Plant Families Part Two, Week 6

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BRASSICAS, SOLANACEAE, FABACEAE, CUCURBITACEAE, APIACEAE

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​Brassica

​formerly Cruciferae, the mustard family of flowering plants,  cabbage, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, kale, kohlrabi, napa cabbage, turnip, and rutabaga, horseradish, radish, and white mustard.
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​https://www.businessinsider.com/brassica-oleracea-broccoli-kale-brussels-sprouts-2017-5

https://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/evo_30

Artificial Selection
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A process in which humans consciously select for or against particular features in organisms. For example, the human may allow only organisms with the desired feature to reproduce or may provide more resources to the organisms with the desired feature.

Solanaceae
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potato (Solanum tuberosum); eggplant (S. melongena); tomato (S. lycopersicum); peppers (various Capsicum species); tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum and N. rustica); belladonna (Atropa belladonna); the poisonous jimsonweed (Datura stramonium) and nightshades: britannica.com

​https://www.researchgate.net/figure/The-diverse-variations
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​https://www.britannica.com/plant/Solanaceae
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Fabaceae

also called Leguminosae, pea family of flowering plants (angiosperms), about 20,000 species of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs and is worldwide in distribution,  soybeans, garden peas, peanuts, and alfalfa

​https://www.britannica.com/plant/Fabaceae

Cucurbitaceae
​cucumbers, gourds, melons, squashes, and pumpkins, watermelon
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​https://www.britannica.com/plant/Cucurbitaceae

https://keyserver.lucidcentral.org/key-server
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​Apiaceae

​also called Umbelliferae, parsley, carrot, celery, parsnip, and fennel, anise, dill, coriander, caraway, and cumin

https://www.britannica.com/plant/Apiaceae