#crucifer__cruciferous_plant__cruciferousplant any of various plants of the family Cruciferae
supertype: herbaceous_plant__herb a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
part: cruciferous_vegetable
member of: family_Cruciferae
subtype: cress_plant__cress any of various plants of the family Cruciferae having edible pungent-tasting leaves
subtype: watercress any of several water-loving cresses
subtype: American_watercress__mountain_watercress__Cardamine_rotundifolia mat-forming perennial found in cold springs of the eastern United States
subtype: common_watercress__Rorippa_nasturtium-aquaticum__Nasturtium_officinale perennial Eurasian cress growing chiefly in springs or running water having fleshy pungent leaves used in salads or as a potherb or garnish; introduced in North America and elsewhere
subtype: marsh_cress__marshcres__yellow_watercress__Rorippa_islandica annual or biennial cress growing in damp places sometimes used in salads or as a potherb; troublesome weed in some localities
subtype: great_yellowcress__greatyellowcres__Rorippa_amphibia__Nasturtium_amphibium perennial herb found on streams and riversides throughout Europe except extreme north and Mediterranean; sometimes placed in genus Nasturtium
subtype: Arabidopsis_thaliana__mouse-ear_cress__mouseearcres a small invasive self-pollinating weed with small white flowers; much studied by plant geneticists; the first higher plant whose complete genome sequence was described
subtype: Arabidopsis_lyrata a small non-invasive cross-pollinating plant with white flowers; closely related to Arabidopsis thaliana
subtype: rock_cress__rockcress__rockcres any of several rock-loving cresses of the genus Arabis
subtype: Arabis_Canadensis__sicklepod North American rock cress having very long curved pods
subtype: Arabis_turrita__tower_cress__tower_mustard__towermustard European cress having stiff erect stems; sometimes placed in genus Turritis
subtype: tower_mustard__towermustard__tower_cress__Turritis_glabra__Arabis_glabra or genus Arabis: erect cress widely distributed throughout Europe
subtype: St._Barbara's_herb__winter_cress__scurvy_grass any plant of the genus Barbarea: yellow-flowered Eurasian cresses; widely cultivated for winter salad
subtype: Belle_Isle_cress__early_winter_cress__land_cress__American_cress__American_watercress__Barbarea_verna__Barbarea_praecox of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida
subtype: bittercress__bittercres__bittercres any of various herbs of the genus Cardamine, having usually pinnate leaves and racemes of white, pink or purple flowers; cosmopolitan except Antarctic
subtype: lady's_smock__cuckooflower__cuckoo_flower__meadow_cress__Cardamine_pratensis a bitter cress of Europe and America
subtype: coral-root_bittercress__coralroot__coralwort__cardaminebulbifera__Dentaria_bulbifera European bittercress having a knotted white rootstock
subtype: crinkleroot__pepperroot__toothwort__Cardamine_diphylla__Dentaria_diphylla North American herb with pungent scaly or toothed roots
subtype: spring_cress__Cardamine_bulbosa small white-flowered cress common in wet places in eastern North America
subtype: purple_cress__Cardamine_douglasii small perennial herb of cooler regions of North America with racemose purple flowers
subtype: common_scurvy_grass__scurvy_grass__Cochlearia_officinalis a widely distributed arctic cress reputed to have value in treatment or prevention of scurvy; a concentrated source of vitamin C
subtype: common_garden_cress__garden_pepper_cress__pepper_grass__pepperwort__Lepidium_sativum annual herb used as salad green and garnish
subtype: garlic_mustard__hedge_garlic__hedgegarlic__sauce-alone__saucealone__jack-by-the-hedge__Alliaria_officinalis European herb that smells like garlic
subtype: alyssum__madwort any garden plant of the genus Alyssum having clusters of small yellow or white flowers
subtype: Anastatica_hierochuntica__rose_of_Jericho__resurrection_plant small gray Asiatic desert plant bearing minute white flowers that rolls up when dry and expands when moist
subtype: wild_cabbage__Brassica_oleracea wild original of cultivated cabbages; common in western coastal Europe
subtype: cultivated_cabbage__cabbage__Brassica_oleracea any of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown for their edible leaves or flowers
subtype: head_cabbage_plant__head_cabbage__Brassica_oleracea_capitata any of various cultivated cabbage plants having a short thick stalk and large compact head of edible usually green leaves
subtype: savoy_cabbage__savoycabbage cabbage plant with a compact head of crinkled leaves
subtype: red_cabbage.head_cabbage_plant__redcabbage cabbage plant with a compact head of reddish purple leaves
subtype: brussels_sprout__Brassica_oleracea_gemmifera plant grown for its stout stalks of edible small green heads resembling diminutive cabbages
subtype: Brassica_oleracea_botrytis__cauliflower a plant having a large edible head of crowded white flower buds
subtype: Brassica_oleracea_italica__broccoli plant with dense clusters of tight green flower buds
subtype: borecole__kale__kail__cole__colewort__Brassica_oleracea_acephala a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head
subtype: collard variety of kale having smooth leaves
subtype: kohlrabi__Brassica_oleracea_gongylodes plant cultivated for its enlarged fleshy turnip-shaped edible stem
subtype: turnip_plant any of several widely cultivated plants having edible roots
subtype: Brassica_rapa__turnip__white_turnip__whiteturnip widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root
subtype: rutabaga_plant__rutabaga__turnip_cabbage__swede__Swedish_turnip__Brassica_napus_napobrassica a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root
subtype: Brassica_rapa_ruvo__broccoli_raab__broccoli_rabe plant grown for its pungent edible leafy shoots
subtype: mustard any of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica
subtype: chinese_mustard__chinesemustard__indian_mustard__leaf_mustard__gai_choi__gaichoi__Brassica_juncea Asiatic mustard used as a potherb
subtype: black_mustard__blackmustard__Brassica_nigra widespread Eurasian annual plant cultivated for its pungent seeds; a principal source of table mustard
subtype: colza__rape__Brassica_napus Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop
subtype: white_mustard__whitemustard__Brassica_hirta__Sinapis_alba Eurasian mustard cultivated for its pungent seeds; a source of table mustard and mustard oil
subtype: field_mustard__fieldmustard__wild_mustard__charlock__chadlock__Brassica_kaber__Sinapis_arvensis weedy Eurasian plant often a pest in grain fields
subtype: Chinese_cabbage__celery_cabbage__napa__pe-tsai__Brassica_rapa_pekinensis plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asia
subtype: pakchoi__bok_choy__bokchoy__bok_choi__bokchoi__Chinese_white_cabbage__Brassica_rapa_chinensis Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leaves
subtype: tendergreen__spinach_mustard__spinachmustard__Brassica_perviridis__Brassica_rapa_perviridis Asiatic plant cultivated for its swollen root crown and edible foliage
subtype: gold_of_pleasure__Camelina_sativa annual European false flax having small white flowers; cultivated since Neolithic times as a source of fiber and for its oil-rich seeds; widely naturalized in North America
subtype: shepherd's_purse__shepherd's_pouch__Capsella_bursa-pastoris white-flowered annual European herb bearing triangular notched pods; nearly cosmopolitan as an introduced weed
subtype: radish_plant a cruciferous plant of the genus Raphanus having a pungent edible root
subtype: Raphanus_sativus__radish Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its edible pungent root usually eaten raw
subtype: daikon__Japanese_radish__Raphanus_sativus_longipinnatus radish of Japan with a long hard durable root eaten raw or cooked
subtype: malheur_wire_lettuce__Stephanomeria_malheurensis a small plant of Oregon resembling mustard; a threatened species
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