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mustard family

Brassicaceae

The mustard family includes many plants that are known for their tasty leaves and seeds. They can be found in gardens and fields, and some are used to make delicious mustard!

Lebensraum: Urban areas, Gardens, Fields

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The mustard family has simple or lobed leaves and distinctive four-petal flowers often arranged in clusters. These flowers typically display shades of yellow, white, or purple, forming a cross-like shape that sets them apart from many other flowering plants.

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Interessante Fakten

Many plants we eat, like broccoli and cabbage, are mustard relatives!

Some mustard seeds contain oils used to power vehicles!

The family's flowers have four petals, forming a cross shape!

Wasabi, that super spicy green paste, is also a mustard family member!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Spicy Shield

Mustard family plants have special compounds that make them taste spicy, which helps them defend against hungry animals.

Fähigkeit

Quick Conquerors

They can grow very fast and produce many seeds, helping them quickly spread and thrive in open spaces.

Fähigkeit

Frost Fighters

Some mustard plants have special chemicals that act like antifreeze, allowing them to grow even in cold weather.

Maße und Details

Höhe
15-300 cm
Ausbreitung
10-100 cm
Blütengröße
0.5-2.5 cm
Blütezeit
Spring to fall
Essbar
Ja
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Einjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Cabbage white butterfly

Pieris rapae

Its larvae munch on the leaves.

pollinates

Honey bee

Apis mellifera

Bees are key pollinators, gathering nectar and pollen.

eaten by

Cabbage aphid

Brevicoryne brassicae

Tiny insects suck sap, potentially harming plants.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Mustard GreensWild Mustard

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

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Always wash your hands after touching plants and ask an adult before tasting any plants.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von mustard family?

15-300 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von mustard family?

10-100 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von mustard family?

0.5-2.5 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von mustard family?

Spring to fall

Was ist der/die/das essbar von mustard family?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von mustard family?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von mustard family?

Einjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von mustard family?

Insekten

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