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Mummenhoffia alliacea

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Mummenhoffia alliacea
Raceme
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Mummenhoffia
Species:
M. alliacea
Binomial name
Mummenhoffia alliacea
Synonyms[1]
  • Crucifera thlaspoides E.H.L.Krause
  • Myagrum sativum Aubry ex DC.
  • Thlaspi alliaceum L.

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]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Mummenhoffia alliacea (L.) Esmailbegi & Al-Shehbaz". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  2. ^ 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.