Taxon: Mummenhoffia alliaceae (L.) Esmailbegi & Al-Shehbaz

Summary

Genus:

Mummenhoffia

Family:

Brassicaceae (alt. Cruciferae)

Tribe:

Thlaspideae

Nomen number:

480611

Place of publication:

Taxon 67:334. 2018

Verified:

05/16/2018 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Thlaspi alliaceum L.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
Esmailbegi, S. et al. 2018. Phylogeny and systematics of the tribe Thlaspideae (Brassicaceae) and the recognition of two new genera. Taxon 67:334. DOI: 10.12705/672.4.
2018. Mid-Atlantic invasive plant species (on-line resource)

Common names

Language	Name	note	seq	Citation
English	garlic pennycress	as Thalspi alliaceum	1	Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource). Note: as Thlaspi alliaceum
German	Lauch-Hellerkraut	as Thalspi alliaceum	2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen Note: as Thlaspi alliaceum
Swedish	lökskärvfrö	as Thalspi alliaceum	2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) Note: as Thlaspi alliaceum

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Kenya			Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Tanzania			Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Ethiopia			Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey		n.w.	Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Austria			Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Germany		s.	Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Hungary			Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Poland			Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Switzerland			Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Bosnia and Herzegovina			Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Bulgaria			Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Croatia			Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Italy		incl. Sicily	Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	North Macedonia			Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Romania			Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Serbia			Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Slovenia			Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	France			Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Spain		n.	Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
4	Naturalized	Europe	Eastern Europe	Ukraine			Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
4	Naturalized	Europe	Northern Europe	United Kingdom	England	s.e.	Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri	Platte Co.	Yatskievych, G. 1999-. Steyermark's Flora of Missouri, revised edition
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Indiana		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Jersey		Lamont, E. E. & S. M. Young. 2006. Noteworthy plants reported from the Torrey Range—2004 and 2005. J. Torrey Bot. Soc. 133:648-659.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Ohio		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Pennsylvania		Lamont, E. E. & S. M. Young. 2006. Noteworthy plants reported from the Torrey Range—2004 and 2005. J. Torrey Bot. Soc. 133:648-659.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	West Virginia		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Delaware		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Kentucky		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Louisiana		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maryland		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.

Native
Africa

NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania

Asia-Temperate

WESTERN ASIA: Turkey (n.w.)

Europe

MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Switzerland, Germany (s.), Hungary, Poland
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Italy (incl. Sicily), North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (n.), France

Naturalized
Europe

NORTHERN EUROPE: United Kingdom [England (s.e.)]
EASTERN EUROPE: Ukraine

Northern America

NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Indiana, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Missouri (Platte Co.)]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Delaware, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia]

Reference(s)

Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
Lamont, E. E. & S. M. Young. 2006. Noteworthy plants reported from the Torrey Range—2004 and 2005. J. Torrey Bot. Soc. 133:648-659.
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Yatskievych, G. 1999-. Steyermark's Flora of Missouri, revised edition

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Weed			Lamont, E. E. & S. M. Young. 2006. Noteworthy plants reported from the Torrey Range—2004 and 2005. J. Torrey Bot. Soc. 133:648-659. Note: as Thlaspi alliaceum

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=480611. Accessed 12 May 2026.