crucifer

Synonyms:

cruciferous plant

Types:

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cress, cress plant

any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent taste

Alliaria officinalis, garlic mustard, hedge garlic, jack-by-the-hedge, sauce-alone

European herb that smells like garlic

alyssum, madwort

any garden plant of the genus Alyssum having clusters of small yellow or white flowers

Anastatica hierochuntica, resurrection plant, rose of Jericho

small grey Asiatic desert plant bearing minute white flowers that rolls up when dry and expands when moist

Brassica oleracea, wild cabbage

wild original of cultivated cabbages; common in western coastal Europe

Brassica oleracea, cabbage, cultivated cabbage

any of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown for their edible leaves or flowers

Brassica oleracea gemmifera, brussels sprout

plant grown for its stout stalks of edible small green heads resembling diminutive cabbages

Brassica oleracea botrytis, cauliflower

a plant having a large edible head of crowded white flower buds

Brassica oleracea italica, broccoli

plant with dense clusters of tight green flower buds

Brassica oleracea acephala, borecole, cole, colewort, kail, kale

a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head

Brassica oleracea gongylodes, kohlrabi

plant cultivated for its enlarged fleshy turnip-shaped edible stem

turnip plant

any of several widely cultivated plants having edible roots

Brassica rapa ruvo, broccoli raab, broccoli rabe

plant grown for its pungent edible leafy shoots

mustard

any of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica

Brassica rapa pekinensis, Chinese cabbage, celery cabbage, napa, pe-tsai

plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asia

Brassica rapa chinensis, Chinese white cabbage, bok choi, bok choy, pak choi, pakchoi

Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leaves

Brassica perviridis, Brassica rapa perviridis, spinach mustard, tendergreen

Asiatic plant cultivated for its swollen root crown and edible foliage

Camelina sativa, gold of pleasure

annual European false flax having small white flowers; cultivated since Neolithic times as a source of fiber and for its oil-rich seeds; widely naturalized in North America

Capsella bursa-pastoris, shepherd's pouch, shepherd's purse

white-flowered annual European herb bearing triangular notched pods; nearly cosmopolitan as an introduced weed

radish, radish plant

a cruciferous plant of the genus Raphanus having a pungent edible root

Stephanomeria malheurensis, malheur wire lettuce

a small plant of Oregon resembling mustard; a threatened species

watercress

any of several water-loving cresses

Arabidopsis thaliana, mouse-ear cress

a small invasive self-pollinating weed with small white flowers; much studied by plant geneticists; the first higher plant whose complete genome sequence was described

Arabidopsis lyrata

a small noninvasive cross-pollinating plant with white flowers; closely related to Arabidopsis thaliana

rock cress, rockcress

any of several rock-loving cresses of the genus Arabis

Arabis glabra, Turritis glabra, tower cress, tower mustard

or genus Arabis: erect cress widely distributed throughout Europe

St. Barbara's herb, scurvy grass, winter cress

any plant of the genus Barbarea: yellow-flowered Eurasian cresses; widely cultivated for winter salad

Brassica oleracea capitata, head cabbage, head cabbage plant

any of various cultivated cabbage plants having a short thick stalk and large compact head of edible usually green leaves

collard

variety of kale having smooth leaves

Brassica rapa, turnip, white turnip

widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root

Brassica napus napobrassica, Swedish turnip, rutabaga, rutabaga plant, swede, turnip cabbage

a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root

Brassica juncea, chinese mustard, gai choi, indian mustard, leaf mustard

Asiatic mustard used as a potherb

Brassica nigra, black mustard

widespread Eurasian annual plant cultivated for its pungent seeds; a principal source of table mustard

Brassica napus, colza, rape

Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop

bitter cress, bittercress

any of various herbs of the genus Cardamine, having usually pinnate leaves and racemes of white, pink or purple flowers; cosmopolitan except Antarctic

Cochlearia officinalis, common scurvy grass, scurvy grass

a widely distributed Arctic cress reputed to have value in treatment or prevention of scurvy; a concentrated source of vitamin C

Lepidium sativum, common garden cress, garden pepper cress, pepper grass, pepperwort

annual herb used as salad green and garnish

Raphanus sativus, radish

Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its edible pungent root usually eaten raw

Japanese radish, Raphanus sativus longipinnatus, daikon, radish

radish of Japan with a long hard durable root eaten raw or cooked

Brassica hirta, Sinapis alba, white mustard

Eurasian mustard cultivated for its pungent seeds; a source of table mustard and mustard oil

Brassica kaber, Sinapis arvensis, chadlock, charlock, field mustard, wild mustard

weedy Eurasian plant often a pest in grain fields

Type of:

herb, herbaceous plant

a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests