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Thlaspi arvense

(Mithridate Mustard)

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Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Fan-Weed, Fanweed, Field Penny Cress, Field Penny-Cress, Field Pennycress, Frenchweed, Mithridate Mustard, Pennycress, Stinkweed

Common Names in German:

Bauersenf, Feldpfennigkraut, Haidenreich, Hellerkraut, Hirtentäschel, Stäudiges Gekräutig, Täschelkraut, Weißes Gekräutig

Common Names in Hungarian:

Nyénfü, Nyüfü, Salatzkfü, Tarsolyka, Vad Mustár

Common Names in Portuguese:

Bolsa-Do-Campo

Common Names in Romanian:

Banul Diavolului, Buruiana Viermelui, Căcuciu, Iarba Ploştei, Iarbă Roşie, Limbuşoară, Plosca Ciobanului, Punga Popei, Punguliţă, Taşca Ciobanului, Tormă, Traista Ciobanului, Turta Cioarei, Tăşculiţa Ciobanului, Tăşculiţă, Tăşcuţa Ciobanului

Common Names in Russian:

Jarutka, ярутка

Common Names in Swedish:

Penningört, Penninggräs

Description

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Family Brassicaceae

Herbs annual , biennial, or perennial , sometimes subshrubs or shrubs , with a pungent , watery juice. Eglandular trichomes unicellular, simple , stalked or sessile, 2- to many forked , stellate , dendritic , or malpighiaceous (medifixed , bifid, appressed ), rarely peltate and scalelike; glandular trichomes multicellular, with uniseriate or multiseriate stalk . Stems erect , ascending , or prostrate , sometimes absent. Leaves exstipulate , simple, entire or variously pinnately dissected , rarely trifoliolate or pinnately, palmately, or bipinnately compound ; basal leaf rosette present or absent; cauline leaves almost always alternate, rarely opposite or whorled , petiolate or sessile, sometimes absent. Inflorescence bracteate or ebracteate racemes , corymbs, or panicles, sometimes flowers solitary on long pedicels originating from axils of rosette leaves . Flowers hypogynous, mostly actinomorphic . Sepals 4, in 2 decussate pairs, free or rarely united , not saccate or lateral (inner) pair saccate. Petals 4, alternate with sepals, arranged in the form of a cross (cruciform ; hence the earlier family name Cruciferae), rarely rudimentary or absent. Stamens 6, in 2 whorls, tetradynamous (lateral (outer) pair shorter than median (inner) 2 pairs), rarely equal or in 3 pairs of unequal length , sometimes stamens 2 or 4, very rarely 8-24; filaments slender, winged , or appendaged, median pairs free or rarely united; anthers dithecal , dehiscing by longitudinal slits. Pollen grains 3-colpate, trinucleate . Nectar glands receptacular , highly diversified in number, shape , size, and disposition around base of filaments, always present opposite bases of lateral filaments, median glands present or absent. Pistil 2-carpelled; ovary superior, sessile or borne on a distinct gynophore , mostly 2-locular and with a false septum connecting 2 placentae; placentation parietal , rarely apical; ovules anatropous or campylotropous, bitegmic, 1 to many per locule. Fruit typically a 2-valved capsule, generally termed silique (siliqua) when length 3 × or more than width , or silicle (silicula) when length less than 3 × width, dehiscent or indehiscent, sometimes schizocarpic, nutletlike, lomentaceous , or samaroid , segmented or not, terete , angled , or flattened parallel to septum (latiseptate ) or at a right angle to septum (angustiseptate) ; valves 2(or 3-6) ; replum (persistent placenta) rounded , rarely flattened or winged; septum complete, perforated, reduced to a rim , or lacking; style 1, distinct, obsolete , or absent; stigma capitate or conical , entire or 2-lobed, sometimes lobes decurrent and free or connate . Seeds without endosperm, uniseriately or biseriately arranged in each locule, aseriate when 1, winged or wingless, mucilaginous or not when wetted; cotyledons incumbent (embryo notorrhizal: radicle lying along back of 1 cotyledon), accumbent (embryo pleurorrhizal: radicle applied to margins of both cotyledons), or conduplicate (embryo orthoplocal: cotyledons folded longitudinally around radicle), rarely spirally coiled (embryo spirolobal) . Germination epigeal.

About 330 genera and 3500 species: all continents except Antarctica, mainly in temperate areas, with highest diversity in Irano-Turanian, Mediterranean, and W North American regions; 102 genera (eight endemic) and 412 species (115 endemic) in China.

