Brassicaceae – Page 3

Persian Stonecress

Basic Information Common Name: Persian Stonecress Scientific Name: Aethionema grandiflorum Native Habitat: Mountainous regions of Turkey, Iran, and the Caucasus. History / Discovery / Cultivator

Garlic Mustard

Basic Information Common Name: Garlic Mustard Scientific Name: Alliaria petiolata Native Habitat: Europe and parts of Asia History / Discovery / Cultivator Alliaria petiolata, commonly

Alyssum

Basic Information Common Name: Alyssum Scientific Name: Alyssum Native Habitat: Mediterranean region, Europe, Asia History / Discovery / Cultivator Alyssum, scientifically known as Alyssum, boasts

Madwort

Basic Information Common Name: Madwort Scientific Name: Alyssum montanum Native Habitat: Rocky slopes and alpine meadows of Europe. History / Discovery / Cultivator Alyssum montanum,

Basic Information Common Name: Sweet Alyssum Scientific Name: Lobularia maritima Native Habitat: Mediterranean region, Canary Islands History / Discovery / Cultivator Sweet Alyssum, scientifically known

Golden Alyssum

Basic Information Common Name: Golden Alyssum Scientific Name: Alyssum saxatile Native Habitat: Rocky slopes and cliffs of Southern Europe. History / Discovery / Cultivator Alyssum

Anastatica

Basic Information Common Name: Anastatica Scientific Name: Anastatica hierochuntica Native Habitat: Deserts of the Middle East and North Africa History / Discovery / Cultivator Anastatica

Rose of Jericho

Basic Information Common Name: Rose of Jericho Scientific Name: Anastatica hierochuntica Native Habitat: Deserts of North Africa, Southwest Asia, and the Middle East History /

Arabidopsis

Basic Information Common Name: Arabidopsis Scientific Name: Arabidopsis Native Habitat: Eurasia and Africa History / Discovery / Cultivator Arabidopsis, specifically Arabidopsis thaliana, may not be

Thale Cress

Basic Information Common Name: Thale Cress Scientific Name: Arabidopsis thaliana Native Habitat: Europe, Asia, and North Africa History / Discovery / Cultivator Arabidopsis thaliana, commonly