[Sca-cooks] Mustards (was Re: Devilled Eggs)

[Terry Decker]

Completists tend to write it Cruciferae Juss (alt. Brassicaceae Burnett) or 
Brassicaceae Burnett (alt. Cruciferae Juss) just to avoid confusion.  It 
gets to be real fun when you have three of four competing taxonomies when 
there is a big argument of genus and species.

Bear

>
> I was told about 10 years ago by my mom (the naturalist) that the term 
> Brassicaceae had officially supplanted Cruciferae, and was the new 
> "proper" family name.
>
> I preferred cruciferae (which is more descriptive), but one must go with 
> the flow or sow confusion, eh?
>
> On the other hand, it'll all be a moot point when they next revise the 
> taxonomic system.  It's all a plot between the textbook publishers and the 
> lumber cartel.
>
> - Doc