Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Rosanae > Order Brassicales

Brassicaceae Burnett

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Family group names

*Cruciferae*	Juss.	homotypic synonym; nom. altern.
*Acuston*	Raf.	taxonomically included in
*Aethionema*	W. T. Aiton	taxonomically included in
*Alliaria*	Heist. ex Fabr.	taxonomically included in
*Alyssoides*	Mill.	taxonomically included in
*Alyssum*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Ammosperma*	Hook. f.	taxonomically included in
*Anastatica*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Andrzeiowskia*	Rchb.	taxonomically included in
*Arabidopsis*	Heynh.	taxonomically included in; nom. cons.
*Arabis*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Armoracia*	G. Gaertn., B. Mey. & Scherb.	taxonomically included in; nom. cons.
*Aubrieta*	Adans.	taxonomically included in
*Aurinia*	Desv.	taxonomically included in
*Barbarea*	W. T. Aiton	taxonomically included in; nom. cons.
*Berteroa*	DC.	taxonomically included in
*Biscutella*	L.	taxonomically included in; nom. cons.
*Bivonaea*	DC.	taxonomically included in; nom. cons.
*Bornmuellera*	Hausskn.	taxonomically included in
*Brachypus*	Ledeb.	taxonomically included in
*Brassica*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Braya*	Sternb. & Hoppe	taxonomically included in
*Bunias*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Cakile*	Mill.	taxonomically included in
*Calepina*	Adans.	taxonomically included in
*Camelina*	Crantz	taxonomically included in
*Capsella*	Medik.	taxonomically included in; nom. cons.
*Cardamine*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Carrichtera*	DC.	taxonomically included in; nom. cons.
*Catolobus*	(C. A. Mey.) Al-Shehbaz	taxonomically included in
*Ceratocnemum*	Coss. & Balansa	taxonomically included in
*Chorispora*	R. Br. ex DC.	taxonomically included in; nom. cons.
*Chrysochamela*	(Fenzl) Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Clausia*	(Stephan) Korn.-Trotzky	taxonomically included in
*Clypeola*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Cochlearia*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Coincya*	Porta & Rigo ex Rouy	taxonomically included in
*Conringia*	Heist. ex Fabr.	taxonomically included in
*Cordylocarpus*	Desf.	taxonomically included in
*Crambe*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Crambella*	Maire	taxonomically included in
*Crucihimalaya*	Al-Shehbaz, O'Kane & R. A. Price	taxonomically included in
*Cuprella*	Salmerón-Sánchez, Mota & Fuertes	taxonomically included in
*Cymatocarpus*	O. E. Schulz	taxonomically included in
*Degenia*	(Degen) Hayek	taxonomically included in
*Descurainia*	Webb & Berthel.	taxonomically included in; nom. cons.
*Diceratella*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Didesmus*	Desv.	taxonomically included in
*Didymophysa*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Diplotaxis*	DC.	taxonomically included in
*Diptychocarpus*	Trautv.	taxonomically included in
*Draba*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Drabella*	(DC.) Fourr.	taxonomically included in
*Eigia*	Soják	taxonomically included in
*Enarthrocarpus*	Labill.	taxonomically included in
*Eremobium*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Eremoblastus*	Botsch.	taxonomically included in
*Eremophyton*	Bég.	taxonomically included in
*Eruca*	Mill.	taxonomically included in
*Erucaria*	Gaertn.	taxonomically included in
*Erucastrum*	C. Presl	taxonomically included in; nom. cons.
*Erysimum*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Euclidium*	W. T. Aiton	taxonomically included in; nom. cons.
*Eutrema*	R. Br.	taxonomically included in
*Farsetia*	Turra	taxonomically included in
*Fezia*	Pit. ex Batt.	taxonomically included in
*Fibigia*	Medik.	taxonomically included in
*Foleyola*	Maire	taxonomically included in
*Fourraea*	Greuter & Burdet	taxonomically included in
*Glastaria*	(DC.) Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Goldbachia*	DC.	taxonomically included in; nom. cons.
*Graellsia*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Guiraoa*	Coss.	taxonomically included in
*Heldreichia*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Hemicrambe*	Webb	taxonomically included in
*Henophyton*	Coss. & Durieu	taxonomically included in
*Hesperis*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Hirschfeldia*	Moench	taxonomically included in
*Hormathophylla*	Cullen & T. R. Dudley	taxonomically included in
*Hornungia*	Rchb.	taxonomically included in
*Iberis*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Iljinskaea*	Al-Shehbaz, Özüdoğru & D. A. German	taxonomically included in
*Ionopsidium*	Rchb.	taxonomically included in
*Isatis*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Kernera*	Medik.	taxonomically included in; nom. cons.
*Kremeriella*	Maire	taxonomically included in
*Leavenworthia*	Torr.	taxonomically included in
*Leiocarpaea*	(C. A. Mey.) D. A. German & Al-Shehbaz	taxonomically included in
*Lepidium*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Lepidotrichum*	Velen. & Bornm.	taxonomically included in
*Leptaleum*	DC.	taxonomically included in
*Litwinowia*	Woronow	taxonomically included in
*Lobularia*	Desv.	taxonomically included in; nom. cons.
*Lunaria*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Lutzia*	Gand.	taxonomically included in
*Malcolmia*	W. T. Aiton	taxonomically included in; nom. cons.
*Maresia*	Pomel	taxonomically included in
*Matthiola*	W. T. Aiton	taxonomically included in; nom. cons.
*Megacarpaea*	DC.	taxonomically included in
*Meniocus*	Desv.	taxonomically included in
*Morettia*	DC.	taxonomically included in
*Moricandia*	DC.	taxonomically included in
*Morisia*	J. Gay	taxonomically included in
*Murbeckiella*	Rothm.	taxonomically included in
*Muricaria*	Desv.	taxonomically included in
*Myagrum*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Nasturtiopsis*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Nasturtium*	W. T. Aiton	taxonomically included in; nom. cons.
*Neotorularia*	Hedge & J. Léonard	taxonomically included in
*Neslia*	Desv.	taxonomically included in; nom. cons.
*Noccaea*	Moench	taxonomically included in
*Notoceras*	W. T. Aiton	taxonomically included in
*Ochthodium*	DC.	taxonomically included in
*Odontarrhena*	C. A. Mey. ex Ledeb.	taxonomically included in
*Olimarabidopsis*	Al-Shehbaz, O'Kane & R. A. Price	taxonomically included in
*Otocarpus*	Durieu	taxonomically included in
*Pachyphragma*	(DC.) Rchb.	taxonomically included in
*Parlatoria*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Parolinia*	Webb	taxonomically included in
*Parrya*	R. Br.	taxonomically included in
*Peltaria*	Jacq.	taxonomically included in
*Peltariopsis*	(Boiss.) N. Busch	taxonomically included in
*Petrocallis*	W. T. Aiton	taxonomically included in
*Phyllolepidum*	Trinajstić	taxonomically included in
*Physoptychis*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Plagioloba*	Rchb.	taxonomically included in
*Pseuderucaria*	(Boiss.) O. E. Schulz	taxonomically included in
*Pseudoarabidopsis*	Al-Shehbaz, O'Kane & R. A. Price	taxonomically included in
*Pseudosempervivum*	(Boiss.) Grossh.	taxonomically included in
*Pseudoturritis*	Al-Shehbaz	taxonomically included in
*Pseudovesicaria*	(Boiss.) Rupr.	taxonomically included in
*Psychine*	Desf.	taxonomically included in
*Raffenaldia*	Godr.	taxonomically included in
*Raphanus*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Rapistrum*	Crantz	taxonomically included in; nom. cons.
*Resetnikia*	Španiel, Al-Shehbaz, D. A. German & Marhold	taxonomically included in
*Rhizobotrya*	Tausch	taxonomically included in
*Ricotia*	L.	taxonomically included in; nom. cons.
*Robeschia*	Hochst. ex O. E. Schulz	taxonomically included in
*Rorippa*	Scop.	taxonomically included in
*Rytidocarpus*	Coss.	taxonomically included in
*Savignya*	DC.	taxonomically included in
*Schimpera*	Hochst. & Steud. ex Endl.	taxonomically included in
*Schouwia*	DC.	taxonomically included in; nom. cons.
*Schrenkiella*	D. A. German & Al-Shehbaz	taxonomically included in
*Sinapidendron*	Lowe	taxonomically included in
*Sinapis*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Sisymbrella*	Spach	taxonomically included in
*Sisymbrium*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Sobolewskia*	M. Bieb.	taxonomically included in
*Sterigmostemum*	M. Bieb.	taxonomically included in
*Strigosella*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Stubendorffia*	Fisch., B. Mey. & Avé-Lall.	taxonomically included in
*Subularia*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Succowia*	Medik.	taxonomically included in
*Takhtajaniella*	V. E. Avet.	taxonomically included in
*Tchihatchewia*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Teesdalia*	W. T. Aiton	taxonomically included in
*Tetracme*	Bunge	taxonomically included in
*Thlaspi*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Trachystoma*	O. E. Schulz	taxonomically included in
*Turritis*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Vania*	F. K. Mey.	taxonomically included in
*Vella*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Zahora*	Lemmel & M. Koch	taxonomically included in
*Zilla*	Forssk.	taxonomically included in
*Zuvanda*	(F. Dvořák) Askerova	taxonomically included in

