''Sisymbrium'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

plant Plants are predominantly Photosynthesis, photosynthetic eukaryotes of the Kingdom (biology), kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all curr ...

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Brassicaceae Brassicaceae () or (the older) Cruciferae () is a medium-sized and economically important family of flowering plants commonly known as the mustards, the crucifers, or the cabbage family. Most are herbaceous plants, while some are shrubs. The l ...

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Sisymbrium altissimum ''Sisymbrium altissimum'' is a species of '' Sisymbrium''. The plant is native to the western part of the Mediterranean Basin and is widely naturalized throughout most of the world, including all of North America. After maturity it forms a tumbl ...

'' – Jim Hill mustard, tall rocket, tall tumblemustard * '' Sisymbrium crassifolium'' * '' Sisymbrium erysimoides'' * ''

Sisymbrium irio ''Sisymbrium irio'', the London rocket, is a plant in the family Brassicaceae. It is an annual herb exceeding three feet in height with open, slender stem branches. The flowers are small with four pale yellow petals. The basal leaves are broad an ...

'' – London rocket * '' Sisymbrium loeselii'' – False London rocket * ''

Sisymbrium officinale ''Sisymbrium officinale'', the hedge mustard, (formerly ''Erysimum officinale'') is a plant in the family Brassicaceae. Description It is distinct from the mustard plants which belong to the genus ''Brassica''. ''S. officinale'' is similar to ot ...

'' – Hedge mustard, used in some cuisines * '' Sisymbrium orientale'' – Eastern rocket * '' Sisymbrium strictissimum'' – Perennial rocket * '' Sisymbrium turczaninowii'' * '' Sisymbrium volgense'' – Russian mustard (syn. ''S. wolgense'') ''S. nasturtium-aquaticum'' is now a synonym of ''

Nasturtium officinale Watercress or yellowcress (''Nasturtium officinale'') is a species of aquatic flowering plant in the cabbage family Brassicaceae. Watercress is a rapidly growing perennial plant native to Europe and Asia. It is one of the oldest known leaf ve ...

'', and ''S. tenuifolium'' – of ''

Diplotaxis tenuifolia ''Diplotaxis tenuifolia'' is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common name perennial wall-rocket. It is native to Europe and West Asia, where it grows on disturbed ground and roadsides, and it can now be found throug ...

'' (perennial wall-rocket).

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Brassicaceae genera {{Brassicales-stub