White Crucifers

Thale Cress Abyssinian Kale Hoary Cress Common Shepherd's-purse



Mustard Family - Brassicaceae

Greek Penny-cress      Noccaea graeca

Native and endemic to the mountains of the Peloponnese.

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Flowers
Flowers
Basal leaf
Stem leaf
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Seed capsule


Perfoliate Penny-cress      Noccaea perfoliata

Native throughout most of Europe, the Mediterranean Region and eastwards into Central Asia.

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Flowers
Stem leaf
Stem leaf
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Flowers and seed capsules
Seed capsules
Seed capsules
Seed capsules


Abyssinian Kale      Crambe hispanica ssp. hispanica

This subspecies is native to Greece and eastwards to Asia Minor and the Middle East. Occasional in grassy places.

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Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Lower leaf
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Upper leaves
Bristly stem
Seed capsule


White Ball-mustard      Calepina irregularis

Native to the Mediterranean Region and eastward through the Middle East to the Caucasus. Often a plant of disturbed ground in urban areas.

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Flowers
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Flowers
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Basal leaf
Basal leaf
Stem leaf
Seed capsules


Common Whitlowgrass      Draba verna

Native throughout Europe and western Asia.

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Habit
Flowers
Basal leaves
Seed capsules


Southern Shepherd's-cress      Teesdalia coronopifolia

Native to the Mediterranean Region and Madeira.

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Flowers
Leaves


Hoary Cress      Lepidium draba

Native to the mediterranean Region and eastwards through eastern Europe to Central Asia and China. A plant of disturbed ground and roadsides, often on heavier soils.

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Flowers
Leaf
Seed capsule


Thale Cress      Arabidopsis thaliana

Native throughout Eurasia and much of Africa. Often common as an urban weed.

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Habit
Flowers
Basal leaves
Seed capsules held away from stem


Common Shepherd's-purse      Capsella bursa-pastoris

Native throughout Eurasia.

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Flowers
Basal leaves
Leaves
Leaves
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Seed capsule
Seed capsules


Hairy Bittercress      Cardamine hirsuta

Native throughout Europe, much of Africa and east into South-east Asia.

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Flowers with only four stamens
Basal leaf
Bristly leaf petiole
Long, upright capsules


Greek Bittercress      Cardamine graeca

Native to the central and eastern Mediterranean Region.

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Flowers
Leaf
Seed capsules
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