Authors: C. Stace, R. van der Meijden (ed.) & I. de Kort (ed.)
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Scientific name:

Sisymbrium volgense

Vernacular name:

Mustard, Russian


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Russian Mustard

Scientific name: Sisymbrium volgense M. Bieb. ex E. Fourn.

Diagnostic features
Rhizomatous perennial.
Stems to 75cm, erect to ascending.
Lower leaves variously lobed, often deeply so, rarely not.
Fruits 1.5-6cm, erect to erecto-patent.

Chromosome number: (2n=14).

Habitat
Introduced-naturalized; waste ground.

Distribution
A few places widely scattered in England; Russia.

This species is keyed out on Page 2642 and Page 2644 in the Text Key.

Sisymbrium volgense (Mustard, Russian)
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