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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Taxonomic Rank Member Count Band Era First Appeared Classification
Living or Extinct Connections
Parent Taxon Of
Source Wikidata: Brassica rapa
Source Cardamine pratensis (Wikipedia)
Source Wikidata: Garden Cress
Source Horseradish (Wikidata)
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
WikipediaIntroduction
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.
View the Source 3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Brassicaceae
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 4222
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Brassicaceae
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Brassicaceae" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 5.333 ... "early_interval": "Zanclean"
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
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, IntroductionQuote, 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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