Sisymbrium officinale

Common Hedge Mustard at Hughes, ACT

Sisymbrium officinale at Hughes, ACT - 13 Mar 2017 12:00 AM
Sisymbrium officinale at Hughes, ACT - 13 Mar 2017 12:00 AM
Sisymbrium officinale at Hughes, ACT - 13 Mar 2017 12:00 AM
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Sisymbrium officinale 13 Mar 2017 MichaelMulvaney
Sisymbrium officinale 13 Mar 2017 ruthkerruish

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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)
Mike wrote:
   14 Mar 2017
What is the difference between this and Hirschfieldia imcana?
KenT wrote:
   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.

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  • 30cm to 1 metre Plant height

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