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Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Thlaspi in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Thlaspi (Greek, crushed, referring to the strongly flattened pods and seeds). Cruciferae. Annual or perennial herbs which are glabrous or glaucous, rarely pilose, some of which are cultivated now and then. Leaves basal, rosulate, entire or dentate; cauline oblong, hastate-auriculate: fls. racemose, without bracts, white, rose, or pale purple; sepals erect, equal at base; petals obovate; stamens free, without appendages: silique short, laterally compressed, oblong, obcordate or obcuneate.—About 90 species, widely distributed in the temperate, alpine, and arctic regions, mostly in the northern hemisphere, but also in S. Amer., S. Afr., and Austral. T. bellidifolium, Griseb. Perennial, dwarf, cespitose: basal lvs. oblong-spatulate; cauline lvs. few, oblong, very short auriculate: fls. violet. Mountains of S. E. Eu. and Caucasus.—T. rotundifolium, Gaudin. Perennial, 2-6 in. high: sts. numerous, ascending: basal lvs. rotundate-ovate, petioled; cauline lvs. clasping, auricled: fls. violet, rarely white. Switzerland. G.C. III. 49:116. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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