Cruciferae, family Cruciferae, Brassicaceae, family Brassicaceae, mustard family

plants with four-petaled flowers

• dilleniid dicot family — family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs

• crucifer, cruciferous plant — any of various plants of the family Cruciferae
• cress, cress plant — any of various plants of the family Cruciferae having edible pungent-tasting leaves
• watercress — any of several water-loving cresses
• Aethionema, genus Aethionema — Old World genus of the family Cruciferae
• Alliaria, genus Alliaria — a genus of herbs of the family Cruciferae; have broad leaves and whit flowers and long siliques
• Alyssum, genus Alyssum — a genus of the family Cruciferae
• Arabidopsis, genus Arabidopsis — a genus of the mustard family having white or yellow or purplish flowers; closely related to genus Arabis
• Arabis, genus Arabis — annual to perennial woody herbs of temperate North America, Europe and Asia: rockcress
• Armoracia, genus Armoracia — horseradish
• Barbarea, genus Barbarea — biennial or perennial herbs of north temperate regions: winter cress
• Berteroa, genus Berteroa — hoary alyssum
• Biscutella, genus Biscutella — genus of Eurasian herbs and small shrubs: buckler mustard
• Brassica, genus Brassica — mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc.
• Cakile, genus Cakile — small genus of succulent annual herbs found on sandy shores of North America and Europe
• Camelina, genus Camelina — annual and biennial herbs of Mediterranean to central Asia
• Capsella, genus Capsella — shepherd's purse
• Cardamine, genus Cardamine — bittercress, bitter cress
• Dentaria, genus Dentaria — usually included in genus Cardamine; in some classifications considered a separate genus
• Cheiranthus, genus Cheiranthus — Old World perennial plants grown for their showy flowers
• Cochlearia, genus Cochlearia — a genus of the family Cruciferae
• Crambe, genus Crambe — annual or perennial herbs with large leaves that resemble the leaves of cabbages
• Descurainia, genus Descurainia — includes annual or biennial herbs of America and Europe very similar to and often included among those of genera Sisymbrium or Hugueninia; not recognized in some classification systems
• Diplotaxis, genus Diplotaxis — wall rocket
• genus Draba — large genus of low tufted herbs of temperate and arctic regions
• Eruca, genus Eruca — annual to perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region
• Erysimum, genus Erysimum — large genus of annual or perennial herbs some grown for their flowers and some for their attractive evergreen leaves; Old World and North America
• genus Heliophila — genus of South African flowering herbs and subshrubs
• Hesperis, genus Hesperis — biennial or perennial erect herbs having nocturnally fragrant flowers
• Iberis, genus Iberis — Old World herbs and subshrubs: candytuft
• Isatis, genus Isatis — Old World genus of annual to perennial herbs: woad
• Lepidium, genus Lepidium — cosmopolitan genus of annual and biennial and perennial herbs: cress
• Lesquerella, genus Lesquerella — genus of low-growing hairy herbs: bladderpods
• Lobularia, genus Lobularia — sweet alyssum
• Lunaria, genus Lunaria — small genus of European herbs: honesty
• Malcolmia, genus Malcolmia — genus of plants usually found in coastal habitats; Mediterranean to Afghanistan
• Matthiola, genus Matthiola — genus of Old World plants grown as ornamentals
• Nasturtium, genus Nasturtium — aquatic herbs
• Physaria, genus Physaria — small genus of western North American herbs similar to Lesquerella: bladderpods
• Pritzelago, genus Pritzelago — chamois cress
• Raphanus, genus raphanus — radish
• Rorippa, genus Rorippa — annual and perennial herbs of damp habitats; cosmopolitan except Antarctica
• genus Schizopetalon — small genus of South American herbs grown for its flowers
• Sinapis, genus Sinapis — small genus of Old World herbs usually included in genus Brassica
• genus Sisymbrium — genus of Old World annual or biennial or perennial herbs with racemose flowers; many are considered to be weeds
• Stanleya, genus Stanleya — prince's plume
• Stephanomeria, genus Stephanomeria — malheur wire lettuce
• Subularia, genus Subularia — small genus of herbs of north temperate regions and mountains of tropical Africa
• Thlaspi, genus Thlaspi — herbs of temperate regions: pennycress
• Thysanocarpus, genus Thysanocarpus — small genus of herbs of upland regions of North American Pacific coast
• Turritis, genus Turritis — closely related to and often included in genus Arabis
• Vesicaria, genus Vesicaria — small genus of chiefly Mediterranean herbs: bladderpods

• Rhoeadales, order Rhoeadales, Papaverales, order Papaverales — an order of dicotyledonous plants