Plants perennial. Caudex present. Stolons absent. Basal leaves oblanceolate, or spatulate; 0.5–2 cm long; 0.2–0.6 cm wide; hairs absent; margin entire, or dentate. Fruiting pedicels 5–10(–12) mm; ascending, or divaricate. Sepal length 1.7–3 mm; base of lateral pair not saccate. Petal color white; spatulate, or oblanceolate; 4–5 mm long; 1–2 mm wide; claw entire (not toothed). Filament length 1.7–3 mm. Ovules 30–54 per ovary/fruit. Fruit (0.8–)1–2(–2.8) cm long; 1.5–2.2(–2.5) mm wide; slightly flattened, or not flattened (terete); smooth; valve midvein obscure; style 0.4–0.8 mm long. Seed flattened; 0.9–1.1 mm long; wing absent; reddish brown. Cotyledon incumbent.
Plants biennial, or perennial. Caudex present, or absent. Stolons absent. Basal leaves oblanceolate, or obovate; 1–2.5(–6.5) cm long; 0.5–1.3(–1.7) cm wide; hairs sparse, or dense; margin dentate, or lyrate, or pinnatifid. Fruiting pedicels 4–10(–15) mm; divaricate. Sepal length 2.2–3 mm; base of lateral pair saccate. Petal color white, or lavender; obovate; 5–8 mm long; 2.5–4 mm wide; claw apically minutely toothed. Filament length 3–4 mm. Ovules 28–74 per ovary/fruit. Fruit (1–)2–4(–5) cm long; (0.8–)1–1.5 mm wide; strongly flattened; smooth, or slightly torulose; valve midvein distinct; style 0.1–0.5 mm long. Seed flattened; (0.6–)0.8–1.2 mm long; wing present; reddish brown, or light brown. Cotyledon accumbent.
Plants perennial. Caudex present. Stolons absent. Basal leaves lanceolate, or ovate; 2–7 cm long; 1.5–4.5 cm wide; hairs sparse, or dense; margin dentate. Fruiting pedicels 6–12(–15) mm; divaricate. Sepal length 2.5–3.5 mm; base of lateral pair saccate. Petal color white, or lavender, or purple; obovate; 7–10 mm long; 2.5–4 mm wide; claw entire (not toothed). Filament length 3–4.5 mm. Ovules 30–44 per ovary/fruit. Fruit (2–)2.5–4.5(–5) cm long; 1–1.5 mm wide; strongly flattened; slightly torulose; valve midvein distinct; style 0.8–1.2 mm long. Seed flattened; 1.2–1.6 mm long; wing present; reddish brown. Cotyledon accumbent.
Plants perennial. Caudex present. Stolons absent. Basal leaves obovate; 0.5–2 cm long; 0.4–1.5 cm wide; hairs absent, or sparse; margin denticulate, or entire, or lyrate, or pinnatifid. Fruiting pedicels 7–10 mm; horizontal, or reflexed. Sepal length 2.5–3.5 mm; base of lateral pair saccate. Petal color lavender, or purple; obovate, or spatulate; 4–6 mm long; 2–2.5 mm wide; claw entire (not toothed). Filament length 2.5–3.5 mm. Ovules 35–50 per ovary/fruit. Fruit 1.8–5 cm long; 0.9–1.1 mm wide; strongly flattened, or slightly flattened; smooth, or slightly torulose; valve midvein obscure; style 0.1–1 mm long. Seed flattened; 0.9–1 mm long; wing absent; light brown. Cotyledon accumbent.
Plants perennial. Caudex absent. Stolons present. Basal leaves ovate, or orbicular; (1–)2–4.5(–9) cm long; (0.5–)1–1.5(–2.5) cm wide; hairs sparse; margin lyrate, or pinnatifid. Fruiting pedicels (5–)8–13(–20) mm; divaricate, or reflexed. Sepal length 1.5–3(–3.5) mm; base of lateral pair saccate. Petal color white, or purple, or lilac; obovate; 4–7(–8) mm long; 2–3.5(–4) mm wide; claw entire (not toothed). Filament length 2–2.5 mm. Ovules 14–18 per ovary/fruit. Fruit (0.9–)1–2.5(–3) cm long; 0.6–1 mm wide; slightly flattened; slightly torulose; valve midvein obscure; style 0.1–1 mm long. Seed flattened; 0.8–1.2 mm long; wing absent; light brown. Cotyledon accumbent.
