Brassicaceae

Also known as mustard family, Cruciferae, cabbage family, mustards, crucifers

Brassicaceae () or (the older but equally valid) Cruciferae () 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 incised), lack stipules, and appear alternately on stems or in rosettes. The inflorescences are terminal and lack bracts. The flowers have four free sepals, four free alternating petals, two shorter free stamens and four longer free stamens. The fruit has seeds in rows, divided by a thin wa

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Brassicaceae, commonly known as the mustard or cabbage family, is a medium-sized group of flowering plants that includes many herbaceous species and some shrubs, and it is economically important to humans. The family is recognized by its distinctive flowers with four petals and characteristic fruit structures containing seeds arranged in rows.

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Species

korsblommiga

Brassicaceae

FAMILY

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderBrassicales
FamilyBrassicaceae

Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater

Observations recorded13,215,316

油菜田十字花科（學名：Brassicaceae，中文名譯自舊稱Cruciferae）为真双子叶植物十字花目的一科，是植物中最繁盛的科之一。有许多种人类食用的蔬菜出自本科，大约共有338個属，约3700种，原产自北半球温带地区，现已被引种到世界各地。中国原产85属约360餘种，另引种7属20餘种。由於十字花科的種屬繁多，現除了大中華地區原產的品種以外，其他的種屬有不少到現在還未有中文譯名，包括不少新擬定的種屬。目录 1 特征 2 分類 2.1 A 2.2 B 2.3 C 2.4 D 2.5 E 2.6 F 2.7 G 2.8 H 2.9 I 2.10 K 2.11 L 2.12 M 2.13 N 2.14 O 2.15 P 2.16 Q 2.17 R 2.18 S 2.19 T 2.20 V 2.21 W 2.22 X 2.23 Y 2.24 Z 3 外部链接特征主要特征茎和叶：草本，常具辛辣味。单叶，基生叶常呈莲座状，茎生叶互生，无托叶。花：*K2+2C2+2A2+4G(2:1)。总状花序。十字花冠，四强雄蕊，蜜腺生于花萼上，常与萼片对生。子房1室，被假隔膜分为假2室，横切面上有2个侧膜胎座。果实和种子：角果（长角果和短角果）。种子无胚乳，胚弯曲。代表植物油菜（Brassica campestris L.）荠菜（Capsella bursa - pastoris (L.) Medic.）蘿蔔（Raphanus sativus）西洋菜花椰菜捲心菜/包心菜分類以下各屬依其拉丁名字順序排列： A Acanthocardamum Aethionema Agallis 蔥芥屬（Alliaria） Alyssoides Alysopsis 庭薺屬（Alyssum） Ammosperma 含生草属（Anastatica） Anchonium Andrzeiowskia Anelsonia 寒原薺屬（Aphragmus） Aplanodes Arabidella 鼠耳芥屬（Arabidopsis）南芥属（Arabis） Arcyosperma 辣根屬（Armoracia） Aschersoniodoxa Asperuginoides Asta 异药芥属（Atelanthera） Athysanus Aubrieta Aurinia B Ballantinia 山芥属（Barbarea） Beringia 团扇荠属（Berteroa）锥果芥属（Berteroella） Biscutella Bivonaea Blennodia Boleum Boreava Bornmuellera Borodinia Botscantzevia Brachycarpaea 芸苔屬（Brassica）柏蕾荠属（Braya） Brayopsis Brossa

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Research

98,581 papers

Brassicaceae flowers: diversity amid uniformity.ReviewJournal of experimental botany · 2019Nikolov LADOI: 10.1093/jxb/erz079
Antagonistic RALF peptides control an intergeneric hybridization barrier on Brassicaceae stigmas.Cell · 2023Lan Z, Song Z, Wang Z et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.09.003
Salt tolerance in Brassicaceae crops: physiological responses and molecular mechanisms.ReviewFunctional plant biology : FPB · 2023Wang T, Yang X, Fan Z et al.DOI: 10.1071/FP23023
Anthocyanins in Brassicaceae: composition, stability, bioavailability, and potential health benefits.ReviewCritical reviews in food science and nutrition · 2022Zhang N, Jing PDOI: 10.1080/10408398.2020.1852170
A two-step self-pollination mechanism maximizes fertility in Brassicaceae.Cell · 2025Liu P, Quan X, Song Z et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2025.03.021
Developing multifunctional crops by engineering Brassicaceae glucosinolate pathways.ReviewPlant communications · 2023Qin H, King GJ, Borpatragohain P et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.xplc.2023.100565
Brassicaceae Mustards: Phytochemical Constituents, Pharmacological Effects, and Mechanisms of Action against Human Disease.ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2024Rahman M, Khatun A, Liu L et al.DOI: 10.3390/ijms25169039
Cell-cell signaling during the Brassicaceae self-incompatibility response.ReviewTrends in plant science · 2022Abhinandan K, Sankaranarayanan S, Macgregor S et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2021.10.011

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Wikidata facts

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Commons category: Brassicaceae
taxon name: Brassicaceae
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomyfamily.aspx?id=166
taxon common name: križnice
Montana Plant Life URL: montana.plant-life.org/cgi-bin/family03.cgi?Brassicaceae

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Article

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Contents

Description
Inflorescence and flower
Ovary, fruit and seed
Differences from similar families
Phytochemistry
Taxonomy
Relationships within the family
Genera
Etymology
Distribution
Ecology
Uses
Gallery
References
External links
Further reading

Pieris rapae and other butterflies of the family Pieridae are some of the best-known pests of Brassicaceae species planted as commercial crops. Trichoplusia ni (cabbage looper) moth is also becoming increasingly problematic for crucifers due to its resistance to commonly used pest control methods. Some rarer Pieris butterflies, such as P. virginiensis, depend upon native mustards for their survival in their native habitats. Some non-native mustards such as Alliaria petiolata (garlic mustard), an extremely invasive species in the United States, can be toxic to their larvae.