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{{Short description|Genus of herbs}}
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| authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|L.]]
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'''''Thlaspi''''', or '''pennycress''',<ref>{{PLANTS|id=THLAS|taxon=Thlaspi|accessdate=9 July 2015}}</ref> is a genus of herbs of temperate regions of the Eurasian continent. They occur in Central and South Europe, South-West Asia and two species are endemic to China.  The ''Thlaspi'' has been proven to be a [[hyperaccumulator]] of heavy metals such as zinc and cadmium and therefore may be used in phytoremediation initiatives.<ref name="International Society of Soil Science 1998 p. 703">{{cite book | author=International Society of Soil Science | title=Proceedings of the 16th World Congress of Soil Science on CD-ROM. | publisher=ISSS-AISS-IBG-SICS | year=1998 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1TsbAQAAMAAJ | access-date=18 May 2021 | page=703 |quote=It is proposed that phytoremediation using Thlaspi caerulescens would be entirely feasible for low levels of cadmium.}}</ref>
== Species ==
[[File:Thlaspi arvense — Flora Batava — Volume v1.jpg|thumb|left|''Thlaspi arvense'']]
* ''{{ill|Thlaspi alliaceum|WD=Q162645|s=1}}'' – roadside penny-cress
* ''[[Thlaspi arcticum]]'' – arctic penny-cress
* ''[[Thlaspi arvense]]'' – field penny-cress
* ''[[Thlaspi californicum]]'' – Kneeland Prairie penny-cress
* ''[[Thlaspi cyprium]]'' – Cyprus penny-cress
* ''[[Thlaspi fendleri]]'' – Fendler's penny-cress
* ''[[Thlaspi idahoense]]'' – Idaho penny-cress
* ''{{ill|Thlaspi jankae|WD=Q15550622|s=1}}'' – Slovak penny-cress
* ''[[Thlaspi montanum]]'' – alpine penny-cress
* ''[[Thlaspi parviflorum]]'' – meadow penny-cress
* ''[[Thlaspi perfoliatum]]'' – Cotswold penny-cress
* ''{{ill|Thlaspi praecox|WD=Q3990552|s=1}}'' – early penny-cress
* ''[[Thlaspi rotundifolium]]'' – round-leaved penny-cress
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* {{cite web | title=USDA ARS Online Magazine Vol. 48, No. 6 | website=USDA ARS Online Magazine | url=https://agresearchmag.ars.usda.gov/2000/jun/soil | access-date=18 May 2021}}
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[[Category:Brassicaceae]]
[[Category:Brassicaceae genera]]
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