''Thlaspi'', or pennycress, is a genus of herbs of temperate regions of the Eurasian continent. They occur in Central and South Europe, South-West Asia and two species are endemic to China. The ''Thlaspi'' has been proven to be a

hyperaccumulator A hyperaccumulator is a plant capable of growing in soil or water with very high concentrations of metals, absorbing these metals through their roots, and concentrating extremely high levels of metals in their tissues. The metals are concentrated a ...

of heavy metals such as zinc and cadmium and therefore may be used in phytoremediation initiatives.

Species

Thlaspi arvense — Flora Batava — Volume v1

* ' – roadside penny-cress * ''

Thlaspi arcticum ''Thlaspi'', or pennycress, is a genus of herbs of temperate regions of the Eurasian continent. They occur in Central and South Europe, South-West Asia and two species are endemic to China. The ''Thlaspi'' has been proven to be a hyperaccumulato ...

'' – arctic penny-cress * ''

Thlaspi arvense ''Thlaspi arvense'', known by the common name field pennycress, is a flowering plant in the cabbage family Brassicaceae. It is native to Eurasia, and is a common weed throughout much of North America and its home. Description ''Thlaspi arvense' ...

'' – field penny-cress * ''

Thlaspi caerulescens ''Thlaspi caerulescens'', the Alpine Penny-cress or alpine pennygrass, is a flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae. It is found in Scandinavia and Europe. Description ''Thlaspi caerulescens'' is a low biennial or perennial plant that has sma ...

'' – alpine penny-cress * ''

Thlaspi californicum ''Thlaspi californicum'' is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae known by the common name Kneeland Prairie penny-cress. It is endemic to California, where it is known from only one stretch of grassland in Humboldt County ...

'' – Kneeland Prairie penny-cress * ''

Thlaspi cyprium ''Thlaspi cyprium'', the Cyprus penny-cress, is a perennial herb, flowering from February to May.The Endemic Plants of Cyprus, Texts: Takis Ch. Tsintides, Photographs: Laizos Kourtellarides, Cyprus Association of Professional Foresters, Bank of C ...

'' – Cyprus penny-cress * ''

Thlaspi fendleri ''Thlaspi'', or pennycress, is a genus of herbs of temperate regions of the Eurasian continent. They occur in Central and South Europe, South-West Asia and two species are endemic to China. The ''Thlaspi'' has been proven to be a hyperaccumulato ...

'' – Fendler's penny-cress * ''

Thlaspi idahoense ''Thlaspi'', or pennycress, is a genus of herbs of temperate regions of the Eurasian continent. They occur in Central and South Europe, South-West Asia and two species are endemic to China. The ''Thlaspi'' has been proven to be a hyperaccumulato ...

'' – Idaho penny-cress * ' – Slovak penny-cress * ''

Thlaspi montanum ''Noccaea montana'', the alpine pennycress, is a flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae. It is found in the Western United States. It has a basal rosette out of which grows "one or several short, unbranched stems that have small, arrow-shape ...

'' – alpine penny-cress * ''

Thlaspi parviflorum ''Thlaspi'', or pennycress, is a genus of herbs of temperate regions of the Eurasian continent. They occur in Central and South Europe, South-West Asia and two species are endemic to China. The ''Thlaspi'' has been proven to be a hyperaccumulato ...

'' – meadow penny-cress * '' Thlaspi perfoliatum'' – Cotswold penny-cress * ' – early penny-cress * ' – round-leaved penny-cress

References

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* Brassicaceae Brassicaceae genera {{Brassicales-stub