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- proper noun A taxonomic
family within theorder Brassicales — the mustard or cabbage family. The alternative name isCruciferae .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Horseradish (Armoracia lapathifolia) is a member of the Brassicaceae (Mustard) Family.
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Vegetation is dominated by ephemeral (annual) and ephemeroid (perennial) grasses and forbs, with dominant species belonging to Poaceae, Brassicaceae, Asteraceae, Caryophyllaceae, Boraginacaeae.
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Threats include introduced weeds (especially grasses, Iridaceae, Asteraceae, Fabaceae, and Brassicaceae), grazing by introduced and domestic animals, and dieback (or root rot) caused by Phytophthora spp.
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Soils made restive by solufluction support a restricted assemblage of plants (Saxifragaceae, Brassicaceae, and Corydalis) that are adapted to sliding on scree while stable sites support slow-growing turf-sedges, rosette plants like Saussurea involucrata, and a number of cushion growth forms.
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A typically Central Asian composition of the Gissaro-Alai flora is expressed in predominance of Fabaceae (especially Astragalus spp.), Asteraceae (especially Cousinia spp.), Brassicaceae, Poaceae, Lamiaceae, various wild onions (Allium spp.), while the diversity of ferns, horsetails, sedges and willows is very limited.
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I also gave up on Brassicaceae due to cabbage whites.
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Other endemic species are Alpaminia and Weberbauera (Brassicaceae) and Mniodes (Asteraceae).
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And reached for a more becoming candidate in the Brassicaceae oleracea family, like Brussels sprouts.
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Broccoli is a plant of the Cabbage family, Brassicaceae
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