{"id":3573,"date":"2011-12-14T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-14T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/botany-a-to-z-brassicaceae\/"},"modified":"2021-06-09T14:29:13","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T14:29:13","slug":"botany-a-to-z-brassicaceae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cnhpblog\/2011\/12\/14\/botany-a-to-z-brassicaceae\/","title":{"rendered":"Botany A to Z: Brassicaceae"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Karin Decker<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nBrassicaceae is the third most frequent family on the list of rare plants tracked by CNHP. This is the mustard family, formerly known as Cruciferae, for the cross-shaped, four-petaled flowers that distinguish its member species. Most people are familiar with common cultivated species in this family including broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, and of course, that ubiquitous condiment, mustard.<\/div>\n
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\nCNHP tracks more than 50 rare species in the mustard family, including what may be the rarest of all Colorado plants, Draba weberi<\/i><\/a>. Our rare species are found in many different habitats, from lower elevations on the plains up to the highest alpine areas.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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\nMost members of the mustard family are small and not particularly showy unless accompanied by several thousand of their closest relatives. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
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\nA couple hundred individuals of Lesquerella congesta<\/i> (Dudley Bluffs bladderpod), trying to put on a show. Not really working, is it.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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\nOne exception is the desert prince\u2019s plume, Stanleya pinnata<\/i>, a common component of the spring flower show in desert areas.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Stanleya pinnata <\/i>showing off. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\nAs with the milkvetch genus (Astragalus<\/i><\/a>), mustard family species are identified by the characteristics of their fruits. In fact, fruits of this family have a special name: silique. So, if you want to key out a mustard, remember to get a sample of the fruits or you won\u2019t get far.<\/div>\n
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\nFendler’s bladderpod (Lesquerella fendleri<\/i>), with a nice view of both the four-petaled flower and the inflated silique.<\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
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Dudley Bluffs bladderpod with a fine crop of fruit <\/i>– the whole plant is about 2 inches across.  Hard to believe something this small can make so many fruits!<\/span><\/div>\n
\nNot all mustard-family species have yellow flowers – we just didn’t have many good pictures of species with other colors, which include white, purple or pink flowers.<\/span><\/p>\n
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