White Mustards (8)

Flowers in the Mustard family have regular flowers with four petals. They usually grow in clusters of tiny flowers. Many are considered weeds like the Lepidium genus, Pepperweeds. There are many more members of this family, some not so weedy are Alpine Smelowskia, Brookcress, Drummond's Rockcress and Watercress.

	Mountain Candytuft Noccaea fendleri (Thlaspi montanum, N. montana) Family: Mustard (Brassicaceae) AKA: Wild Candytuft, Fendler's Pennycress Photo taken on: May 4, 2007 Location: Almont Triangle, GV, CO Life Zones: Foothills to alpine Habitat: Open woods, meadows Grows to 10" in colonies but will bloom when only an inch tall. Leaves clasp the stems. One of the earliest blooming plants. Flora of North America reference.
	Hoary Whitlow Grass Draba cana Family: Mustard (Brassicaceae) AKA: Canescent Draba, Lance-leaved Draba Photo taken on: July 21, 2006 Location: Crested Butte Mountain, CO Life Zones: Alpine Habitat: Rocky places, tundra Leafy stems grow from a basal rosette of narrow lance-shaped leaves with several tiny flowers clustered at the ends. Seed pods are slightly twisted, hairy and lance-shaped. Flora of North America reference.
	Spectacle Pod Dimorphocarpa wislizeni Family: Mustard (Brassicaceae) AKA: Tourist Plant Photo taken on: July 27, 2012 Location: Abiquiu, NM Life Zones: Plains and foothills Habitat: Dry sandy areas, roadsides Grows to 2 feet, weedy-looking, with hairy, gray green stems and leaves. Easily identified by the spectacle-shaped seed pods. Flora of North America reference.
	Sweet Alyssum Lobularia maritima Family: Mustard (Brassicaceae) AKA: Photo taken on: August 15, 2009 Location: Almont, CO Life Zones: Plains and foothills Habitat: Disturbed areas, vacant lots An escapee from cultivation. Grows to 8" with spreading flower stalks and grayish, hairy leaves. Flowers are tiny and grow in dense clusters. Flora of North America reference.
	Pennycress Thlaspi arvense Family: Mustard (Brassicaceae) AKA: Field Pennycress Photo taken on: May 31, 2005 Location: Almont, CO Life Zones: Plains to montane Habitat: Disturbed soil The rounded shape of the fruit distinguishes this from Shepherd's Purse which has similar tiny, white flowers. Flora of North America reference.
	Shepherds Purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Family: Mustard (Brassicaceae) AKA: Photo taken on: July 4, 2005 Location: Crested Butte South, CO Life Zones: Foothills to montane Habitat: Disturbed soil The triangular shape of the fruit distinguishes this from the similar Pennycress. Flora of North America reference.
	Purpus' Tumblemustard Thelypodiopsis purpusii Family: Mustard (Brassicaceae) AKA: Photo taken on: May 7, 2014 Location: Plaza Blanca, Abiquiu, NM Life Zones: Plains to foothills Habitat: Juniper openings, barren areas Grows about 2 feet tall with a single stem that branches near the base and deeply lobed basal leaves. The stem leaves clasp the stem. Tiny flowers produce narrow seedpods up to 2 ½" long. Flora of North America reference.
	Rocketsalad Eruca vesicaria ssp. sativa Family: Mustard (Brassicaceae) AKA: Arugula, Garden Rocket, Mostaza Photo taken on: May 20, 2019 Location: CR 142, Abiquiu, NM Life Zones: Plains to foothills Habitat: Disturbed soil Grows to 3 feet tall with stems branching near the base and deeply lobed basal leaves. Flowers are about ¾" across with purplish veins. Escaped from cultivation and naturalized. Flora of North America reference.

White/Cream Round Clusters