#cress_plant__cress any of various plants of the family Cruciferae having edible pungent-tasting leaves
supertype: crucifer__cruciferous_plant__cruciferousplant any of various plants of the family Cruciferae
member of: family_Cruciferae
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
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