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Brassicaceae

Contains 40 genera and 105 accepted taxa overall.

Classification:	Dicots
Common Name:	Mustard family
Specimen:	Search the Consortium of Tennessee-Kentucky Herbaria for specimens within this family

Genera

Genus	Common Name	Taxa Count
Abdra		2
Adbra		1
Alliaria		1
Alyssum		1
Arabidopsis	ROCKCRESS	3
Arabis	ROCKCRESS	2
Armoracia		1
Barbarea	YELLOWROCKET	2
Berteroa		1
Boechera	ROCKCRESS	7
Brassica	MUSTARD	5
Calepina		1
Camelina		2
Capsella	CAPSELLA	1
Cardamine	BITTERCRESS	16
Chorispora		1
Coincya		2
Conringia	HARE'S EAR MUSTARS	1
Descurainia	TANSYMUSTARD	4
Diplotaxis	WALLROCKET	1
Draba	WHITLOWGRASS	3
Erucastrum	DOGMUSTARD	1
Erysimum	WALLFLOWER	4
Hesperis		1
Iodanthus		1
Leavenworthia		6
Lepidium	PEPPERWEED	8
Lunaria		1
Nasturtium	WATERCRESS	1
Noccaea		1
Paysonia		4
Physaria		1
Planodes	WINGED ROCKCRESS	1
Raphanus	RADISH	3
Rorippa	YELLOWCRESS	7
Sinapis	MUSTARD	1
Sisymbrium	HEDGEMUSTARD	3
Thlaspi	PENNYCRESS	2
Tomostima		1
Turritis		1

Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

UNDER DEVELOPMENT - this was the previous location of the Distribution Map - see the new section below.

For more information, contact: Joey Shaw, PhD

© 2023 Tennessee-Kentucky Plant Atlas | Data last modified: 9/28/2023

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Citation Information:

Shaw, J., D. Estes, B. Ruhfel, A.B. Morris, and T.R. Littlefield. 2023 Tennessee-Kentucky Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), USF Water Institute. University of South Florida]. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Austin Peay State University, University of Michigan, Furman University, and Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission.