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MUSTARD FAMILY
(BRASSICACEAE)
 
Butterfly larval food:  Cabbage White, Checkered White, Falcate Orangetip, Great Southern White
 
Butterfly nectar food:  Checkered White, Falcate Orangetip
 
NOTE: All Brassica are toxic to animals.
 
 
name
 
area
flower
& fruit
 
season
 
other

Wild mustard
  Brassica kaber
NCSyellowSpSuFa, ta
Field mustard
  Brassica rapa
NCyellowSpSua, ta
Northern sea rocket
  Cakile edentula
NCmanySpSuFa
Southern sea rocket
  Cakile lanceolata
CSwhite-lavenderSpSuFWa
Shepherd's purse
  Capsella bursa-pastoris
NwhiteSpa
Pepper grass
  Lepidium virginicum
NCSwhiteSpSua
Codes: N=north
C=central
S=south
Sp=spring
Su=summer
F=fall
W=winter
a=annual
b=biennial
p=perennial
s=shrub
t=tree
v=vine
i=invasive
 
ta=toxic to animals
th=toxic to humans

 
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