Botanical Family · Brassicales
Brassicaceae
Mustard family
8 speciesOrder Brassicales8+ well-known plants
Herbs with 4-petalled cross-shaped flowers and 6 stamens (4 long, 2 short). Includes mustard, cabbage, radish, and turnip. Characteristic pod (silique) fruit.
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How to recognise the Brassicaceae family
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Leaf arrangement: alternate
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Leaf type: simple/pinnate
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Growth forms: herb
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Inflorescence: raceme/corymb
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Fruit: silique/silicle
Typical leaf characters
Characters typical of the family — individual species can vary.
Typical flower & fruit
Typical of the family — flowering plants only; species can vary.
Notable members
Mustard, Common Indian Mustard, Chinese Mustard, Brown MustardBrassica junceaField MustardBrassica rapaHairy BittercressCardamine hirsutaYellow Bitter CressCardamine trichocarpaGarden Cress, Water Cress, Garden Pepper-GrassLepidium sativumSweet AlyssumLobularia maritimaHoary StockMatthiola incanaWild MustardRorippa indica
All 8 species in BRASSICACEAE
- Mustard, Common Indian Mustard, Chinese Mustard, Brown MustardBrassica juncea
- Field MustardBrassica rapa
- Hairy BittercressCardamine hirsuta
- Yellow Bitter CressCardamine trichocarpa
- Garden Cress, Water Cress, Garden Pepper-GrassLepidium sativum
- Sweet AlyssumLobularia maritima
- Hoary StockMatthiola incana
- Wild MustardRorippa indica
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