list of economically important members of the family Brassicaceae
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- arugula (Eruca sativa)
- bok choy (Brassica rapa, variety chinensis)
- broccoli (Brassica oleracea, variety italica)
- brown mustard (Brassica juncea)
- Brussels sprouts (Brassica oleracea, variety gemmifera)
- cabbage (Brassica oleracea, variety capitata)
- cauliflower (Brassica oleracea, variety botrytis)
- collard (Brassica oleracea, variety acephala)
- horseradish (Armoracia rusticana)
- kale (Brassica oleracea, variety acephala)
- kohlrabi (Brassica oleracea, variety gongylodes)
- maca (Lepidium meyenii)
- napa cabbage (Brassica rapa, variety pekinensis)
- peppergrass (Lepidium species)
- radish (Raphanus sativus)
- rape (Brassica napus, variety napus)
- rutabaga (Brassica napus, variety napobrassica)
- turnip (Brassica rapa, variety rapa)
- wasabi (Eutrema japonicum)
- watercress (Nasturtium officinale)
- white mustard (Sinapis alba)
- basket-of-gold (Aurinia saxatilis)
- candytuft (Iberis species)
- dame’s rocket (Hesperis matronalis)
- honesty (Lunaria species)
- rock cress (Arabis species)
- stock (Matthiola species)
- stonecress (Aethionema species)
- sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima)
- wallflower (Erysimum species)