Children

Acuston Raf.
Aethionema W. T. Aiton
Alliaria Heist. ex Fabr.
Alyssoides Mill.
Alyssum L.
Ammosperma Hook. f.
Anastatica L.
Andrzeiowskia Rchb.
Arabidopsis Heynh.
Arabis L.
Armoracia G. Gaertn., B. Mey. & Scherb.
Aubrieta Adans.
Aurinia Desv.
Barbarea W. T. Aiton
Berteroa DC.
Biscutella L.
Bivonaea DC.
Bornmuellera Hausskn.
Brachypus Ledeb.
Brassica L.
Braya Sternb. & Hoppe
Bunias L.
Cakile Mill.
Calepina Adans.
Camelina Crantz
Capsella Medik.
Cardamine L.
Carrichtera DC.
Catolobus (C. A. Mey.) Al-Shehbaz
Ceratocnemum Coss. & Balansa
Chorispora R. Br. ex DC.
Chrysochamela (Fenzl) Boiss.
Clausia (Stephan) Korn.-Trotzky
Clypeola L.
Cochlearia L.
Coincya Porta & Rigo ex Rouy
Conringia Heist. ex Fabr.
Cordylocarpus Desf.
Crambe L.
Crambella Maire
Crucihimalaya Al-Shehbaz, O'Kane & R. A. Price
Cuprella Salmerón-Sánchez, Mota & Fuertes
Cymatocarpus O. E. Schulz
Degenia (Degen) Hayek
Descurainia Webb & Berthel.
Diceratella Boiss.
Didesmus Desv.
Didymophysa Boiss.
Diplotaxis DC.
Diptychocarpus Trautv.
Draba L.
Drabella (DC.) Fourr.
Eigia Soják
Enarthrocarpus Labill.
Eremobium Boiss.
Eremoblastus Botsch.
Eremophyton Bég.
Eruca Mill.
Erucaria Gaertn.
Erucastrum C. Presl
Erysimum L.
Euclidium W. T. Aiton
Eutrema R. Br.
Farsetia Turra
Fezia Pit. ex Batt.
Fibigia Medik.
Foleyola Maire
Fourraea Greuter & Burdet
Glastaria (DC.) Boiss.
Goldbachia DC.
Graellsia Boiss.
Guiraoa Coss.
Heldreichia Boiss.
Hemicrambe Webb
Henophyton Coss. & Durieu
Hesperis L.
Hirschfeldia Moench
Hormathophylla Cullen & T. R. Dudley
Hornungia Rchb.
Iberis L.
Iljinskaea Al-Shehbaz, Özüdoğru & D. A. German
Ionopsidium Rchb.
Isatis L.
Kernera Medik.
Kremeriella Maire
Leavenworthia Torr.
Leiocarpaea (C. A. Mey.) D. A. German & Al-Shehbaz
Lepidium L.
Lepidotrichum Velen. & Bornm.
Leptaleum DC.
Litwinowia Woronow
Lobularia Desv.
Lunaria L.
Lutzia Gand.
Malcolmia W. T. Aiton
Maresia Pomel
Matthiola W. T. Aiton
Megacarpaea DC.
Meniocus Desv.
Morettia DC.
Moricandia DC.
Morisia J. Gay
Murbeckiella Rothm.
Muricaria Desv.
Myagrum L.
Nasturtiopsis Boiss.
Nasturtium W. T. Aiton
Neotorularia Hedge & J. Léonard
Neslia Desv.
Noccaea Moench
Notoceras W. T. Aiton
Ochthodium DC.
Odontarrhena C. A. Mey. ex Ledeb.
Olimarabidopsis Al-Shehbaz, O'Kane & R. A. Price
Otocarpus Durieu
Pachyphragma (DC.) Rchb.
