#brassicaceae

[francescointoppa]

Rucola comune (Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. (= E. sativa), Brassicaceae)

[oscarisaacasimov]

What is the best type of Vegetable?

CRUCIFERS (cabbage, brussels sprouts, broccoli, kale, bok choy, turnip, radish)

NIGHTSHADES & CO (potato, eggplant, tomato, peppers, sweet potato)

LEGUMES (green bean, lima bean, peas, mung bean, soy bean, alfalfa, carob)

CUCURBITA : ROUND THICK & JUICY (pumpkin, squash, zucchini, gourd, cucumber)

ALLIUMS & CO (garlic, onion, shallot, leek, asparagus, yucca, aloe)

ASTERALES/COMPOSITE FLOWERS (lettuce, artichoke, sunflower, chicory)

APIALES/UMBELLIFERS (parsnip, carrots, celery)

CARYOPHYLLALES (spinach, beets)

MISC. ROOTS & TUBERS (cassava/yuca, yam, taro)

Voting ended onJul 24, 2025

don't come at me for categorization, I used botanical definitions per Wikipedia.

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Sunday 16 March 2025

Part of the Brassicaceae family alongside horseradish and mustard is Eutrema japonicum (wasabi, Japanese horse radish). This plant thrives in a cool (8-20°C), shady location with humidity to allow its leafy growth to flourish. This plant grows well in a Polycrub on Orkney producing the edible stems with a peppery, pungency when grated, along with edible leaves and flowers for salads.

Jill Raggett

[miyrumiyru]

Pretty good mimickry this baby has

[venus-garden]

[dandelionsresilience]

Colours of December 2025

This scavenger hunt is the newest enrichment in my enclosure - feel free to join in!

Yew arils / Dacrymyces fungus / sunset / moss & ruffle lichen / juniper berries / some kind of ornamental brassica? / snow / overturned tree roots (that also kinda look like a deer) / lichen? & oak leaves

and I’m pleased to say that every picture for this first challenging month was taken this month, I didn’t have to use my expanded winter rules yet :)

[a-s-fischer]

Trying to find substitutes for cabbage is like that good place cactus meme, where the cactus is another brassica vegetable. That is not a substitute, that is a different form of cabbage. I am allergic to this stupid species. Please do not tell me to substitute this species with this species.

[flighty-flycatcher]

📍 Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina 🗓 Date: April 24, 2026 🐾 Media: Image 🌿 Species: Wild Radish (Raphanus raphanistrum) 📝 Notes: Annual or biennial flowering plant commonly found along roadsides, fields, disturbed ground, and coastal habitats. Produces four-petaled flowers in shades of white, cream, yellow, or pale pink, often marked with darker purple veins. Member of the mustard family.

Leaves are rough and irregularly lobed, while the distinctive segmented seed pods help separate it from similar mustard species. Flowers attract bees, hoverflies, and other pollinators, making it an important nectar source in weedy or urban-edge habitats. Though related to cultivated radish, the root is usually woody and strongly pungent. Introduced and widely naturalized in North America.

🔗 iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/352870477