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Brassicaceae (/ ˌ b r æ s ɪ ˈ k eɪ s iː ˌ iː,-s i ˌ aɪ /) or (the older) Cruciferae (/ k r uː ˈ s ɪ f ər i /) [2] 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 mustard plant is any one of several plant species in the genera Brassica, Rhamphospermum and Sinapis in the family Brassicaceae (the mustard family). Mustard seed is used as a spice. Grinding and mixing the seeds with water, vinegar, or other liquids creates the yellow condiment known as prepared mustard. The seeds can also be pressed to ...
Further relationships inside the family Brassicaceae can be described by tribes, a grouping of genera (see Brassicaceae § Relationships within the family). Armoracia, Barbarea, and Nasturtium belong to the tribe Cardamineae; Brassica, Sinapis, Diplotaxis, Eruca, and Raphanus belong to Brassiceae; Lepidium belongs in Lepidieae; and finally Wasabia belongs in Eutremeae.
Brassica (/ ˈ b r æ s ɪ k ə /) is a genus of plants in the cabbage and mustard family (Brassicaceae). The members of the genus are informally known as cruciferous vegetables, cabbages, mustard plants, or simply brassicas. [2] Crops from this genus are sometimes called cole crops—derived from the Latin caulis, denoting the stem or stalk of ...
The mustard plant is known as "chicken mustard", "multishoot mustard", and "nine-head mustard". big-stem mustard Stem Mustard (茎用芥/芥菜头) Previously identified as B. juncea subsp. tsatsai var. tumida. [3] The mustard plant with knobby, fist-sized, swollen green stem is known as "big-stem mustard" or "swollen-stem mustard".
Mustard seed, seeds of the mustard plant used in cooking; Mustard greens (Brassica juncea), edible leaves from a variety of mustard plant; Mustard oil; Mustard family, or Brassicaceae, a family of plants; Mustard tree, or Salvadora persica; Mustard stick, the fresh fruit of the betel vine; Tomalley, sometimes called the "mustard" of a crab or ...
All of the members of this family are edible, and beyond that, quite nutritious, featuring vitamins and antioxidants. Lost in the supermarket: Napa cabbage is a member of the mustard family ...
Napa cabbage belongs to the family Brassicaceae, commonly called the mustard or cabbage family. As a cruciferous plant it is closely related to species of Brassica like broccoli, bok choy and cauliflower. [19] [20] Napa cabbage is widely used in China, Japan, and Korea. [21]