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Brassicaceae

Brassicaceae (/ˌbræsɪˈkeɪsiːˌiː, -siˌaɪ/) or (the older but equally valid) Cruciferae (/kruːˈsɪfəri/) is a medium-sized and economically important family of flowering plants commonly known as the mustards, the crucifers, or the cabbage family. Most are herbaceous plants, while some are shrubs. The leaves are simple (although are sometimes deeply…

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Brassicaceae

Nodes256
Edges255
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Avg. degree1.99
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Brassicaceae

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related to Description · 30
Brassicaceae → About, Africa, Although, Angiosperm, Arabidopsis, Arabis, Australia, Boechera, California, Cardamine, Caulanthus, Due, Few, Hairs, Hybridisation, Lepidium, Mathiola, Mbp, Mbp Bunias, New Zealand
related to Taxonomy · 28
Brassicaceae → Alfred Barton Rendle, All, Brassicales, Capparaceae, Capparales, Carl Linnaeus, Cleomaceae, Cleome, Current, DNA-analysis, Early DNA-analysis, Following Bentham, George Bentham, Hooker, In, John Hutchinson, Joseph Dalton Hooker, Klass, Other, Papaveraceae
related to Ecology · 24
Brassicaceae → Alliaria, Although, Bacillus, Barbarea, Brevicoryne, Cardamine, Differences, In, Like, Managing, Many, Most, Over, Parasitoid, Pieridae, Plutella, Pringlea, Several Alyssum, Some, The
related to Distribution · 18
Brassicaceae → About, Antarctica, Australasia, Australia, Brazil, Congo Basin, Irano-Turanian Region, Maritime Southeast Asia, Mediterranean, New Zealand, Next, North America, North American Atlantic, Rocky Mountain, Saharo-Arabian, South America, Southern Africa, The
related to Relationships within the family · 13
Brassicaceae → Aethionema, Aethionemoideae, Although, Arabodae, As, Brassicodae, Brassicoideae, Camelinodae, Early, Heliophilodae, Hesperodae, It, One
related to Further reading · 9
Brassicaceae → Arias, Bibcode, Brassiceae, Chris, Novel, October, Pires, Tatiana, Taxon
related to Phytochemistry · 6
Brassicaceae → Almost, C3, C4, Moricandia, The, They
related to Etymology · 5
Brassicaceae → Brassica, Classical Latin, Cruciferae, Neo-Latin, The
related to Differences from similar families · 3
Brassicaceae → Capparaceae, Cleomaceae, The
related to External links · 3
Brassicaceae → BrassiBase, Brassicaceae Tree, Life

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species family may two plants one mustard genera cabbage leaves sometimes cardamine glucosinolates also brassica many rarely although native lack

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Brassicaceaeis adiamondback moth0.90text
Alliaria petiolatainstance ofSome non-native mustards0.80text
water awlwort live submerged in fresh waterinstance ofa few species0.80text
sixteen to twenty four in Megacarpaeainstance ofand very rarely species have different numbers of stamens0.80text
four in Cardamine hirsutainstance ofand very rarely species have different numbers of stamens0.80text
and two in Coronopusinstance ofand very rarely species have different numbers of stamens0.80text
rapid absorption of the glucosinatesinstance ofSome insect herbivores have developed counter adaptations0.80text
quick alternative breakdown into non-toxic compoundsinstance ofSome insect herbivores have developed counter adaptations0.80text
avoiding cell damageinstance ofSome insect herbivores have developed counter adaptations0.80text
poison ivyinstance ofand having more vines0.80text
P. oleraceainstance ofgarlic mustard also is a threat to native North American Pieris butterflies0.80text
as they preferentially oviposit on itinstance ofgarlic mustard also is a threat to native North American Pieris butterflies0.80text

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