BRASSICACI 



me t ileome, R 



Leaves of 3 leaflets; flower pink; ovary (talked 



Polanisia Pol 



(Gr. poiys, man-,, anisos. unequal; Improperly formed, 

 Leaves of 3 leaflets; flowers yellowish; ovai 



Brassicaceae — Mustard Family 



Herbs; sepals 4. petals ■». stamens 6 or 4, 2 ihort 

 syncarpous, apopetalous, hypogynous, usually regular. 



1. 1'od globose, rounded or triangular 



a. Po 



b. Tod round ami Hat 



(1) Flowers tiny, whitish <>r ^ r<<n i -,li 



(2) flowers larger, white or purple, two petals I 



C. Pod triangular 



2. Pod oblong to linear 



a. Pod remaining closed "lien ripe 



b. Pod opening by two valves when ripe' 



(1) Pod beaked at the lip 



(2) Pod not beaked at the tip 

 \. Seeds in one row in each cell; flowers usually pir 

 y. Seeds in two rows in each cell; flowers yellow or - 



(x) Pods awl-shaped 



(v) Pods oblong to almost round 



\1\ ssum -Sweet Alyssum 



(Gr, alyssos, curing madness, probably from 



Leaves lanceolate or linear; flowers white, fragrant 



Lepidium -I 'epper g 



I' }r. lepldion, Hit ■ 



1. Flowers greenish; petals lacking 



2. Flowers white; petals present 



[beris Candytuft 



i From li"!. ■ 

 Leaves lanceolate to linear; flowers purplish 



Bursa Shepherd's Purse 



I I. at. bursa, purs.-. ref< ITlng I 

 leu entire on the stem; flowers white 



Brassica Cabbage, Must 



( [.it br.issu .i 



1. Cultivated 

 a. Leaves smooth, glaucous; flowers pah- yellow 

 1.. Leaves hairy, green; flowers brighter yellow 



2. Weeds 

 a. Pod 2' .■ S em. long, beak <> 1 5 mm. long 

 1,. Pod I 2' _. em. long, beak 2 10 mm. long 



| Beak 2 4 mm. long 

 : Beak 8 10 mm 







Raphanus Ra 



Kir. rha. Quick, phanos. alM- 



1. Cultivated; flowers pink to wl 



2. Weed; flowers yellow, then white; 



