Brassicaceae
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. Another group includes the cabbages, where there are broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage. Another name for this family is Cruciferae.
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| Winter Cress (Barbarea vulgaris) | |
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| Family: | Brassicaceae |
The flowers of this family have four petals and look like a cross. The name comes from the genus in it, Brassica.
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Incised leaves of Capsella bursa-pastoris
Corymbs of Iberis umbellata
Corymbs of Arabidopsis thaliana
Flower of Cardamine pulcherrima
Siliquae of Cardamine hirsuta
Loment-like siliquae of Raphanus sativus
Samara-like siliquae of Isatis tinctoria
Cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
Turnips (Brassica rapa)
Rapeseed field in Germany (Brassica napus)
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