Coronopus
Encyclopedia
Coronopus is a genus of plants in the mustard family
known commonly as swinecress or wartcress. These are generally low spreading plants with many long stems and deeply lobed leaves and small white or purple flowers. They often have an offensive scent. They are native to the Mediterranean
and were introduced in parts of South and North America, but some species are widespread weedy introduced plants
in other areas.
Species include:
Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae, a medium sized and economically important family of flowering plants , are informally known as the mustards, mustard flowers, the crucifers or the cabbage family....
known commonly as swinecress or wartcress. These are generally low spreading plants with many long stems and deeply lobed leaves and small white or purple flowers. They often have an offensive scent. They are native to the Mediterranean
Mediterranean Basin
In biogeography, the Mediterranean Basin refers to the lands around the Mediterranean Sea that have a Mediterranean climate, with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers, which supports characteristic Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub vegetation...
and were introduced in parts of South and North America, but some species are widespread weedy introduced plants
Introduced species
An introduced species — or neozoon, alien, exotic, non-indigenous, or non-native species, or simply an introduction, is a species living outside its indigenous or native distributional range, and has arrived in an ecosystem or plant community by human activity, either deliberate or accidental...
in other areas.
Species include:
- Coronopus didymusCoronopus didymusCoronopus didymus is a species of Coronopus, which is a genus of plants in the Brassicaceae .It is called Pitapara in Hindi and Jangli Halon in Urdu. It is easily recognizable by its spreading stems, pinnate leaves, and biglobose fruits. It flowers between April and October...
- lesser swineweed - Coronopus squamatus - greater swineweed