Brassicaceae Family — Genera & Species
Brassicaceae is a plant family. PlantoScan has care guides for 692 species in 221 genera of this family. Pick a genus to see its species, or start with the notable species below.
Notable Brassicaceae species
Rapeseed
Brassica napus
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Broccoli Plant
Brassica oleracea
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Turnip
Brassica rapa
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Garlic Mustard
Alliaria petiolata
Quinten WiegersmaCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Desert Alyssum
Alyssum desertorum
Oleksandr ShynderCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Alyssum pulvinare
Christoph MoningCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Rock Cress
Arabidopsis halleri
Jacy ChenCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Thale Cress
Arabidopsis thaliana
Wolfgang JauchCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Alpine Rockcress
Arabis alpina
avocatCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Horseradish
Armoracia rusticana
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Purple Rock Cress
Aubrieta deltoidea
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Golden Alyssum
Aurinia saxatilis
Lucie HladilováCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Genera in the Brassicaceae family
- Draba55 species · e.g. Magellan Draba
- Cardamine41 species · e.g. Alpine Bittercress
- Lepidium39 species · e.g. Field Pepperweed
- Streptanthus37 species
- Erysimum31 species · e.g. Sand Wallflower
- Boechera26 species
- Physaria26 species · e.g. Twinpod
- Arabis15 species · e.g. Alpine Rockcress
- Brassica14 species · e.g. Rapeseed
- Rorippa14 species · e.g. Roundfruit yellowcress
- Diplotaxis13 species · e.g. Wall Rocket
- Matthiola11 species
- Alyssum10 species · e.g. Desert Alyssum
- Thelypodium10 species · e.g. Short-fruited Thelypody
- Noccaea9 species · e.g. Thlaspi montanum
- Arabidopsis8 species · e.g. Rock Cress
- Descurainia8 species
- Barbarea7 species · e.g. Intermediate Winter Cress
- Sisymbrium7 species · e.g. Tall Rocket
- Aethionema6 species · e.g. Armenian Stonecress
- Hornungia6 species · e.g. Denseflower rockcress
- Iberis6 species · e.g. Bitter Candytuft
- Leavenworthia6 species · e.g. Alabama gladecress
- Borodinia5 species · e.g. Smooth Borodinia
- Braya5 species · e.g. Long's braya
- Camelina5 species · e.g. False flax
- Capsella5 species · e.g. Shepherd's Purse
- Cochlearia5 species · e.g. English Scurvygrass
- Hesperidanthus5 species · e.g. Clay Milk-vetch
- Nasturtium5 species · e.g. Watercress
- Paysonia5 species
- Aurinia4 species · e.g. Golden Alyssum
- Eutrema4 species · e.g. Thellungiella salsuginea
- Heliophila4 species · e.g. African Heliophila
- Odontarrhena4 species · e.g. None
- Thysanocarpus4 species
- Warea4 species · e.g. Amplexicaul Warea
- Aubrieta3 species · e.g. Purple Rock Cress
- Biscutella3 species
- Cakile3 species · e.g. Sea Rocket
- Coincya3 species · e.g. Sea Stock
- Crambe3 species · e.g. Sea Kale
- Erucastrum3 species
- Lunaria3 species · e.g. Annual Honesty
- Sinapis3 species · e.g. Wild Mustard
- Stanleya3 species · e.g. Desert Plume
- Tropidocarpum3 species
- Armoracia2 species · e.g. Horseradish
- Athysanus2 species
- Chorispora2 species
- Cuphonotus2 species
- Farsetia2 species
- Hemicrambe2 species · e.g. Dwarf umbrella plant
- Hesperis2 species · e.g. Dame's Rocket
- Iskandera2 species · e.g. Hissar Iskandera
- Malcolmia2 species · e.g. Sea Stock
- Notothlaspi2 species · e.g. Australian Notothlaspi
- Parolinia2 species · e.g. Intermediate Parolinia
- Petroravenia2 species
- Raphanus2 species · e.g. Wild Radish
See also the plant genera A–Z and the complete plant care guide.