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Mustard

Mustard

Latin: Cruciferae

Plants in the Mustard Family by Scientific Name


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black mustard (Brassica nigra)Brassica nigra
Common Names black mustard
Family Mustard
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Introduced Yes
Weed Yes
shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)Capsella bursa-pastoris
Common Names shepherd's purse
Family Mustard
Flower Color White
Plant Type Herb
Short Description Flat, triangular pods are all along a fine stalk. Leaves are pinnatifid. The plant forms a rosette.
Location McCall
Weed Yes
hoary cress, whitetop (Cardaria spp.)
Cardaria spp.
Common Names hoary cress, whitetop
Family Mustard
Flower Color White
Plant Type Herb
Native No
Weed Noxious
blue mustard, tenella mustard, purple mustard (Chorispora tenella)
Chorispora tenella
Common Names blue mustard, tenella mustard, purple mustard
Family Mustard
Flower Color blue - purple
Plant Type Forb
Introduced Yes
Weed Noxious
Flixweed (Descurainia sophia)
Descurainia sophia
Common Names flixweed
Family Mustard
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Weed Noxious
Descurainia sp.
Common Names tansy mustard
Family Mustard
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Location McCall
Spring Whitlow-grass (Draba varna)Draba varna
Common Names spring whitlow grass
Family Mustard
Flower Color White, yellow
Plant Type Grass
Short Description Plant 2-3 cm. Widely dispersed.
perennial pepperweed (Lepidium latifolium L) 
Lepidium latifolium L
Common Names perennial pepperweed
Family Mustard
Flower Color White, cream
Plant Type Forb
Introduced Yes
Clasping Pepperweed (Lepidium perfoliatum)Lepidium perfoliatum
Common Names clasping pepperweed
Family Mustard
Flower Color Green-yellow
Plant Type Forb
bladder pod (Lesquerella douglasii)
Lesquerella douglasii
Common Names bladder pod
Family Mustard
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Native Yes
Weed No
tumble mustard(Sisymbrium altissimum)Sisymbrium altissimum
Common Names tumble mustard
Family Mustard
Flower Color Yellowish
Plant Type Forb
Introduced Yes
Weed Yes
Prince's plume (Stanleya pinnata)

Stanleya pinnata
Common Names Prince's plume
Family Mustard
Plant Type Shrub
Native Yes
thick-leaf thelypody, cut-leaf thelypody (Thelypodium laciniatum )
Thelypodium laciniatum
Common Names thick-leaf thelypody, cut-leaf thelypody
Family Mustard
Flower Color White/Purple
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes

For additional information please send an e-mail request to:
Dr. Clinton C. Shock
Clinton.Shock@oregonstate.edu

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