With some 338 genera and more than 3,700 species, the mustard family (Brassicaceae) is one of the major angiosperm families. A number of species, especially those of the genus Brassica, have been significantly altered through domestication and are valued as food crops, while others are grown as ornamental species for their showy cross-shaped flowers. The following is a list of some of the economically important species in the family, ordered alphabetically by common name.
food crops