Brassicaceae
(brass-ih-KAY-see-ee)
– a family in the Brassicales order –
Here in the St. Louis Area, we have 46 not-too-obscure plants that are in the Mustard Family:
- Alliaria petiolata (Garlic Mustard) [intro]
- Arabidopsis lyrata (Lyre-Leaved Rockcress) [CC8]
- Arabidopsis thaliana (Thale Cress) [intro]
- Arabis hirsuta (Hairy Rockcress) [CC6]
- Barbarea vulgaris (Yellow Rocket) [intro]
- Berteroa incana (Hoary Alyssum) [intro]
- Borodinia canadensis (Sicklepod) [CC4]
- Borodinia dentata (Toothed Rockcress) [CC6]
- Borodinia laevigata (Smooth Rockcress) [CC6]
- Borodinia missouriensis (Missouri Rockcress) [CC5]
- Brassica juncea (Brown Mustard) [intro]
- Brassica nigra (Black Mustard) [intro]
- Brassica rapa (Field Mustard) [intro]
- Camelina microcarpa (Littlepod False Flax) [intro]
- Capsella bursa-pastoris (Shepherd’s Purse) [intro]
- Cardamine bulbosa (Bulbous Bittercress) [CC7]
- Cardamine concatenata (Cutleaf Toothwort) [CC4]
- Cardamine hirsuta (Hairy Bittercress) [intro]
- Cardamine parviflora (Small-Flowered Bittercress) [CC3]
- Cardamine pensylvanica (Pennsylvania Bittercress) [CC6]
- Descurainia pinnata (Green Tansymustard) [CC6]
- Draba brachycarpa (Shortpod Draba) [CC0]
- Draba cuneifolia (Wedgeleaf Draba) [CC5]
- Draba reptans (Carolina Draba) [CC2]
- Draba verna (Spring Draba) [intro]
- Erysimum capitatum (Western Wallflower) [CC8]
- Erysimum repandum (Spreading Wallflower) [intro]
- Hesperis matronalis (Dame’s Rocket) [intro]
- Iodanthus pinnatifidus (Purple Rocket) [CC7]
- Leavenworthia uniflora (One-Flowered Gladecress) [CC7]
- Lepidium campestre (Field Pepperweed) [intro]
- Lepidium draba (Hoary Cress) [intro]
- Lepidium densiflorum (Common Pepperweed) [intro]
- Lepidium virginicum (Virginia Pepperweed) [CC0]
- Nasturtium officinale (Watercress) [intro]
- Noccaea perfoliatum (Perfoliate Pennycress) [intro]
- Planodes virginicum (Virginia Rockcress) [CC0]
- Rorippa aquatica (Lakecress) [CC10]
- Rorippa palustris (Bog Yellowcress) [CC2]
- Rorippa sessiliflora (Stalkless Yellowcress) [CC3]
- Rorippa sinuata (Spreading Yellowcress) [CC3]
- Rorippa sylvestris (Creeping Yellowcress) [intro]
- Sinapsis arvensis (Corn Mustard) [intro]
- Sisymbrium altissimum (Tall Hedgemustard) [intro]
- Sisymbrium officinale (Hedgemustard) [intro]
- Thlaspi arvense (Field Pennycress) [intro]
[CC] = Coefficient of Conservatism