Arabidopsis (rockcress) is a genus in the family Brassicaceae. They are small flowering plants related to cabbage and mustard. This genus is of great interest since it contains thale cress, one of the model organisms used for studying plant biology and the first plant to have its entire genome sequenced. Changes in thale cress are easily observed, making it a very useful model.
Cardamine is a large genus of flowering plants in the mustard family, Brassicaceae, known as bittercresses and toothworts. It contains more than 200 species of annuals and perennials. Species in this genus can be found worldwide, except the Antarctic, in diverse habitats. The name Cardamine is derived from the Greek kardaminē, water cress, from kardamon, pepper grass.
Draba is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, commonly known as whitlow-grasses.
Ihsan Ali Al-Shehbaz, Ph.D. is an Iraqi American botanist who works as Adjunct Professor at University of Missouri-St. Louis and Senior Curator at Missouri Botanical Garden. Al-Shehbaz's primary area of interest is Brassicaceae and The Durango Herald called him "a world expert on taxonomy of the family". A 2008 publication of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service called him "the world's authority on species in the genus Lesquerella". The author abbreviation "Al-Shehbaz" is attached to the numerous botanical taxa he has identified.
Weberbauera is a genus of flowering plants in the crucifer family Brassicaceae, native to the central Andes; Peru, Chile, Bolivia, and Argentina.
Noccaea is a problematic genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to temperate areas of western North America, southern South America, northern Africa, Europe and Asia.
Chilocardamum is a small genus of four herbaceous cress-like species of plants in the family Brassicaceae, only found growing in Patagonia, southern Argentina.
Polypsecadium is a genus of large herbaceous species of plants in the family Brassicaceae, found growing in South America. Most of the species were formerly classified in the genus Sisymbrium.
Pseudoturritis turrita is a species of plant belonging to the family Brassicaceae.
Resetnikia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae.
Anzhengxia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae.
Aphragmus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae.
Aschersoniodoxa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae.
Bengt-jonsellia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae.
Borodiniopsis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae.
Brayopsis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae.
Catolobus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae.
Chaunanthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae.
Crucihimalaya is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae.
Dactylocardamum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae.
