Overview
Taxonomy
The Order Brassicales is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Suborder (2): Capparineae · Resedineae
- Family (16): Akaniaceae · Bataceae · Capparaceae · Caricaceae · Cruciferae · Emblingiaceae · Gyrostemonaceae · Koeberliniaceae · Limnanthaceae · Moringaceae · Pentadiplandraceae · Resedaceae · Salvadoraceae · Setchellanthaceae · Tovariaceae · Tropaeolaceae
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 16,968 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in the Order Brassicales.
Families
Akaniaceae
Bataceae
Batis (Turtleweed, Saltwort, Beachwort, or Pickleweed) is a genus of two species of flowering plants, the only genus in the family Bataceae. They are halophytic (salt tolerant) plants, native to the coastal salt marshes of warm temperate and tropical America (B. maritima) and tropical Australasia (B. argillicola). [more]
Capparaceae
Capparaceae (or Capparidaceae), commonly known as the Caper family, is a family of plants in order Brassicales. As currently circumscribed, it contains 33 genera and about 700 species. The largest genera are Capparis (about 150 species), Maerua (~100 species), Boscia (37 species) and Cadaba (30 species). [more]
Caricaceae
Caricaceae are a family of flowering plants in the order Brassicales, native to tropical regions of Central and South America and Africa. They are short-lived evergreen pachycaul shrubs or small trees growing to 5-10 m tall. Many bear edible fruit. [more]
Cruciferae
Emblingiaceae
Gyrostemonaceae
Koeberliniaceae
Limnanthaceae
Limnanthaceae are a small family of annual herbs occurring throughout temperate North America. There are eight species and nineteen taxa currently recognized. Members of this family are prominent in vernal pool communities of California. Some taxa have been domesticated for use as an oil seed crop. Some members are listed as threatened or endangered and have been the focus of disputes over development plans (e.g. Limnanthes floccosa subsp. californica, Limnanthes vinculans ) [more]
Moringaceae
Moringa is the sole genus in the flowering plant family Moringaceae. The name is derived from the Tamil word murunggai (????????) or the Malayalam word muringa, both of which refer to M. oleifera. It contains 13 species from tropical and subtropical climates that range in size from tiny herbs to massive trees. [more]
Pentadiplandraceae
Resedaceae
Resedaceae is a family of generally herbaceous dicotyledonous plants comprising some 70 species in six genera: [more]
Salvadoraceae
Salvadoraceae is a family in the plant order Brassicales, comprising 3 genera totalling around 12 species. They occur in Africa, including Madagascar; South East Asia; and have also been found on Java, suggesting they are probably found in much of Malesia. They are often found in hot, dry areas. [more]
Setchellanthaceae
Tovariaceae
Tropaeolaceae
Tropaeolum (), commonly known as Nasturtium (
/n?'st?r???m/; literally "nose-twister" or "nose-tweaker"), is a genus of roughly 80 species of annual and perennial herbaceous flowering plants and the only genus in the family Tropaeolaceae. It should not be confused with the Watercresses of the genus Nasturtium, of the Mustard family. The genus Tropaeolum, native to South and Central America, includes several very popular garden plants, the most commonly grown being T. majus, T. peregrinum and T. speciosum. The hardiest species is T. polyphyllum from Chile, the perennial roots of which can survive underground when air temperatures drop as low as -15?C (5?F). [more]
At least 453 species and subspecies belong to the Family Tropaeolaceae.
More info about the Family Tropaeolaceae may be found here.
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