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Sisymbrium orientale

Indian hedge-mustard

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Common names

Indian hedge-mustard.

Scientific name

Sisymbrium orientale L.

Conservation status and threats

NOT protected species in Bulgaria.

Description and identification

An annual or biennial plant. Height 40 to 70 cm.

Siliques 4-8 (10) cm long, covered with hairs.

Flowering April-June¹.

Habitat

Dry grassy ruderalized places, by roads and railways. lines, on uncultivable fallow areas, along the borders of fields and vineyards, along old walls, along streets, near houses and fences in settlements and as a weed in winter cereal crops, less often in trench crops².

Distribution in Bulgaria

Throughout the country in the plains and foothills up to 800 meters altitude³.

General distribution

Map of general distribution (green - native, purple - introduced)⁴:

References

1 Асенов, Ив. 1970. В: Флора на Народна Република България, том IV, София.

2 Асенов, Ив. 1970. В: Флора на Народна Република България, том IV, София.

3 Асенов, Ив. 1970. В: Флора на Народна Република България, том IV, София.

4 Sisymbrium orientale L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science.

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