Mite Cress

Myagrum perfoliatum

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Botanical name
Myagrum perfoliatum
Also known as
Bird's-Eye Cress, Dog Mustard, Mite Cress, Mitre Cress, Mitrecress, Muskweed
Family
Brassicaceae
Genus
Myagrum
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Mite Cress

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Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Myagrum perfoliatum but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Crucifera myagrum Myagrum amplexicaule Myagrum littorale Rapistrum perfoliatum

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