[Columbia River Gorge Wildflower ID Key- 4 Petals]
The Mustard Family in the Columbia River Gorge

Brassicaceae

Sickle-pod Rock Cress: Arabis sparsiflora var. atrorubens
Members of the Mustard Family Found in the Columbia River Gorge:

Garlic Mustard: Alliaria petiolata (Synonyms: Alliaria alliaria, Alliaria officinalis, Erysimum alliaria, Sisymbrium alliaria) -

Pale Alyssum, Pale Madwort, Small Alison, Small Alyssum: Alyssum alyssoides (Synonyms: Alyssum calycinum, Clypeola alyssoides) -

Common Wall Cress, Mouse-ear, Mouseear Cress, Mouse-ear Cress, Thalecress: Arabidopsis thaliana (Synonyms: Arabis thaliana, Sisymbrium thalianum) -

Rock Cress: The Genus Arabis -

Common Sandweed, Dwarf Athysanus, Sandweed: Athysanus pusillus (Synonyms: Athysanus pusillus var. glabrior, Thysanocarpus oblongifolius, Thysanocarpus pusillus) -

Wintercress: The Genus Barbarea -

Mustards: The Genus Brassica -

Hairy Falseflax, Hairy False Flax, Littlepod Falseflax, Littlepod False Flax: Camelina microcarpa (Synonym: Camelina sativa ssp. microcarpa) -

Shepherd's-purse: Capsella bursa-pastoris (Synonyms: Bursa bursa-pastoris, Bursa vursa-pastoris var. bifida, Bursa gracilis, Capsella rubella, Thlaspi bursa-pastoris) -

Bitter Cress & Toothworts: The Genus Cardamine -

Hoary Cress: The Genus Cardaria -

Blue Mustard, Chorispora, Crossflower, Purple Field Mustard: Chorispora tenella (Synonyms: Chorisporum tenellum, Raphanus tenellus) -

Hare's-Ear Mustard, Hare's Ear Mustard, Hedge Cabbage, Treacle Mustard: Conringia orientalis (Synonym: Brassica orientalis) -

Tansymustards: The Genus Descurainia -

Drabas & Whitlow-grasses: The Genus Draba -

Common Dogmustard, Erucastrum: Erucastrum gallicum (Synonym: Brassica erucastrum) -

Wallflowers: The Genus Erysimum -

Damask Violet, Dame's Rocket, Mother-of-the-evening, Sweet Rocket:: Hesperis matronalis -

Oval Purse, Prostrate Hutchinsia: Hornungia procumbens (Synonyms: Hutchinsia procumbens, Hymenolobus procumbens) -

Flatpod, Oldstem Idahoa, Scalepod, Scale Pod: Idahoa scapigera (Synonym: Platyspermum scapigerum) -

Pepperweeds: The Genus Lepidium -

Columbia Bladderpod, Douglas' Bladderpod: Lesquerella doulgasii (Synonym: Physaria douglasii ssp. douglasii) -

Annual Honesty, Honesty, Money Plant, Silver Dollar Plant: Lunaria annua (Synonyms: Lunaria biennis, Lunaria inodora) -

Daggerpod, Dagger-pod, Dagger Pod, Wallflower Phoenicaulis: Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides (Synonyms: Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides ssp. glabra, Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides ssp. heiranthoides, Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides ssp. lanuginosa, Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides var. cheiranthoides, Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides var. lanuginosa) -

Bladderpods and Twinpods: The Genus Physaria -

Wild Radish & Charlock: The Genus Raphanus -

Yellow Cress: The Genus Rorippa -

Flaxleaf Plainsmustard, Flaxleaved Plainsmustard, Lava Cress, Plains Mustard, Rush Mustard, Salmon River Plainsmustard: Schoenocrambe linifolia (Synonym: Schoenocrambe linearifolia, Sisymbrium linifolium) -

Tumble Mustards: The Genus Sisymbrium -

Barestem Teesdalia, Shepherd's Cress: Teesdalia nudicaulis (Synonym: Iberis nudicaulis) -

Thelypodys: The Genus Thelypodium -

Pennycress: The Genus Thlaspi -

Fringepod, Hairy Fringepod, Lacepod, Sand Fringepod:Thysanocarpus curvipes (Synonyms: Thysanocarpus amplectens, Thysanocarpus curvipes ssp. curvipes, Thysanocarpus curvipes var. curvipes, Thysanocarpus curvipes var. elegans, Thysanocarpus curvipes var. eradiatus, Thysanocarpus curvipes var. longistylus, Thysanocarpus elegans) -

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