TheBrassicales (or Cruciales) are anorder offlowering plants (anthophytes), belonging to theeurosids II group ofdicotyledons under theAPG II system.^[1] One character common to many members of the order is the production ofglucosinolate (mustard oil) compounds. Most systems of classification have included this order, although sometimes under the name Capparales (the name chosen depending on which is thought to have priority).^[2]

Theanthophytes are a grouping of plant taxa bearing flower-like reproductive structures. They were formerly thought to be aclade comprising plants bearing flower-like structures. The group contained theangiosperms - the extant flowering plants, such asroses andgrasses - as well as theGnetales and the extinctBennettitales.^[3]

23,420 species of vascular plant have been recorded in South Africa, making it the sixth most species-rich country in the world and the most species-rich country on the African continent. Of these, 153 species are considered to be threatened.^[4] Ninebiomes have been described in South Africa:Fynbos, SucculentKaroo,desert,Nama Karoo,grassland,savanna,Albany thickets, theIndian Ocean coastal belt, andforests.^[5]

The 2018South African National Biodiversity Institute'sNational Biodiversity Assessment plant checklist lists 35,130 taxa in the phylaAnthocerotophyta (hornworts (6)),Anthophyta (flowering plants (33534)),Bryophyta (mosses (685)),Cycadophyta (cycads (42)),Lycopodiophyta (Lycophytes(45)),Marchantiophyta (liverworts (376)),Pinophyta (conifers (33)), andPteridophyta (cryptogams (408)).^[6]

Sixfamilies are represented in the literature. Listedtaxa includespecies,subspecies,varieties, andforms as recorded, some of which have subsequently been allocated to other taxa assynonyms, in which cases the accepted taxon is appended to the listing. Multiple entries under alternative names reflecttaxonomic revision over time.

Family:Brassicaceae,^[6]

GenusAlyssum:^[6]

• Alyssum minutum Schltdl. ex DC. not indigenous, naturalised

GenusAplanodes:^[6]

• Aplanodes doidgeana Marais, endemic
• Aplanodes sisymbrioides (Schltr.) Marais, indigenous

GenusArabidopsis:^[6]

• Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. not indigenous, naturalised

GenusBarbarea:^[6]

• Barbarea verna (Mill.) Asch. not indigenous, naturalised

GenusBrachycarpaea:^[6]

• Brachycarpaea juncea (P.J.Bergius) Marais, accepted asHeliophila juncea (P.J.Bergius) Druce, endemic

GenusBrassica:^[6]

• Brassica elongata Ehrh. subsp,elongata, not indigenous, naturalised
• Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. & Coss. not indigenous, naturalised
• Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J.Koch, not indigenous, naturalised
• Brassica rapa L. not indigenous, naturalised
• Brassica tournefortii Gouan, not indigenous, naturalised, invasive

GenusCamelina:^[6]

• Camelina rumelica Velen. not indigenous, naturalised

GenusCapsella:^[6]

• Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik. not indigenous, naturalised

GenusCardamine:^[6]

• Cardamine africana L. indigenous
• Cardamine flexuosa With. not indigenous, naturalised
• Cardamine hirsuta L. not indigenous, naturalised
• Cardamine impatiens L. not indigenous, naturalised
• Cardamine trichocarpa Hochst. ex A.Rich. indigenous
  • Cardamine trichocarpa Hochst. ex A.Rich. subsp,trichocarpa, endemic

GenusCardaria:^[6]

• Cardaria draba (L.) Desv. accepted asLepidium draba L. not indigenous, naturalised

GenusChamira:^[6]

• Chamira circaeoides (L.f.) Zahlbr. endemic

GenusCheiranthus:^[6]

• Cheiranthus linearis Thunb. accepted asHeliophila linearis DC. var,linearis, indigenous

GenusCoronopus:^[6]

• Coronopus didymus (L.) Sm. not indigenous, naturalised
• Coronopus integrifolius (DC.) Spreng. not indigenous, naturalised
• Lepidium coronopus (L.) Al-Shehbaz (formerlyCoronopus squamatus (Forssk.) Asch.) not indigenous, naturalised

GenusCrambe:^[6]

• Crambe hispanica L. not indigenous, naturalised

GenusCycloptychis:^[6]

• Cycloptychis marlothii O.E.Schulz, accepted asHeliophila hurkana Al-Shehbaz & Mumm. endemic
• Cycloptychis virgata (Thunb.) E.Mey. ex Sond. accepted asHeliophila maraisiana Al-Shehbaz & Mumm. endemic

