Brassicaceae

False diamondflower

Ionopsidium acaule Rchb.

Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Ionopsidium

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Common names

By language (5)

Chinese: 钻石花
English: False diamondflower
German: Jonopsidium acaule
Portuguese: Jonopsidium acaule
Swedish: Violkrassing

Synonyms

Cochlearia acaulis Desf.
Cochlearia olyssiponensis Brot.
Cochlearia pusilla Brot.
Crucifera ionopsidium E.H.L.Krause
Lepidium violiforme DC.
Thlaspi ionopsidium Janka

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

Photo: LFerreira1895, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.