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Brassicaceae - Cabbage family
Cruciferae
Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Warburg, E.F. (1962) Flora of the British Isles. 2nd edition. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
Exell, A.W. (1960) Brassicaceae FZ 1(1)
Tutin, T.G. et al. (eds) assisted by Akeroyd, J.R. & Newton, M.E. (1993) Flora Europaea. Vol. 1. (2nd edition) Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
Description of the family
Annual, biennial or perennial herbs. Stipules 0. Leaves alternate. Flowers in racemes, usually bisexual, hypogynous, actinomorphic. Sepals 4, free, in 2 series. Petals 4 (rarely 0). Stamens 6 (inner 4 long, outer 2 short). Ovary 2-locular. Style 1. Stigmas 2. Fruit dry, usually a dehiscent siliqua or silicula, opening from below by 2 valves, sometimes breaking into segments transversely, sometimes indehiscent. Worldwide: 365 genera and 3,250 species, cosmopolitan but especially in temperate areas (Mediterranean to C Asia, Western N America). |
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| Genus | Content |
| Brassica L. | Description, Image |
| Cardamine L. | Description, Image |
| Coronopus Zinn | Description |
| Lepidium L. | Description |
| Rorippa Scop. | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Brassicaceae:
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Brassicaceae pageFlora of Zimbabwe: Brassicaceae
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Brassicaceae
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