Parlatoria Boiss.
Parolinia Webb
Parrya R. Br.
Peltaria Jacq.
Peltariopsis (Boiss.) N. Busch
Petrocallis W. T. Aiton
Phyllolepidum Trinajstić
Physoptychis Boiss.
Plagioloba Rchb.
Pseuderucaria (Boiss.) O. E. Schulz
Pseudoarabidopsis Al-Shehbaz, O'Kane & R. A. Price
Pseudosempervivum (Boiss.) Grossh.
Pseudoturritis Al-Shehbaz
Pseudovesicaria (Boiss.) Rupr.
Psychine Desf.
Raffenaldia Godr.
Raphanus L.
Rapistrum Crantz
Resetnikia Španiel, Al-Shehbaz, D. A. German & Marhold
Rhizobotrya Tausch
Ricotia L.
Robeschia Hochst. ex O. E. Schulz
Rorippa Scop.
Rytidocarpus Coss.
Savignya DC.
Schimpera Hochst. & Steud. ex Endl.
Schouwia DC.
Schrenkiella D. A. German & Al-Shehbaz
Sinapidendron Lowe
Sinapis L.
Sisymbrella Spach
Sisymbrium L.
Sobolewskia M. Bieb.
Sterigmostemum M. Bieb.
Strigosella Boiss.
Stubendorffia Fisch., B. Mey. & Avé-Lall.
Subularia L.
Succowia Medik.
Takhtajaniella V. E. Avet.
Tchihatchewia Boiss.
Teesdalia W. T. Aiton
Tetracme Bunge
Thlaspi L.
Trachystoma O. E. Schulz
Turritis L.
Vania F. K. Mey.
Vella L.
Zahora Lemmel & M. Koch
Zilla Forssk.
Zuvanda (F. Dvořák) Askerova

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Finnish: ristikukkaiskasvit sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS

Swedish: korsblommiga

Literature

nomenclatural reference	Outlines Bot.: 854, 1093, 1123. 1835

Genbank

Citation

Marhold, K. 2011+: Brassicaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/. Brassicaceae Burnett. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/8d7ec886-5bd1-49cd-8e77-60751e1d90e8

WoRMS (2025). Brassicaceae. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382437

Image

Occurrence

Present

Absent

Doubtful

Native

Introduced

Naturalised

Invasive

Managed

No data

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial

Importance

EU Habitat Directive:
annex V EU Habitat Directive Annex V: Species of community interest whose taking in the wild and exploitation may be subject to management measures.

EU Habitat Directive Annex V: Species of community interest whose taking in the wild and exploitation may be subject to management measures.

IUCN:
Red List status LC 2008 This species is least concern and is widespread and abundant according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.