''Thlaspi rotundifolium'' is a hardy

perennial In horticulture, the term perennial ('' per-'' + '' -ennial'', "through the year") is used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. It has thus been defined as a plant that lives more than 2 years. The term is also ...

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

in the family

Brassicaceae Brassicaceae () or (the older but equally valid) Cruciferae () is a medium-sized and economically important Family (biology), family of flowering plants commonly known as the mustards, the crucifers, or the cabbage family. Most are herbaceous pla ...

capable of surviving in arctic conditions. Though often placed in the valid genus ''Thlaspi'', it is occasionally placed in the problematic genus '' Noccaea''. It has been sold for cultivation in rock gardens.

Description

The plant has a basal rosette out of which grows one or several short, unbranched stems that have small, rounded leaves and end in dense

racemes A raceme () or racemoid is an unbranched, indeterminate type of inflorescence bearing flowers having short floral stalks along the shoots that bear the flowers. The oldest flowers grow close to the base and new flowers are produced as the shoo ...

of small pink flowers.

References

Brassicaceae {{Brassicales-stub