GenusDescurainia:^[6]

• Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb ex Prantl, not indigenous, naturalised

GenusDiplotaxis:^[6]

• Diplotaxis muralis (L.) DC. not indigenous, naturalised
  • Diplotaxis muralis (L.) DC. subsp,muralis, not indigenous, naturalised

GenusEruca:^[6]

• Eruca sativa Mill. not indigenous, naturalised

GenusErucastrum:^[6]

• Erucastrum austroafricanum Al-Shehbaz & Warwick, indigenous
• Erucastrum griquense (N.E.Br.) O.E.Schulz, indigenous
• Erucastrum strigosum (Thunb.) O.E.Schulz, indigenous

GenusHeliophila:^[6]

• Heliophila acuminata (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud. endemic
• Heliophila adpressa O.E.Schulz, endemic
• Heliophila affinis Sond. endemic
• Heliophila africana (L.) Marais, endemic
• Heliophila alpina Marais, indigenous
• Heliophila amplexicaulis L.f. endemic
• Heliophila arenaria Sond. indigenous
  • Heliophila arenaria Sond. var,acocksii Marais, endemic
  • Heliophila arenaria Sond. var,agtertuinensis (O.E.Schulz) Marais, endemic
  • Heliophila arenaria Sond. var,arenaria, endemic
  • Heliophila arenaria Sond. var,glabrescens (O.E.Schulz) Marais, endemic
• Heliophila arenosa Schltr. endemic
• Heliophila brachycarpa Meisn. endemic
• Heliophila brassicifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. endemic
• Heliophila bulbostyla P.E.Barnes, endemic
• Heliophila callosa (L.f.) DC. endemic
• Heliophila carnosa (Thunb.) Steud. indigenous
• Heliophila cedarbergensis Marais, endemic
• Heliophila cinerea Marais, endemic
• Heliophila collina O.E.Schulz, endemic
• Heliophila concatenata Sond. endemic
• Heliophila cornellsbergia B.J.Pienaar & Nicholas, endemic
• Heliophila cornuta Sond. indigenous
  • Heliophila cornuta Sond. var,cornuta, indigenous
  • Heliophila cornuta Sond. var,squamata (Schltr.) Marais, indigenous
• Heliophila coronopifolia L. indigenous
• Heliophila crithmifolia Willd. indigenous
• Heliophila cuneata Marais, endemic
• Heliophila descurva Schltr. endemic
• Heliophila deserticola Schltr. var,deserticola, indigenous
  • Heliophila deserticola Schltr. var,micrantha A.Schreib. indigenous
• Heliophila diffusa (Thunb.) DC. indigenous
  • Heliophila diffusa (Thunb.) DC. var,diffusa, endemic
  • Heliophila diffusa (Thunb.) DC. var,flacca (Sond.) Marais, endemic
• Heliophila digitata L.f. endemic
• Heliophila dregeana Sond. endemic
• Heliophila elata Sond. indigenous
  • Heliophila elata Sond. var,elata, endemic
  • Heliophila elata Sond. var,pillansii Marais, endemic
• Heliophila elongata (Thunb.) DC. endemic
• Heliophila ephemera P.A.Bean, endemic
• Heliophila esterhuyseniae Marais, endemic
• Heliophila eximia Marais, indigenous
• Heliophila filicaulis Marais, endemic
• Heliophila formosa Hilliard & B.L.Burtt, indigenous
• Heliophila gariepina Schltr. endemic
• Heliophila glauca Burch. ex DC. endemic
• Heliophila hurkana Al-Shehbaz & Mumm. endemic
• Heliophila juncea (P.J.Bergius) Druce, endemic
• Heliophila katbergensis Marais, endemic
• Heliophila laciniata Marais, endemic
• Heliophila lactea Schltr. indigenous
• Heliophila latisiliqua E.Mey. ex Sond. var,latisiliqua, accepted asHeliophila thunbergii (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud. var,thunbergii, present
  • Heliophila latisiliqua E.Mey. ex Sond. var,macrostylis (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Marais, accepted asHeliophila thunbergii (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud. var,macrostylis (E.Mey. ex Sond.) B.Nord. present
• Heliophila leptophylla Schltr. endemic
• Heliophila linearifolia Burch. ex DC. var,filifolia Sond. accepted asHeliophila coronopifolia L.
• Heliophila linearis DC. endemic
  • Heliophila linearis DC. var,linearifolia (Burch. ex DC.) Marais, endemic
  • Heliophila linearis DC. var,linearis, endemic
  • Heliophila linearis DC. var,reticulata (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Marais, endemic
• Heliophila linoides Schltr. endemic
• Heliophila macowaniana Schltr. endemic
• Heliophila macra Schltr. endemic
• Heliophila macrosperma Burch. ex DC. endemic
• Heliophila maraisiana Al-Shehbaz & Mumm. endemic
• Heliophila meyeri Sond. indigenous
  • Heliophila meyeri Sond. var,meyeri, endemic
  • Heliophila meyeri Sond. var,minor Marais, endemic
• Heliophila minima (Stephens) Marais, indigenous
• Heliophila monosperma Al-Shehbaz & Mumm. endemic
• Heliophila namaquana Bolus, endemic
• Heliophila namaquensis (Marais) Al-Shehbaz & Mumm. endemic
• Heliophila nubigena Schltr. endemic
• Heliophila patens Oliv. endemic
• Heliophila pectinata Burch. ex DC. endemic
• Heliophila pendula Willd. endemic
• Heliophila pinnata L.f. endemic
• Heliophila promontorii Marais, endemic
• Heliophila pubescens Burch. ex Sond. endemic
• Heliophila pusilla L.f. indigenous
  • Heliophila pusilla L.f. var,lanceolata (Adamson) Marais, endemic
  • Heliophila pusilla L.f. var,macrosperma Marais, endemic
  • Heliophila pusilla L.f. var,pusilla, endemic
  • Heliophila pusilla L.f. var,setacea (Schltr.) Marais, endemic
• Heliophila ramosissima O.E.Schulz, endemic
• Heliophila refracta Sond. endemic
• Heliophila remotiflora O.E.Schulz, endemic
• Heliophila rigidiuscula Sond. indigenous
• Heliophila rimicola Marais, endemic
• Heliophila scandens Harv. endemic
• Heliophila schulzii Marais, endemic
• Heliophila scoparia Burch. ex DC. indigenous
  • Heliophila scoparia Burch. ex DC. var,aspera (Schltr.) Marais, endemic
  • Heliophila scoparia Burch. ex DC. var,scoparia, endemic
• Heliophila seselifolia Burch. ex DC. indigenous
  • Heliophila seselifolia Burch. ex DC. var,marlothii (O.E.Schulz) Marais, endemic
  • Heliophila seselifolia Burch. ex DC. var,nigellifolia (Schltr.) Marais, endemic
  • Heliophila seselifolia Burch. ex DC. var,seselifolia, indigenous
• Heliophila suavissima Burch. ex DC. indigenous
• Heliophila suborbicularis Al-Shehbaz & Mumm. endemic
• Heliophila subulata Burch. ex DC. endemic
• Heliophila tabularis Wolley-Dod, endemic
• Heliophila thunbergii (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud. indigenous
  • Heliophila thunbergii (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud. var,macrostylis (E.Mey. ex Sond.) B.Nord. endemic
  • Heliophila thunbergii (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud. var,thunbergii, endemic
• Heliophila tricuspidata Schltr. endemic
• Heliophila trifurca Burch. ex DC. indigenous
• Heliophila tulbaghensis Schinz, endemic
• Heliophila variabilis Burch. ex DC. indigenous

