Mummenhoffia alliacea (syn. Thlaspi alliaceum), the garlic pennycress or roadside pennycress, is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae.[2] It is native to central and southern Europe, and Anatolia, and has been introduced to the United Kingdom and the eastern United States.[1] An erect plant usually 25 to 65 cm (10 to 26 in) tall, it is typically found on roadsides, fields, and other disturbed situations.[2]
Mummenhoffia alliacea | |
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Raceme | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Brassicales |
Family: | Brassicaceae |
Genus: | Mummenhoffia |
Species: | M. alliacea
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Binomial name | |
Mummenhoffia alliacea | |
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References
edit- ^ a b "Mummenhoffia alliacea (L.) Esmailbegi & Al-Shehbaz". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ a b Al-Shehbaz, Ihsan A. (5 November 2020). "Thlaspi alliaceum Linnaeus Sp. Pl. 2: 646. 1753". Flora of North America. Flora of North America Association. Retrieved 12 January 2024.