_perviridis__Brassica_rapa_perviridis Asiatic plant cultivated for its swollen root crown and edible foliage
member: black_mustard__blackmustard__Brassica_nigra widespread Eurasian annual plant cultivated for its pungent seeds; a principal source of table mustard
member: colza__rape__Brassica_napus Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop
member: genus_Cakile__Cakile small genus of succulent annual herbs found on sandy shores of North America and Europe
member: sea-rocket__searocket__Cakile_maritima salt-tolerant seashore annual grown for its fragrant rose or violet flowers and fleshy gray-green foliage
member: genus_Camelina__Camelina annual and biennial herbs of Mediterranean to central Asia
member: gold_of_pleasure__Camelina_sativa annual European false flax having small white flowers; cultivated since Neolithic times as a source of fiber and for its oil-rich seeds; widely naturalized in North America
member: genus_Capsella__Capsella shepherd's purse
member: shepherd's_purse__shepherd's_pouch__Capsella_bursa-pastoris white-flowered annual European herb bearing triangular notched pods; nearly cosmopolitan as an introduced weed
member: genus_Cardamine__Cardamine bittercress, bitter cress
member: bittercress__bittercres__bittercres any of various herbs of the genus Cardamine, having usually pinnate leaves and racemes of white, pink or purple flowers; cosmopolitan except Antarctic
member: genus_Dentaria__Dentaria usually included in genus Cardamine; in some classifications considered a separate genus
member: genus_Cheiranthus__Cheiranthus Old World perennial plants grown for their showy flowers
member: Cheiranthus_cheiri__wallflower__Erysimum_cheiri perennial of southern Europe having clusters of fragrant flowers of all colors especially yellow and orange; often naturalized on old walls or cliffs; sometimes placed in genus Erysimum
member: prairie_rocket__prairierocket any of several western American plants of the genus Cheiranthus having large yellow flowers
member: genus_Cochlearia__Cochlearia a genus of the family Cruciferae
member: common_scurvy_grass__scurvy_grass__Cochlearia_officinalis a widely distributed arctic cress reputed to have value in treatment or prevention of scurvy; a concentrated source of vitamin C
member: genus_Crambe__Crambe annual or perennial herbs with large leaves that resemble the leaves of cabbages
member: sea_kale__seakale__sea_cole__seacole__Crambe_maritima perennial of coastal sands and shingles of northern Europe and Baltic and Black Seas having racemes of small white flowers and large fleshy blue-green leaves often used as potherbs
member: genus_Descurainia__Descurainia includes annual or biennial herbs of America and Europe very similar to and often included among those of genera Sisymbrium or Hugueninia; not recognized in some classification systems
member: tansy_mustard__Descurainia_pinnata North American herb with bitter-tasting pinnate leaves resembling those of tansy
member: genus_Diplotaxis__Diplotaxis wall rocket
member: wall_rocket__Diplotaxis_muralis__Diplotaxis_tenuifolia yellow-flowered European plant that grows on old walls and in waste places; an adventive weed in North America
member: white_rocket__whiterocket__Diplotaxis_erucoides from Mediterranean region; a naturalized weed throughout southern Europe
member: genus_Draba large genus of low tufted herbs of temperate and arctic regions
member: draba any of numerous low-growing cushion-forming plants of the genus Draba having rosette-forming leaves and terminal racemes of small flowers with scapose or leafy stems; fruit is a dehiscent oblong or linear silique
member: genus_Eruca__Eruca annual to perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region
member: garden_rocket__rocket__roquette__rocket_salad__arugula__erucasativa__erucavesicariasativa erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender
member: genus_Erysimum__Erysimum large genus of annual or perennial herbs some grown for their flowers and some for their attractive evergreen leaves; Old World and North America
member: wallflower any of numerous plants of the genus Erysimum having fragrant yellow or orange or brownish flowers
member: prairie_rocket.flower__prairierocket any of several North American plants of the genus Erysimum having large yellow flowers
member: Siberian_wall_flower__Erysimum_allionii__Cheiranthus_allionii showy erect biennial or short-lived perennial cultivated for its terminal racemes of orange-yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Cheiranthus
member: western_wall_flower__Erysimum_asperum__Cheiranthus_asperus__Erysimum_arkansanum biennial or short-lived perennial prairie rocket having orange-yellow flowers; western North America to Minnesota and Kansas; sometimes placed in genus Cheiranthus
member: wormseed_mustard__Erysimum_cheiranthoides slender yellow-flowered European mustard often troublesome as a weed; formerly used as an anthelmintic
member: genus_Heliophila genus of South African flowering herbs and subshrubs
member: heliophila any of various South African herbs and subshrubs cultivated for long showy racemes of bright blue flowers with white eyes
member: genus_Hesperis__Hesperis biennial or perennial erect herbs having nocturnally fragrant flowers
member: damask_violet__Dame's_violet__sweet_rocket__sweetrocket__Hesperis_matronalis long-cultivated herb having flowers whose scent is more pronounced in the evening; naturalized throughout Europe to Siberia and into North America
member: genus_Iberis__Iberis Old World herbs and subshrubs: candytuft
member: candytuft any of various flowering plants of the genus Iberis cultivated for their showy clusters of white to red or purple flowers; native to Mediterranean region
