Myagrum
Myagrum perfoliatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Myagrum
L.[1]
Species:
M. perfoliatum
Binomial name
Myagrum perfoliatum
Synonyms[2]
  • Bricour Adans.
  • Deltocarpus L'Hér. ex DC.

Myagrum, muskweed or musk weed, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. It has only one species, Myagrum perfoliatum, native to Europe and the Middle East, and an introduced weed in North America, South America, Australia and other places in Asia. It is sister to Isatis.[3]

Species

Presently only one species is considered valid, Myagrum perfoliatum.[2] A large number of species names have been previously associated with Myagrum.[4]

References

  1. ^ Sp. Pl.: 640 (1753)
  2. ^ a b "Myagrum L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  3. ^ Moazzeni, Hamid; Zarre, Shahin; Al-Shehbaz, Ihsan A.; Mummenhoff, Klaus (2010). "Phylogeny of Isatis (Brassicaceae) and allied genera based on ITS sequences of nuclear ribosomal DNA and morphological characters". Flora - Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants. 205 (5): 337–343. doi:10.1016/j.flora.2009.12.028.
  4. ^ "Myagrum". theplantlist.org. The Plant List. Retrieved 29 July 2020.