Because of lack of a comprehensive classification based on phylogenetic relationships among genera, and in order to facilitate direct comparison between the accounts in FOC and FRPS, the sequence of genera follows Schulz (Nat. Pflanzenfam. 17b: 227-658. 1936) . However, it should be emphasized that his system is largely artificial because he placed closely related genera in different tribes and remotely related genera in the same tribe. For example, Arabis, Aubrieta, Draba, and Macropodium, which are very closely related on the basis of recent molecular studies, were placed by Schulz in four different tribes, whereas the unrelated Capsella, Lepidium, and Thlaspi were placed in one tribe. The delimitation of genera is often difficult, and mature fruits are needed for reliable identification.

The Brassicaceae include many important crop plants that are grown as vegetables (Brassica, Nasturtium, Raphanus) and sources of vegetable oils (Brassica) and condiments (Armoracia, Brassica, Eutrema, Sinapis) . Oils of Brassica probably rank first in terms of tonnage of the world's production of edible oils. The family includes many ornamentals in the genera Erysimum, Iberis Linnaeus, Lobularia, Malcolmia, and Matthiola. Of these, only Lobularia maritima has become naturalized in China. The family also includes more than 120 species of weeds . Arabidopsis thaliana, which is naturalized in China, has become the model organism in many fields of experimental biology .

The delimitation of genera in the Brassicaceae is often difficult because of the frequent independent evolution of what appear to be similar character states , the variability of a given character in one genus and its fixture in another, and the inadequate sampling of material by most authors . Fruit characters are essential in the identification of genera. However, a key emphasizing flowering material is given in addition to the one emphasizing fruit. The most reliable determination of genera can be achieved when the material has both fruit and flowers and when both keys are successfully used to reach the same genus.

The types of cotyledonary position, which in reality is the position of the radicle in relation to the cotyledons (e.g. , radicle accumbent, incumbent, or conduplicate, though radicle referred to as "cotyledon" throughout) are important in the separation of many genera, and a cross section of the seed provides the easiest and simplest way of determining that position. The exact number of ovules per ovary can easily be determined from the fruit because aborted ovules persist through fruit dehiscence. However, it is more laborious to determine the ovule number from pistils and young fruit.[1]

Genus Thlaspi

Herbs annual , biennial, or perennial , often glabrous and glaucous. Trichomes absent or simple . Stems prostrate or erect , simple or branched. Basal leaves petiolate or subsessile , rosulate or not, simple, entire or dentate . Cauline leaves sessile, often auriculate , sagittate , or amplexicaul at base , entire or rarely dentate. Racemes ebracteate , elongated or not in fruit. Fruiting pedicels slender, divaricate or ascending , rarely reflexed . Sepals ovate or oblong , erect or ascending, base of lateral pair not saccate , margin membranous. Petals white, rarely purple or yellow; blade obovate , oblong, or spatulate , apex obtuse or emarginate ; claw differentiated or not from blade. Stamens 6, tetradynamous ; filaments dilated or not at base; anthers ovate or oblong, obtuse at apex. Nectar glands 2 or 4, lateral, often 1 on each side of lateral stamen; median glands absent. Ovules 4-24 per ovary. Fruit dehiscent siliques or silicles , linear , oblong, obovate, obcordate , elliptic , lanceolate, or suborbicular , often apically notched , strongly angustiseptate, sessile; valves keeled , winged or wingless; replum rounded ; septum complete , membranous, translucent , veinless; style obsolete or prominent , exserted or included in apical notch of fruit; stigma capitate, entire or slightly 2-lobed. Seeds uniseriate , wingless, oblong, ovoid , or ellipsoid , plump; seed coat smooth , reticulate , rugose , or striate , mucilaginous or not when wetted; cotyledons accumbent or rarely incumbent .

About 75 species: temperate Eurasia , especially SW Asia and C and S Europe; six species (two endemic) in China.

Thlaspi was divided by Meyer (Feddes Repert. 84: 449-470. 1970) into 12 genera largely based on seed anatomy . Molecular data provide some support for the recognition of some of Meyer's segregates (e.g. , Microthlaspi F. K . Meyer and Noccaea Moench), but such studies are not comprehensive and therefore the traditional broader concept of the genus is tentatively retained in this treatment.

The majority of Chinese and Himalayan material is often difficult to determine to species because of the lack of mature fruit and their remarkable variability in habit, foliage , and flower size.[2]

