Brassicaceae
| Brassicaceae | |
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| Winter Cress (Barbarea vulgaris) | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae Juss. |
Brassicaceae is a family of plants including mustard, wasabi, and horseradish. They are also called the mustard family, or cabbage family. Some plants in this family are hot when you eat them, so they are used as spices. All of them disturb the nose more than the tongue. Another group includea the cabbages, where there are broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage. Another name for this family is Cruciferae.
The flowers of this family have four petals and look like a cross. The name cones from the genus in it, Brassica.
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Incised leaves of Capsella bursa-pastoris
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Corymbs of Iberis umbellata
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Corymbs of Arabidopsis thaliana
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Flower of Cardamine pulcherrima
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Siliquae of Cardamine hirsuta
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Loment-like siliquae of Raphanus sativus
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Samara-like siliquae of Isatis tinctoria
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Cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
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Turnips (Brassica rapa)
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Rapeseed field in Germany (Brassica napus)
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