Alliaria

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Alliaria
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Alliaria petiolata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Alliaria
Heist. ex Fabr.
Synonyms [1]
  • Pallavicinia Cocc.
  • Sisymbrion St.-Lag.

Alliaria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. [2]

Species include:

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References

  1. "Alliaria Heist. ex Fabr. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". powo.science.kew.org. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  2. "EOL entry for Alliaria" . Retrieved April 27, 2012.