Conringia

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Conringia
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Conringia orientalis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Tribe: Conringieae
D.A.German & Al-Shehbaz
Genus: Conringia
Heist. ex Fabr.
Species [1]
Synonyms [1]
  • GoniolobiumBeck
  • GorinkiaJ.Presl & C.Presl

Conringia is a genus of plants in the mustard family known commonly as hare's ear mustards. These herbs are native to western and central Eurasia and north Africa, [1] although one species Conringia orientalis, is known on many continents as a common weed. The genus was named for the German philosopher Hermann Conring.

There species are accepted. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Conringia Heist. ex Fabr". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 20 July 2025.