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    Brassicaceae (Cruciferae)

    Mustard Family
    ca. 420 genera
    />4100 species

    Lepidium (pepper
    grass, whitetop)
    Sisymbrium (London
    rocket)
    Brassica (cole crops)
    Lesquerella
    (bladderpod)
    Draba
    Descurainia (tansey
    mustard)

    Brassicaceae

    Life Form

    Flowers and Inflorescence

    Stems and Leaves

    Reproductive Structures

    Plants usually herbaceous,


    sometimes woody.

    Flowers bisexual and mostly


    regular. Inflorescence typically a
    raceme.

    Leaves alternate, simple or divided.


    Major leaves often in basal rosette.

    Perianth
    Four distinct sepals and petals.
    Petals have claw at base and form
    cross when fully open.

    Six stamens, usually with four long and two


    short filaments. Superior ovary on prolonged
    receptacle (gynophore); two carpels that form
    two-chambered capsule-like fruit with
    persistent central divider

    Fruit
    Silique, silicle or capsule.

    Brassicaceae

    Life Form

    Flowers and Inflorescence

    Stems and Leaves

    Reproductive Structures

    Plants usually herbaceous,


    sometimes woody.

    Flowers bisexual and mostly


    regular. Inflorescence typically a
    raceme.

    Leaves alternate, simple or divided.


    Major leaves often in basal rosette.

    Perianth
    Four distinct sepals and petals.
    Petals have claw at base and form
    cross when fully open.

    Six stamens, usually with four long and two


    short filaments. Superior ovary on prolonged
    receptacle (gynophore); two carpels that form
    two-chambered capsule-like fruit with
    persistent central divider

    Fruit
    Silique, silicle or capsule.

    Brassicaceae

    Major leaves in basal rosette (Arabidopsis


    sp.)

    Life Form

    Flowers and Inflorescence

    Stems and Leaves

    Reproductive Structures

    Plants usually herbaceous,


    sometimes woody.

    Flowers bisexual and mostly


    regular. Inflorescence typically a
    raceme.

    Leaves alternate, simple or divided.


    Major leaves often in basal rosette.

    Perianth
    Four distinct sepals and petals.
    Petals have claw at base and form
    cross when fully open.

    Six stamens, usually with four long and two


    short filaments. Superior ovary on prolonged
    receptacle (gynophore); two carpels that form
    two-chambered capsule-like fruit with
    persistent central divider

    Fruit
    Silique, silicle or capsule.

    Brassicaceae

    4 + 2 stamens

    claw

    Cruciform

    Gynophore

    Eurosids II & Euasterids I

    Brassicaceae

    Lesquerella graclis

    Brassicaceae

    Brassicaceae

    Life Form

    Flowers and Inflorescence

    Stems and Leaves

    Reproductive Structures

    Plants usually herbaceous,


    sometimes woody.

    Flowers bisexual and mostly


    regular. Inflorescence typically a
    raceme.

    Leaves alternate, simple or divided.


    Major leaves often in basal rosette.

    Perianth
    Four distinct sepals and petals.
    Petals have claw at base and form
    cross when fully open.

    Six stamens, usually with four long and two


    short filaments. Superior ovary on prolonged
    receptacle (gynophore); two carpels that form
    two-chambered capsule-like fruit with
    persistent central divider

    Fruit
    Silique, silicle or capsule.

    Brassicaceae

    4 + 2 stamens

    claw

    Cruciform

    Gynophore

    Eurosids II & Euasterids I

    Brassicaceae

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    Life Form

    Flowers and Inflorescence

    Stems and Leaves

    Reproductive Structures

    Plants usually herbaceous,


    sometimes woody.

    Flowers bisexual and mostly


    regular. Inflorescence typically a
    raceme.

    Leaves alternate, simple or divided.


    Major leaves often in basal rosette.

    Perianth
    Four distinct sepals and petals.
    Petals have claw at base and form
    cross when fully open.

    Six stamens, usually with four long and two


    short filaments. Superior ovary on prolonged
    receptacle (gynophore); two carpels that form
    two-chambered capsule-like fruit with
    persistent central divider

    Fruit
    Silique, silicle or capsule.

    Brassicaceae

    Raphanus sativus

    Silique
    Dry, dehiscent fruit of Brassicaceae
    with two valves separating from
    the placentae and septum (replum)

    Eurosids II & Euasterids I

    Brassicaceae

    Siliques

    Silicles
    Less than twice as
    long as is wide

    Brassicaceae

    Brassicaceae

    Lesquerella montan

    Brassicaceae

    Sisymbrium irio

    Brassicaceae

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