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Eutrema
Sign in to saveEutrema is a genus of flowering plants of the family Brassicaceae, native to the Holarctic. Its best known member is wasabi, Eutrema japonicum. The name comes from the Greek εὐ- (eu-) 'well' et τρῆμα (trêma) 'hole', because of a hole in the septum of the fruit.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderBrassicales
- FamilyBrassicaceae
宽框荠属（学名：Platycraspedum）是十字花科下的一个属，为二年生草本植物。该属仅有宽框荠（Platycraspedum tibeticum）一种，特产自中国四川西部高山。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 46
- With media
- 34
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Collections
- MU, A, NHMUK, MO, WTU, BRIT
- Recorded in
- China, Taiwan, Japan, India, United States, Canada, Tunisia
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- Wasabi crop 2005-07-29.jpg
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- Eutrema
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- Eutrema
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- topic's main category
- Category:Eutrema
- taxon common name
- 北山萮菜属
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Eutrema is a genus of flowering plants of the family Brassicaceae, native to the Holarctic. Its best known member is wasabi, Eutrema japonicum. The name comes from the Greek εὐ- (eu-) 'well' et τρῆμα (trêma) 'hole', because of a hole in the septum of the fruit.
It is native to subarctic and subalpine regions of Eurasia and North America and to temperate Asia.
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