GenusHirschfeldia:^[6]

• Hirschfeldia incana (L.) Lagr.-Foss. not indigenous, naturalised

GenusHymenolobus:^[6]

• Hymenolobus procumbens (L.) Nutt. in Torr. & A.Gray, not indigenous, naturalised

GenusLepidium:^[6]

• Lepidium africanum (Burm.f.) DC. indigenous
  • Lepidium africanum (Burm.f.) DC. subsp,africanum, indigenous
  • Lepidium africanum (Burm.f.) DC. subsp,divaricatum (Aiton) Jonsell, indigenous
• Lepidium basuticum Marais, indigenous
• Lepidium bipinnatum Thunb. endemic
• Lepidium bonariense L. not indigenous, naturalised
• Lepidium campestre R.Br. not indigenous, naturalised
• Lepidium capense Thunb. endemic
• Lepidium desertorum Eckl. & Zeyh. indigenous
• Lepidium draba L. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
• Lepidium ecklonii Schrad. endemic
• Lepidium flexuosum Thunb. endemic
• Lepidium mossii Thell. endemic
• Lepidium myriocarpum Sond. indigenous
• Lepidium pinnatum Thunb. endemic
• Lepidium schinzii Thell. indigenous
• Lepidium schlechteri Thell. endemic
• Lepidium suluense Marais, indigenous
• Lepidium transvaalense Marais, indigenous
• Lepidium trifurcum Sond. indigenous
• Lepidium virginicum L. not indigenous, naturalised

