Brassicaceae – Mustard Family

Brassicaceae in Maine

In this infographic guide, we focus on the common features among all species in the Brassicaceae* (mustard) family.

In Maine, there are 32 genera in the Brassicaceae family:

Alyssum, Arabidopsis, Arabis, Armoracia, Barbarea, Berteroa, Boechera, Brassica, Cakile, Camelina, Capsella, Cardamine, Conringia, Descurainia, Diplotaxis, Draba, Erucastrum, Erysimum, Hesperis, Iberis, Lepidium, Lobularia, Lunaria, Nasturtium, Neslia, Raphanus, Rorippa, Sinapis, Sisymbrium, Subularia, Thlaspi, & Turritis.

There are 75 species in the Brassicaceae family found in Maine.

*Suggested pronunciation: bra-sick-AY-see-ay