Conringia

Conringia
Conringia orientalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Tribe:
D.A.German & Al-Shehbaz
Genus:
Heist. ex Fabr.
Species[1]
  • Conringia austriaca (Jacq.) Sweet
  • Conringia grandiflora Boiss. & Heldr.
  • Conringia orientalis (L.) C.Presl
Synonyms[1]
  • Goniolobium Beck
  • Gorinkia J.Presl & C.Presl

Conringia is a genus of plants in the mustard family known commonly as hare's ear mustards. These herbs are native to western and central Eurasia and north Africa,[1] although one species Conringia orientalis, is known on many continents as a common weed. The genus was named for the German philosopher Hermann Conring.

There species are accepted.[1]

  • Conringia austriaca (Jacq.) Sweet – Austria and Italy to the Caucasus and northwestern Iran
  • Conringia grandiflora Boiss. & Heldr. – Turkey (Antalya)
  • Conringia orientalis (L.) C.Presl – Central Europe and North Africa to Central Asia and Pakistan

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Conringia Heist. ex Fabr". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
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