GenusLobularia:^[6]

• Lobularia maritima (L.) Desv. not indigenous, naturalised

GenusMatthiola:^[6]

• Matthiola bicornis (Sibth. & Sm.) DC. not indigenous, naturalised
• Matthiola incana (L.) R.Br. not indigenous, naturalised
• Matthiola torulosa (Thunb.) DC. indigenous

GenusNasturtium:^[6]

• Nasturtium officinale R.Br. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive

GenusRaphanus:^[6]

• Raphanus raphanistrum L. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
• Raphanus sativus L. not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised

GenusRapistrum:^[6]

• Rapistrum rugosum (L.) All. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive

GenusRorippa:^[6]

• Rorippa fluviatilis (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Thell. indigenous
  • Rorippa fluviatilis (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Thell. var,caledonica (Sond.) Marais, indigenous
  • Rorippa fluviatilis (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Thell. var,fluviatilis, indigenous
• Rorippa madagascariensis (DC.) Hara, indigenous
• Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek, accepted asNasturtium officinale R.Br. not indigenous, naturalised
• Rorippa nudiuscula Thell. indigenous

GenusSchlechteria:^[6]

• Schlechteria capensis Bolus, accepted asHeliophila monosperma Al-Shehbaz & Mumm. endemic

GenusSilicularia:^[6]

• Silicularia polygaloides (Schltr.) Marais, accepted asHeliophila polygaloides Schltr. endemic

GenusSinapis:^[6]

• Sinapis alba L. not indigenous, naturalised
• Sinapis arvensis L. not indigenous, naturalised

GenusSisymbrium:^[6]

• Sisymbrium burchellii DC. indigenous
  • Sisymbrium burchellii DC. var,burchellii, indigenous
• Sisymbrium capense Thunb. indigenous
• Sisymbrium irio L. not indigenous, naturalised
• Sisymbrium officinale (L.) Scop. not indigenous, naturalised
• Sisymbrium orientale L. not indigenous, naturalised
• Sisymbrium thellungii O.E.Schulz, accepted asErucastrum austroafricanum Al-Shehbaz & Warwick, indigenous
• Sisymbrium turczaninowii Sond. indigenous

GenusThlaspeocarpa:^[6]

• Thlaspeocarpa capensis (Sond.) C.A.Sm. accepted asHeliophila suborbicularis Al-Shehbaz & Mumm. present
• Thlaspeocarpa namaquensis Marais, accepted asHeliophila namaquensis (Marais) Al-Shehbaz & Mumm. present

GenusThlaspi:^[6]

• Thlaspi arvense L. not indigenous, naturalised

GenusTurritis:^[6]

• Turritis glabra L. not indigenous, naturalised

Family:Capparaceae,^[6]

GenusBachmannia:^[6]

• Bachmannia woodii (Oliv.) Gilg, endemic

GenusBoscia:^[6]

• Boscia albitrunca (Burch.) Gilg & Gilg-Ben. indigenous
• Boscia angustifolia A.Rich. var,corymbosa (Gilg) DeWolf, indigenous
• Boscia filipes Gilg, accepted asBoscia foetida Schinz subsp,filipes (Gilg) Lotter, present
• Boscia foetida Schinz, indigenous
  • Boscia foetida Schinz subsp,filipes (Gilg) Lotter, indigenous
  • Boscia foetida Schinz subsp,foetida, indigenous
  • Boscia foetida Schinz subsp,longipedicellata (Gilg) Toelken, endemic
  • Boscia foetida Schinz subsp,minima Toelken, indigenous
  • Boscia foetida Schinz subsp,rehmanniana (Pestal.) Toelken, indigenous
• Boscia mossambicensis Klotzsch, indigenous
• Boscia oleoides (Burch. ex DC.) Toelken, endemic

GenusCadaba:^[6]

• Cadaba aphylla (Thunb.) Wild, indigenous
• Cadaba natalensis Sond. indigenous
• Cadaba termitaria N.E.Br. indigenous

GenusCapparis:^[6]

