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Brassicaceae

Plant Families

Brassicaceae, commonly known as the mustards, the crucifers, or the cabbage family, is a family of flowering plants in the order Brassicales comprising over 350 genera and more than 4,300 species. Its flowers typically have four free sepals, four free petals arranged in a cross, two shorter stamens and four longer stamens, and its fruits carry seeds in rows divided by a thin septum. The family includes major food crops such as cabbage, kale, cauliflower, broccoli, turnip, rapeseed, radish, and horseradish, along with Arabidopsis thaliana, a widely used model organism in plant biology.

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Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Taxonomic Rank
Family 2
Connections

Parent Taxon Of

Brassica rapa, Species
Source Wikidata: Brassica rapa
Source Cardamine pratensis (Wikipedia)
Garden Cress, Species
Source Wikidata: Garden Cress
Horseradish, Species
Source Horseradish (Wikidata)
Maca, Species
Source Wikidata: Maca
Source Wikidata: Raphanus raphanistrum
Source Wikidata: Rhamphospermum arvense
Source Wikidata: Shepherds Purse
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ156888, descriptionView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Brassicaceae
Wikipedia
  • Introduction
    Brassicaceae () or (the older but equally valid) Cruciferae () is a medium-sized and economically important family of flowering plants commonly known as the mustards, the crucifers, or the cabbage family.
  • In Group: Rosid Families, Lead
    Brassicaceae () or (the older but equally valid) Cruciferae () is a medium-sized and economically important family of flowering plants commonly known as the mustards, the crucifers, or the cabbage family.
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Wikidata: Brassicaceae
Wikidata Q156888, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Horseradish (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Horseradish, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Shepherds Purse
Parent Taxon Of: Shepherds Purse, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Maca
Parent Taxon Of: Maca, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Brassica rapa
Parent Taxon Of: Brassica rapa, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Garden Cress
Parent Taxon Of: Garden Cress, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Raphanus raphanistrum
Parent Taxon Of: Raphanus raphanistrum, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Rhamphospermum arvense
Parent Taxon Of: Rhamphospermum arvense, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Cardamine pratensis (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Cardamine pratensis, Introduction
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Cardamine pratensis, Introduction
Cardamine pratensis, the cuckoo flower, lady's smock, mayflower, or milkmaids, is a flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae.
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