Sisymbrium officinale
Common Hedge Mustard at Hughes, ACT
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| Sisymbrium officinale | MichaelMulvaney | 13 Mar 2017 | |
| Sisymbrium officinale | ruthkerruish | 13 Mar 2017 |
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User's notes
The 3rd photo is an example of the tangle of Hedge mustard stems.
3 comments
14 Mar 2017
Thanks Ruth close up of the seed head helps to ID plants in the mustradfamily (Brassicaceae)
14 Mar 2017
Mike, these genera separate out in the second couplet of the PLantNET key. Where Hirschfeldia has its fruit with both a valve and beak while the fruit of Sisymbrium has only the valve region. Seeing this character in the average photo submitted to CNM is a challenge.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.097742-35.338537
- Altitude 609.9m
- Maps Hughes Garran Woodland Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 1,001 - 10,000 Abundance
- 13 Mar 2017 12:00 AM Recorded on
- ruthkerruish Recorded by
- Yes In flower
- 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
Collections
- ruthkerruish Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Sisymbrium officinale Other Wildflowers & Herbs Plants
Species information
- Sisymbrium officinale Scientific name
- Common Hedge Mustard Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Medium weed or pest
- Up to 905m Recorded at altitude
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Seasonal activity
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In flower
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