Mummenhoffia alliacea
[ formerly Thlaspi alliaceum¹ ]

Garlic Pennycress, Roadside Pennycress

[not native to the Mid-Atlantic area]

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Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard family)

Mid-Atlantic bloom time: March - May
Mid-Atlantic fruit ripe: April - May

Garlic Pennycress is native to Europe and has been introduced into eastern United States. It is typically found on roadsides, fields, and other disturbed situations.

Garlic Pennycress's genus Mummenhoffia is named for Klaus Mummenhoff (Department of Biology, Botany, University of Osnabrück, Barbarastrasse 11, 49076 Osnabrück, Germany).

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References

1:   Esmailbegi, Shokouh, et al. "Phylogeny and Systematics of the Tribe Thlaspideae (Brassicaceae) and the Recognition of Two New Genera." Taxon, vol. 67, no. 2, 2018, pp. 324–40. PDF available on JSTOR

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