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Plant family: brassicaceae

The mustard family was formerly known as cruciferae, because of the four-petaled, cross-shaped flowers. Nearly all of its members are herbaceous, and most of them are edible - including such staples as cabbage, beets and greens. Many small rock garden plants also belong in this family.

I use the GRIN online query system to determine plant families. The list below shows the plants in my database listed as members of the brassicaceae family. Click on the botanical name of any plant to go to the plant portrait. For a list of all the plant families represented in our garden, see my families page.

Botanical name	Common name	Category	Flowers	Size
Aethionema armenum	stone cress	perennial (Z5-8)	pink (late spring)	3-8"
Aethionema caespitosum		perennial	lavender-pink	2-4"
Aethionema glaucinum		perennial	pink	6"
Aethionema grandiflorum	stonecress	perennial (Z5-9)	pink (late spring-summer)	6" tall, 12" wide
Aethionema iberideum		perennial	white (early summer)	2-4"
Aethionema oppositifolium		perennial	pale pink
Aethionema schistosum	fragrant Persian stonecress	perennial (Z4-8)	pink (early spring)	6-12"
Aethionema subulatum		perennial	pink	2-4"
Aethionema thomasianum		perennial	pink/white
Alliaria petiolata			white
Alyssoides utriculata	Greek bladderpod	perennial/subshrub (Z6-9)	yellow (spring)	10"
Alyssum cuneifolium		perennial	yellow (late spring)	2-4"
Alyssum montanum	creeping basket of gold	perennial (Z2-9)	yellow (spring)
Alyssum oxycarpum		perennial	yellow (summer)	4-8"
Alyssum stribrnyi		perennial (Z7)	yellow (late spring)	10-16"
Arabis alpina 'Snowcap'	mountain rockcress	perennial (Z4-7)	white (early spring)	4"
Arabis blepharophylla 'Spring Charm'	rose rock cress	perennial (Z3-7)	pink (April)	4-10 in.
Arabis ferdinandi-coburgi	alpine wall cress	perennial (Z5-9)	white	6"
Arabis soyeri	rock cress	perennial	white	3"
Aubrieta deltoidea	purple rock cress	perennial	purple (spring)	4", spreading
Aurinia saxatilis	basket of gold	perennial	yellow	12"
Barbarea vulgaris 'Variegata'	variegated winter cress	perennial	yellow	2 ft
Cardamine pratensis	cuckoo flower; lady's smock	perennial	white/pale lilac	8"
Caulanthus crassicaulis	thick-stem wild cabbage	perennial	cream
Caulanthus inflatus	desert candle	annual	purple	24"
Cleome houtteana	spider flower	annual	pink (summer)	4'
Coluteocarpus vesicaria		perennial	pink or white	2-8"
Degenia velebitica		perennial (Z7)	yellow (late spring)	4"
Descurainia sophia	tansy mustard	annual?	yellow (spring)	18"
Draba aizoides	whitlow-grass	perennial	yellow (late winter-mid spring)	2" tall
Draba arabisans	rock whitlow-grass	perennial	white (spring)	4-8"
Draba athoa		perennial	yellow (spring)	3"
Draba condensata		perennial	yellow (early spring)	3"
Draba cretica	whitlow-grass	perennial (Z9)	yellow (spring)	1"
Draba dedeana		perennial	white
Draba dubia	whitlow-grass	perennial (?)	white	small
Draba fladnizensis		perennial	white	8"
Draba hispanica	whitlow-grass	perennial (Z7)	yellow	3"
Draba lasiocarpa var. compacta		perennial (Z6)	yellow (spring)	4-6"
Draba norvegica	rock whitlow-grass	perennial	white (spring-early summer)	6-8"
Draba paysonii		perennial	yellow (early spring)	3"
Draba rosularis		perennial	yellow	4"
Draba sakuraii		perennial	white (spring)	2-4"
Draba sibirica		perennial	yellow (spring)
Fibigia clypeata	Roman shields	biennial/perennial	yellow	3' tall
Fibigia eriocarpa		perennial (Z4-9)	yellow
Heliophila coronopifolia	blue diamonds; false blue flax	annual	blue (early summer)	20"
Hesperis matronalis	dame's rocket	biennial	purple (spring)	4'
Hormathophylla spinosa	spiny alyssum; madwort	perennial/dwarf shrub (Z6-10)	pink (spring-summer)	6-12"
Iberis auricosa 'Sweetheart'	pink candytuft	perennial	pink (spring)	6-8"
Iberis sempervirens	candytuft	perennial (Z4-10)	white (spring)	10"
Iberis simplex		perennial
Iberis spathulata	candytuft	perennial (Z4-8)	purple or white (spring)	2-4"
Isatis tinctoria	dyer's woad	biennial (Z4-8)	yellow	3-4'
Lesquerella alpina	alpine bladderpod	perennial	yellow (May-July)	4"
Lesquerella ovalifolia	oval-leaf bladderpod		yellow	7"
Lobularia maritima	sweet alyssum	annual	white, purple (summer-fall)	3"
Lunaria annua	honesty; moneyplant	biennial	purple (April)	2'
Lunaria rediviva	perennial honesty	perennial (Z5-8)	lilac (May-June)	24-36"
Lutzia cretica		perennial	yellow	8"
Malcolmia maritima	Virginia stock	annual	various colors (summer)	12"
Matthiola incana	common stock	annual	various colors (summer)	12"
Matthiola longipetala ssp. bicornis	evening scented stock	annual	violet (summer)	12-18"
Orychophragmus violaceus	Chinese violet cress	perennial (Z7-10)	violet (late spring-summer)	12-24"
Petrocallis pyrenaica		perennial	lilac, pink, or white (late spring-summer)	1-2"
Physaria arizonica	Arizona bladderpod	perennial	yellow (spring)	6"
Physaria bellii			yellow (spring)	2-4"
Raffenaldia primuloides		perennial (Z6)	yellow (spring)	2-4"
Rorippa sp.	yellow cress		yellow	1-3'
Rorippa sylvestris	creeping yellow cress	perennial	yellow (late spring-summer)
Sisymbrium loeselii	small tumble-mustard	annual	yellow (summer)	16-48"
Sisymbrium luteum		perennial (Z4-8)	yellow (late spring)	2-4'
Stanleya pinnata	prince's plume	perennial (Z5-9)	yellow	24"
Streptanthus farnsworthianus	Farnsworth's jewelflower	annual	white	30"
Thlaspi alliaceum?	garlic pennycress	annual	white (April)	12"
Thlaspi bellidifolium		perennial	pink	4"
Thlaspi kerneri			white
Thlaspi species	mountain pennycress	perennial	white (summer)	12"
Vella spinosa		perennial/subshrub	pale yellow (spring)	8-12"

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