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Brassicaceae

Page history last edited by Sarah Costa 15 years ago

Brassicaceae

The Mustard Family

 

Barbarea.vulgaris2.jpg

 

Barbarea vulgaris

 

also known as the "Crucifers"

 

About the Family:

  • leaves are alternate, basal rosettes
  • often pinnately incised
  • DO NOT have stipules
  • has a gynophore- the gyna or female area of the flower is held up 

FLOWERS:

  •     extremely uniform throughout family
  •     4, 3 saccate sepals and 4 clawed free petals
  •     6 stamens
  •     pistil made up of 2 fused petals
  •  
  • fruits have to halves
  • phore: something that holds another thing up 

 

Hairy Bittercress

Cardamine hirsuta

- 4 petals, 6 stamens, 2-carpulate pistol

- white flowers, seeds explode when touched

 

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