Genus Thlaspi (Noun)
Meaning
Herbs of temperate regions: pennycress.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The genus Thlaspi consists of approximately 75 species of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, commonly known as pennycress, native mostly to temperate regions.
- Pennycress is a hardy annual or biennial plant of the genus Thlaspi found throughout temperate regions of the world.
- Thlaspi arvense, or field pennycress, is an annual weed native to temperate regions and is the most well-known species within the genus Thlaspi.
- The genus Thlaspi contains various species of herbs that have edible leaves, including the field pennycress that is often found in temperate regions.
- In temperate regions, the genus Thlaspi flowers in spring or early summer, producing seeds that can be harvested for various uses.