member: genus_Isatis__Isatis Old World genus of annual to perennial herbs: woad
member: woad any of several herbs of the genus Isatis
member: dyer's_woad__Isatis_tinctoria European biennial formerly grown for the blue coloring matter yielded by its leaves
member: genus_Lepidium__Lepidium cosmopolitan genus of annual and biennial and perennial herbs: cress
member: common_garden_cress__garden_pepper_cress__pepper_grass__pepperwort__Lepidium_sativum annual herb used as salad green and garnish
member: genus_Lesquerella__Lesquerella genus of low-growing hairy herbs: bladderpods
member: bladderpod any of several hairy North American herbs having yellow racemose flowers and inflated pods
member: genus_Lobularia__Lobularia sweet alyssum
member: sweet_alyssum__sweetalyssum__sweet_alison__sweetalison__Lobularia_maritima perennial European plant having clusters of small fragrant usually white flowers; widely grown in gardens
member: genus_Lunaria__Lunaria small genus of European herbs: honesty
member: honesty__silverdollar__money_plant__moneyplant__satin_flower__satinflower__satinpod__Lunaria_annua southeastern European plant cultivated for its fragrant purplish flowers and round flat papery silver-white seedpods that are used for indoor decoration
member: genus_Malcolmia__Malcolmia genus of plants usually found in coastal habitats; Mediterranean to Afghanistan
member: Malcolm_stock__stock any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia
member: genus_Matthiola__Matthiola genus of Old World plants grown as ornamentals
member: gillyflower any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers
member: brompton_stock__Matthiola_incana European plant with racemes of sweet-scented flowers; widely cultivated as an ornamental
member: genus_Nasturtium__Nasturtium aquatic herbs
member: common_watercress__Rorippa_nasturtium-aquaticum__Nasturtium_officinale perennial Eurasian cress growing chiefly in springs or running water having fleshy pungent leaves used in salads or as a potherb or garnish; introduced in North America and elsewhere
member: genus_Physaria__Physaria small genus of western North American herbs similar to Lesquerella: bladderpods
member: Physaria_bladderpod__bladderpod any of several plants of the genus Physaria having racemose yellow flowers and inflated pods
member: genus_Pritzelago__Pritzelago chamois cress
member: Raphanus__genus_raphanus radish
member: radish_plant a cruciferous plant of the genus Raphanus having a pungent edible root
member: jointed_charlock__jointedcharlock__wild_radish__wild_rape__runch__Raphanus_raphanistrum Eurasian weed having yellow or mauve or white flowers and podlike fruits
member: Raphanus_sativus__radish Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its edible pungent root usually eaten raw
member: genus_Rorippa__Rorippa annual and perennial herbs of damp habitats; cosmopolitan except Antarctica
member: marsh_cress__marshcres__yellow_watercress__Rorippa_islandica annual or biennial cress growing in damp places sometimes used in salads or as a potherb; troublesome weed in some localities
member: great_yellowcress__greatyellowcres__Rorippa_amphibia__Nasturtium_amphibium perennial herb found on streams and riversides throughout Europe except extreme north and Mediterranean; sometimes placed in genus Nasturtium
member: genus_Schizopetalon small genus of South American herbs grown for its flowers
member: schizopetalon__Schizopetalon_walkeri a dainty South American annual having deeply pinnatifid leaves and racemes of fringed almond-scented purple-white flowers
member: genus_Sinapis__Sinapis small genus of Old World herbs usually included in genus Brassica
member: genus_Sisymbrium genus of Old World annual or biennial or perennial herbs with racemose flowers; many are considered to be weeds
member: hedge_mustard__hedgemustard__Sisymbrium_officinale stiffly branching Old World annual with pale yellow flowers; widely naturalized in North America; formerly used medicinally
member: genus_Stanleya__Stanleya prince's plume
member: desert_plume__prince's-plume__Stanleya_pinnata__Cleome_pinnata perennial of southwestern United States having leathery blue-green pinnatifid leaves and thick plumelike spikes of yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Cleome
member: genus_Stephanomeria__Stephanomeria malheur wire lettuce
member: malheur_wire_lettuce__Stephanomeria_malheurensis a small plant of Oregon resembling mustard; a threatened species
member: genus_Subularia__Subularia small genus of herbs of north temperate regions and mountains of tropical Africa
member: awlwort__Subularia_aquatica small aquatic plant having tufted awl-shaped leaves in a basal rosette and minute white flowers; circumboreal
member: genus_Thlaspi__Thlaspi herbs of temperate regions: pennycress
member: pennycress any of several plants of the genus Thlaspi
member: field_pennycress__French_weed__fanweed__pennygras__mithridate_mustard__Thlaspi_arvense foetid Eurasian weed having round flat pods; naturalized throughout North America
member: genus_Thysanocarpus__Thysanocarpus small genus of herbs of upland regions of North American Pacific coast
member: fringepod__lacepod annual herb having pinnatifid basal leaves and slender racemes of small white flowers followed by one-seeded winged silicles
member: genus_Turritis__Turritis closely related to and often included in genus Arabis
member: tower_mustard__towermustard__tower_cress__Turritis_glabra__Arabis_glabra or genus Arabis: erect cress widely distributed throughout Europe
member: genus_Vesicaria__Vesicaria small genus of chiefly Mediterranean herbs: bladderpods
member: bladderpod.herbaceous_plant annual or perennial herbs with inflated seed pods; some placed in genus Lesquerella
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