Brassicaceae
Sisymbrium

Sisymbrium officinale (L.) Scop.

First published in Fl. Carniol., ed. 2, 2: 26 (1771)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Macaronesia, Europe to Central Asia and W. & N. Iran, N. Africa. It is an annual or biennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome. It is used as a medicine and for food.

Descriptions

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Naturalizada y adventicia en Colombia; Alt. 1800 - 2900 m.; Andes.
Morphology General Habit
Hierba
Conservation
No Evaluada
[CPLC]

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Andean. Elevation range: 1800–2900 m a.s.l. Naturalised in Colombia. Colombian departments: Bogotá DC, Cundinamarca, Tolima.
Habit
Herb.
Ecology
Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: wetlands (inland), artificial - terrestrial.
[UPFC]

Cruciferae, Bengt Jonsell (University of Stockholm). Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1982

Morphology General Habit
Annual or biennial herb, 20–100 cm. high.
Morphology Stem
Stems erect, stiff, upwards with divaricate nearly horizontal branches, hispid with short retrorse hairs.
Morphology Leaves
Basal leaves with long petioles, lyrate-pinnate, with 2–3 pairs of lateral and an acutely triangular to hastate terminal lobe; upper leaves shortly petioled, lyrate-pinnate to narrowly hastate, with 0–2 pairs of lateral lobes; all leaves irregularly and coarsely dentate, ± strigose.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Racemes with numerous small flowers, in fruit very elongate; pedicels erect, adpressed to the axis, thick, 2–4 mm. long, and with erect siliquae.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals hairy, ± 2 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals yellow, obovate, cuneate, 2.5–4 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Siliqua narrowly conical, 10–18 mm. long, 1–1.5 mm. broad at the base; valves usually finely hispid; style ± 0.5 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds brown, oblong in outline, ± 1 mm. long.
Habitat
Cultivated areas; 1350–1800 m.
Distribution
K3 K4 T3 introducedapparently native in the Mediterranean area, Macaronesia, central Europe and Near Eastintroduced to many parts of the world
[FTEA]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Uses

Use Food
Used for food.
Use Medicines
Medical uses.
[UPFC]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0