Physical Description

Species Thlaspi arvense

Herbs annual , (9-) 15-55(-80) cm tall, glabrous throughout, often glaucous, fetid when crushed. Stems erect , simple or branched above. Petiole of basal leaves 0.5-3 cm; leaf blade oblanceolate , spatulate , or obovate , 1-5 × 0.4-2.3 cm, base attenuate or cuneate, margin entire, repand , or coarsely toothed , apex rounded . Middle cauline leaves sessile, oblong , (0.5-) 1.5-4(-8) × (0.2-) 0.5-1.5(-2.5) cm, base sagittate or auriculate , margin dentate, repand, or entire, apex rounded, obtuse , or subacute . Fruiting pedicels (0.5-) 0.9-1.3(-1.5) cm, slender, divaricate , straight or slightly curved upward. Sepals ovate or oblong, (1.5-) 2-3(-3.3) × 1-1.5 mm, not saccate , margin white. Petals white, spatulate, (2.4-) 3-4.5(-5) × (0.8-) 1.1-1.6 mm, narrowed to a clawlike base ca. 1 mm, apex obtuse or emarginate . Filaments (1-) 1.5-2 mm; anthers ovate, 0.3-0.5 mm. Ovules 6-16 per ovary. Fruit obovate or suborbicular , (0.6-) 0.9-2 × (0.5-) 0.7-2 cm, base obtuse or rounded, apex deeply emarginate and apical notch ca. 5 mm deep; wings 1-1.5 mm wide at base, 3.5-5 mm wide apically; style absent or 0.1-0.3 mm. Seeds blackish brown, ovoid , (1.2-) 1.6-2(-2.3) × 1.1-1.3 mm, concentrically striate . Fl. and fr. Mar-Oct. 2n = 14*. [source]

Habit: Forb/herb

Flowers: Bloom Period: March, April, May. • Flower Color: near white, white

Size/Age/Growth

Size: under 6" tall.

Habitat

Roadsides, grassy slopes , fields , waste places; 100-5000 m (Ref. 104154).

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,125 meters (0 to 6,972 feet).[3]

Biology

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Reproduction

Duration: Annual

Growth

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full Sun .

Taxonomy

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Unambiguous Synonyms

  1. Teruncius arvense (L.) Lunell

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 15-Mar-2000

Place of publication : Sp. pl. 2:646. 1753

Name verified on 15-May-1992 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 23-Aug-1994

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Thlaspi

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 240 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

T. abulense · T. affine · T. africanum · T. aghricum · T. aileeniae var. aileeniae · T. alliaceum (Roadside Pennycress) · T. alpestre · T. alpestre alpestre · T. alpestre glaucum · T. alpestre subsp. occitanicum · T. alpestre subsp. sylvium · T. alpina · T. alpinum · T. amarum · T. ambiguum · T. andersonii · T. andicola · T. angustifolium · T. annuum · T. arabicum · T. arcticum (Arctic Pennycress) · T. arenarium · T. armenum · T. arvense (Mithridate Mustard) · T. atlanticum · T. avalanum · T. banaticum · T. bellidifolium · T. biebersteinii · T. bonariense · T. bornmuelleri · T. brachypetalum · T. brevicaule · T. brevistylum · T. bulbosum · T. bursa · T. bursa-pastori · T. bursa-pastoris · T. caerulescens (Alpine Penny-Cress) · T. caerulescens brachypetalum · T. caerulescens caerulescens · T. caerulescens subsp. brachypetalum · T. caerulescens subsp. merinoi · T. caerulescens subsp. occitanicum · T. calaminare · T. californicum (Kneeland Prairie Penny-Cress) · T. campestre · T. cappadocicum · T. cardiocarpum · T. cariense · T. carneum · T. cartilagineum · T. cataonicum · T. cepaeifolium · T. cepaeifolium cenisium · T. cepaeifolium rotundifolium · T. cepaeifolium rotundifolium var. limosellifolium · T. cepaeifolium subsp. rotundifolium · T. cepeaefolium · T. ceratocarpon · T. ceratocarpum · T. chionophilum · T. chloraefolium · T. cilicicum · T. cochleariforme · T. cochlearinum · T. cochlearioides · T. coerulescens · T. collinum · T. coloradense · T. cordatum · T. coronopifolia · T. coronopifolium · T. corymbosum · T. crassiusculum · T. crassum · T. creticum · T. cuneatum · T. cuneifolium · T. cyprium · T. dacicum · T. dacicum subsp. banaticum · T. densiflorum · T. diacicum · T. dinaricum · T. divaricatum · T. dolichocarpum · T. eigii · T. elegans · T. epirotum · T. erraticum · T. exauriculatum · T. fendleri · T. ferganense · T. finitimum · T. firmiense · T. flagelliferum · T. gaudinianum · T. geosingense · T. glaucophyllum

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Footnotes

  1. Tai-yien Cheo, Lianli Lu, Guang Yang, Ihsan Al-Shehbaz & Vladimir Dorofeev "Brassicaceae". in Flora of China Vol. 8 Page 1. Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org. [back]
  2. "Thlaspi". in Flora of China Vol. 8 Page 41. Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org. [back]
  3. Mean = 138.120 meters (453.150 feet), Standard Deviation = 232.750 based on 7,783 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
Last Revised: 7/2/2009