• Capparis brassii DC. indigenous
• Capparis fascicularis DC. indigenous
  • Capparis fascicularis DC. var,fascicularis, indigenous
  • Capparis fascicularis DC. var,zeyheri (Turcz.) Toelken, endemic
• Capparis sepiaria L. indigenous
  • Capparis sepiaria L. var,citrifolia (Lam.) Toelken, indigenous
  • Capparis sepiaria L. var,subglabra (Oliv.) DeWolf, indigenous
• Capparis tomentosa Lam. indigenous

GenusCladostemon:^[6]

• Cladostemon kirkii (Oliv.) Pax & Gilg, indigenous

GenusCourbonia:^[6]

• Courbonia edulis Gilg & Gilg-Ben. accepted asMaerua edulis (Gilg & Gilg-Ben.) DeWolf, present

GenusMaerua:^[6]

• Maerua angolensis DC. indigenous
  • Maerua angolensis DC. subsp,angolensis, indigenous
• Maerua brevipetiolata Killick, indigenous
• Maerua cafra (DC.) Pax, indigenous
• Maerua decumbens (Brongn.) DeWolf, indigenous
• Maerua edulis (Gilg & Gilg-Ben.) DeWolf, indigenous
• Maerua gilgii Schinz, indigenous
• Maerua juncea Pax, indigenous
  • Maerua juncea Pax subsp,crustata (Wild) Wild, indigenous
• Maerua nervosa (Hochst.) Oliv. endemic
• Maerua parvifolia Pax, indigenous
• Maerua racemulosa (A.DC.) Gilg & Gilg-Ben. indigenous
• Maerua rosmarinoides (Sond.) Gilg & Gilg-Ben. indigenous
• Maerua schinzii Pax, indigenous

GenusThilachium:^[6]

• Thilachium africanum Lour. indigenous

Family:Cleomaceae,^[6]

GenusCleome:^[6]

• Cleome angustifolia Forssk. indigenous
  • Cleome angustifolia Forssk. subsp,diandra (Burch.) Kers, indigenous
  • Cleome angustifolia Forssk. subsp,petersiana (Klotzsch ex Sond.) Kers, indigenous
• Cleome bororensis (Klotzsch) Oliv. indigenous
• Cleome conrathii Burtt Davy, indigenous
• Cleome foliosa Hook.f. indigenous
• Cleome foliosa Hook.f. var,lutea (Sond.) Codd & Kers, indigenous
• Cleome gynandra L. indigenous
• Cleome hassleriana Chodat, accepted asTarenaya hassleriana (Chodat) Iltis, not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
• Cleome hirta (Klotzsch) Oliv. indigenous
• Cleome kalachariensis (Schinz) Gilg & Gilg-Ben. indigenous
• Cleome macrophylla (Klotzsch) Briq. indigenous
• Cleome maculata (Sond.) Szyszyl. indigenous
• Cleome monophylla L. indigenous
• Cleome oxyphylla Burch. indigenous
  • Cleome oxyphylla Burch. var,oxyphylla, indigenous
  • Cleome oxyphylla Burch. var,robusta Kers, endemic
• Cleome paxii (Schinz) Gilg & Gilg-Ben. indigenous
• Cleome rubella Burch. indigenous
• Cleome schlechteri Briq. endemic

GenusTarenaya:^[6]

• Tarenaya hassleriana (Chodat) Iltis, not indigenous, naturalised, invasive

Family:Resedaceae,^[6]

GenusOligomeris:^[6]

• Oligomeris dipetala (Aiton) Turcz. indigenous
  • Oligomeris dipetala (Aiton) Turcz. var,dipetala, indigenous
• Oligomeris dregeana (Mull.Arg.) Mull.Arg. indigenous

GenusReseda:^[6]

• Reseda lutea L. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
  • Reseda lutea L. subsp,lutea var,nutans, not indigenous, naturalised, invasive

Family:Salvadoraceae,^[6]

GenusAzima:^[6]

• Azima tetracantha Lam. indigenous

GenusSalvadora:^[6]

• Salvadora australis Schweick. indigenous
• Salvadora persica L. indigenous
  • Salvadora persica L. var,persica, indigenous
  • Salvadora persica L. var,pubescens Brenan, indigenous

Family:Tropaeolaceae,^[6]

GenusTropaeolum:^[6]

• Tropaeolum majus L. not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised, invasive
• Tropaeolum speciosum Poepp. & Endl. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive

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