Brassicaceae – Page 5

Evening Stock

Basic Information Common Name: Evening Stock Scientific Name: Matthiola longipetala Native Habitat: Mediterranean region, particularly Greece and Turkey. History / Discovery / Cultivator Matthiola longipetala,

Myagrum

Basic Information Common Name: Myagrum Scientific Name: Myagrum Native Habitat: Mediterranean region, particularly Southern Europe and North Africa. History / Discovery / Cultivator Myagrum, belonging

Musk Weed

Basic Information Common Name: Musk Weed Scientific Name: Myagrum perfoliatum Native Habitat: Mediterranean Basin, Western Asia History / Discovery / Cultivator Myagrum perfoliatum, commonly known

Watercress

Basic Information Common Name: Watercress Scientific Name: Nasturtium officinale Native Habitat: Europe and Asia History / Discovery / Cultivator Watercress, Nasturtium officinale, boasts a history

Neslia

Basic Information Common Name: Neslia Scientific Name: Neslia Native Habitat: Europe, Asia, North Africa History / Discovery / Cultivator *Neslia* is a genus of flowering

Ball Mustard

Basic Information Common Name: Ball Mustard Scientific Name: Neslia paniculata Native Habitat: Europe and Asia History / Discovery / Cultivator Neslia paniculata, commonly known as

Noccaea

Basic Information Common Name: Noccaea Scientific Name: Noccaea Native Habitat: Primarily alpine and subalpine regions of Europe and Asia. History / Discovery / Cultivator The

Alpine Pennycress

Basic Information Common Name: Alpine Pennycress Scientific Name: Noccaea caerulescens Native Habitat: Calcareous and metalliferous soils in mountainous regions of Europe. History / Discovery /

Orychophragmus

Basic Information Common Name: Orychophragmus Scientific Name: Orychophragmus Native Habitat: China History / Discovery / Cultivator Orychophragmus violaceus, commonly known as the Chinese Violet Cress

Chinese Violet Cress

Basic Information Common Name: Chinese Violet Cress Scientific Name: Orychophragmus violaceus Native Habitat: China History / Discovery / Cultivator Orychophragmus violaceus, commonly known as Chinese