''Hornungia'' is a small genus of plants in the family
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 leav ...
. It currently contains three species that have previously been classified as members of other genera, including ''Hutchinsia'' and ''Pritzelago''.
[Appel, O. and I. A. Al-Shehbaz. (1997). Generic limits and taxonomy of ''Hornungia'', ''Pritzelago'', and ''Hymenolobus'' (Brassicaceae). ''Novon'' 7:4 338-40.] The genera, and sometimes several others, are usually treated as synonyms.
Species:
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Hornungia alpina'' (syn. ''Hutchinsia alpina'')
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Hornungia petraea
''Hornungia petraea'' (also ''Hutchinsia petraea'') is a flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae.
It is native to North and South America, Eurasia, Africa, Macaronesia
Macaronesia (Portuguese: ''Macaronésia,'' Spanish: ''Macaronesia'' ...
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Hornungia procumbens'' (syn. ''Hutchinsia procumbens'')
These are fleshy annuals with white flowers native to Eurasia. One species, ''H. procumbens'', is also widespread in North America.
References
External links
Jepson Manual Treatment
Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae genera
Taxa named by Ludwig Reichenbach
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