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Articles related to "Cruciferae"
The Mustard Family Like broccoli, cabbage, and other related vegetables, many wild mustards are tasty and have anti-oxidant properties which help prevent cancer. mustard • cruciferae • wild edibles • plant identification • wintercress
More Photos, Field Guides, and Early Bloomers Winter has been resolute in its heavy-handed oppression of our spirit, so it was great glee we raced down the mountain, finding spring waiting for us at about 4,000’, getting ever springier all the way to the coast. Bright yellow American Winter Cress was ubiquitous, a constant companion throughout our descent into spring. And it brought back memories of bird-watching trips to Lake Erie, where Winter Cress covered fields like carpet remnants from the 70’s. more photos field guides and early bloomers • gregg m. pasterick • wildflowers of north america • ecology • botany
Uh Oh, Plant Families: Brassicaceae and Bromliaceae Last year, during the slow dark months of winter, I wrote about plant families. It wasn't a pretty sight. Readers gnawed off legs for boredom. Eyedrop sales soared. Optometrists were inexplicably busy. Let's start with something peppery, the Mustard Family. uh oh • plant families: brassicaceae and bromliaceae • gregg m. pasterick • wildflowers of north america • botany |
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