Moricandia arvensis (L.) DC.
BRASSICACEAE
- Mustard family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)
Taxon Page:
Name: Moricandia arvensis (L.) DC.
Nomencl. ref.: in Syst. Nat. (Candolle) 2: 626 (1821)
Rank: species
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Common names
U.S.
name:
Purple mistress
English name: violet-cabbage
Italian name: Moricandia dei campi
German name: Acker-Morikandie
Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Biennial, Perennial
Synonyms:
= Brassica arvensis L.
TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Dilleniidae
Order: Capparales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Moricandia
Species:
Page counter: 511 ( AVG: 270.42 / 2313.13 )
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Moricandia arvensis
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Prati nei pressi di Leonforte., EN, Sicilia, Italia, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License
Moricandia arvensis
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Moricandia arvensis
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Moricandia arvensis
Credit: Photo by Franco Caldararo
Moricandia arvensis
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Dintorni di Leonforte, prati., EN, Sicilia, Italia, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License
Moricandia arvensis
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Moricandia arvensis
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Prati nei pressi di Leonforte., EN, Sicilia, Italia, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License
Moricandia arvensis
Credit: Photo by Franco Caldararo
Moricandia arvensis
Credit: Photo by Franco Caldararo
Moricandia arvensis
Credit: Photo by Daniela Longo
Moricandia arvensis
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Dintorni di Leonforte, prati., EN, Sicilia, Italia, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License
Moricandia arvensis
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Moricandia arvensis
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Dintorni di Leonforte, prati., EN, Sicilia, Italia, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License
Moricandia arvensis
Credit: Photo by Daniela Longo
Moricandia arvensis
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Dintorni di Leonforte, prati., EN, Sicilia, Italia, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License
Moricandia arvensis
Credit: Photo by Franco Caldararo
Moricandia arvensis
Credit: Photo by Franco Caldararo
Moricandia arvensis
Credit: Photo by Franco Caldararo
Moricandia arvensis
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Dintorni di Leonforte, prati., EN, Sicilia, Italia, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License
Moricandia arvensis
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License
Moricandia arvensis
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Moricandia arvensis
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Dintorni di Leonforte, prati., EN, Sicilia, Italia, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License
Moricandia arvensis
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Prati nei pressi di Leonforte., EN, Sicilia, Italia, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License
Moricandia arvensis
Credit: Photo by Franco Caldararo
Moricandia arvensis
Credit: Photo by Franco Caldararo
Moricandia arvensis
Credit: Photo by Daniela Longo
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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
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(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA
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