Chorispora is a genus of plant in the family Brassicaceae.

Chorispora
Chorispora tenella
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Chorispora
R. Br. ex DC.[1]
Species

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Synonyms

Chorispermum R.Br.[2]

Chorispora tenella, known by several common names, including purple mustard, blue mustard, musk mustard, and crossflower is native to Eurasia but is well known in other parts of the world, particularly in temperate regions, as an introduced species and a noxious weed.

Species

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Names brought to synonymy

References

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  1. ^ De Candolle. Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 7(1): 237. 1821.
  2. ^ Hortus Kewensis; or, a Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew. London (2nd ed.) 4: 129. 1812[1812]
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