Plants biennial, or perennial. Caudex present. Stolons present. Basal leaves oblanceolate, or ovate; (0.5–)1–3(–8) cm long; (0.3–)0.5–1.5 cm wide; hairs absent, or sparse; margin entire, or dentate, or lyrate, or pinnatifid. Fruiting pedicels (4–)7–12(–15) mm; ascending, or divaricate. Sepal length 2–3 mm; base of lateral pair saccate. Petal color white, or lavender, or purple; obovate, or spatulate; 4–8(–9) mm long; 1.5–3(–3.5) mm wide; claw entire (not toothed). Filament length 2–3 mm. Ovules 20–36 per ovary/fruit. Fruit (1–)2–4.5(–6) cm long; 0.5–1.5 mm wide; slightly flattened; slightly torulose; valve midvein distinct; style 0.1–1 mm long. Seed flattened; 0.8–1.2 mm long; wing absent; light brown. Cotyledon accumbent.
Plants perennial. Caudex present. Stolons absent. Basal leaves oblanceolate, or obovate; 0.5–2 cm long; 0.3–1 cm wide; hairs sparse; margin denticulate, or entire. Fruiting pedicels 8–12 mm; reflexed, or recurved. Sepal length 2.5–3.5 mm; base of lateral pair saccate. Petal color purple; obovate; 5–6 mm long; 2–3 mm wide; claw entire (not toothed). Filament length 3–4.5 mm. Ovules 20–30 per ovary/fruit. Fruit (1–)1.5–2.5(–3) cm long; 1.2–1.8 mm wide; strongly flattened; smooth, or slightly torulose; valve midvein obscure, or distinct; style 0.1–1 mm long. Seed flattened; 1–1.2 mm long; wing absent; light brown. Cotyledon accumbent.
Plants perennial. Caudex present. Stolons absent. Basal leaves ovate, or cordate, or orbicular; (1.5–)2–5 cm long; (2–)2.5–5.5 cm wide; hairs absent, or sparse; margin entire, or dentate. Fruiting pedicels 7–12(–15) mm; ascending, or divaricate. Sepal length 2.5–3.5 mm; base of lateral pair saccate. Petal color white; obovate; 6–7 mm long; 2–3.5 mm wide; claw entire (not toothed). Filament length 2.5–4 mm. Ovules 20–30 per ovary/fruit. Fruit 1.5–3 cm long; 1–1.5 mm wide; strongly flattened; slightly torulose; valve midvein distinct; style 0.5–1 mm long. Seed flattened; 0.9–1.4 mm long; wing present; reddish brown. Cotyledon accumbent.
Plants annual. Caudex absent. Stolons absent. Basal leaves oblanceolate, or obovate; (0.3–)0.7–3(–4) cm long; (0.1–)0.2–1.4(–1.7) cm wide; hairs sparse, or dense; margin dentate, or lyrate, or pinnatifid. Fruiting pedicels 5–10(–15) mm; divaricate. Sepal length 1.5–2.2(–2.5) mm; base of lateral pair saccate. Petal color white, or lavender; spatulate; 4–5(–6) mm long; 1.5–2.5 mm wide; claw entire (not toothed). Filament length 2.5–4 mm. Ovules 40–70 per ovary/fruit. Fruit (2–)2.5–3.5(–4.5) cm long; 0.5–0.8 mm wide; slightly flattened; smooth, or slightly torulose; valve midvein obscure, or distinct; style 0.1–0.5 mm long. Seed flattened; 0.5–0.8 mm long; wing absent; reddish brown, or light brown. Cotyledon incumbent.
Plants annual. Caudex absent. Stolons absent. Basal leaves ovate, or spatulate, or obovate, or elliptic; 0.8–3.5(–4.5) cm long; (0.1–)0.2–1(–1.5) cm wide; hairs sparse; margin entire, or dentate, or repand. Fruiting pedicels 3–10(–15) mm; divaricate. Sepal length 1–2(–2.5) mm; base of lateral pair not saccate. Petal color white; spatulate; 2–3.5(–4) mm long; 0.5–1.5 mm wide; claw entire (not toothed). Filament length 1.5–2 mm. Ovules 40–70 per ovary/fruit. Fruit (0.8–)1–1.5(–2) cm long; 0.5–0.8 mm wide; not flattened (terete); smooth; valve midvein distinct; style 0.1–0.5 mm long. Seed not flattened (plump); 0.3–0.5 mm long; wing absent; reddish brown. Cotyledon incumbent.
Cite this publication as: 'Al-Shehbaz, Ihsan (2009 onwards). Brassicaceae of the World: Descriptions, Illustrations, Identification, and Information Retrieval. Version: 29 May 2009. http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/Brassicaceae/'. Dallwitz (1980) and Dallwitz, Paine and Zurcher (1993, 1995, 2000) should also be cited (see References).