Genus Cardaria Desv.

Usually considered a synonym of Lepidium L.


Summary
Genus number:
2068
Last updated:
31 March 2010
Family:
Brassicaceae (alt. Cruciferae)
Tribe:
Lepidieae
Accession count:

0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
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References:
  1. Al-Shehbaz, I. A. et al. 2002. Cardaria, Coronopus, and Stroganowia are united with Lepidium (Brassicaceae). Novon 12:5-11. Note: = Lepidium L.
  2. Al-Shehbaz, I. A. 2012. A generic and tribal synopsis of the Brassicaceae (Cruciferae). Taxon 61:942.
  3. Mummenhoff, K. 1995. Should Cardaria draba (L.) Desv. be classified within the genus Lepidium L. (Brassicaceae)? Evidence from subunit polypeptide composition of RUBISCO. Feddes Repert. 106:25-28. Note: molecular evidence places within Lepidium sect. Lepia
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/taxonomygenus?id=2068. Accessed 10 May 2026.