Sisymbrium officinale

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Family:BRASSICACEAE
Species:Sisymbrium officinale (L.) Scop.
Common Name:Common Hedge Mustard
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Annual
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:SIOF
Plant Notes:Common Hedge Mustard is an introduced herbaceous annual in the Mustard family (Brassicaceae). It is native to Europe, North Africa, and Asia. In Alabama in can be found statewide. Common Hedge Mustard grows in fallow fields, in pastures, on roadsides, in alluvial woods, and along railroad tracks. It is an annual with a large tap root. Seed sprout in the winter and form a basal rosette of leaves. The basal leaves are petiolate, oblanceolate to oblong in outline, pubescent or glabrous, and lyrate pinnatifid with toothed margins. The terminal lobe of the leaf is larger than the lateral lobes. Stems are 1-4 feet in height. The stems are unbranched or branched above the middle. The stems are green or purple in color, glabrate or retrorsly pubescent. Stem leaves are alternate, petiolate, pinnatifid or pinnatisect, pubescent or glabrous, with toothed margins. Flowers are produced in elongate racemes. Flowers have 4 small spatulate petals. The fruit is a silique. The fruit are sessile or with short pedicels and appressed to the rachis. Common Hedge Mustard is widely cultivated in Europe where the leaves are eaten in salads or cooked like cabbage. The seed are used to make a mustard paste. The Greeks believed that Common Hedge Mustard was an antidote for all poisons. It is known by the name of “Singer’s Plant” in traditional medicine where it is considered a remedy for loss of voice.--A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Not Native
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyBRASSICACEAE - Mustard family
Genus Sisymbrium
Species Sisymbrium officinale (L.) Scop. - Common Hedge Mustard

Citation

Citation Sisymbrium officinale (Linnaeus) Scopoli, Fl. Carniol. (ed. 2) 2: 26. 1772.
Basionym: Erysimum officinale L. 1753.
Type: "Europe", without data (lectotype: LINN 837.1). Lectotypified by Hedge, in P. H. Davis, Fl. Turkey 1: 483. 1965.

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Chamaeplium officinale Chamaeplium officinale (Linnaeus) Wallroth, Sched. Crit. 377. 1822.Erysimum officinale Linnaeus 1753. 
Crucifera sisymbrium Crucifera sisymbrium (E. H. L. Krause) E. H. L. Krause, in Sturm, Fl. Deutschl., ed. 2. 6: 84. 1902, nom. illegit.Nasturtium sisymbrium E. H. L. Krause 1900; Erysimum officinale Linnaeus 1753. 
Erysimum officinale var. leiocarpum Erysimum officinale Linnaeus, var. leiocarpum (de Candolle) Farwell, Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci. 3: 97. 1924.Sisymbrium officinale (Linnaeus) Scopoli, var. leiocarpum de Candolle 1821. 
Erysimum sinapistrum Erysimum sinapistrum (Crantz) Ruprecht, Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Petersbourg, ser. 7. 14: 39. 1869.Sisymbrium sinapistrum Crantz 1769. 
Erysimum vulgare Erysimum vulgare Ruprecht, Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Petersbourg, ser. 7. 15(2): 91. 1869, nom. illegit.Erysimum officinale Linnaeus 1753. 
Erysimum officinale Erysimum officinale Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 660. 1753. "Europe", without data (lectotype: LINN 837.1). Lectotypified by Hedge, in P. H. Davis, Fl. Turkey 1: 483. 1965.
Hesperis officinalis Hesperis officinalis (Linnaeus) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 935. 1891.Erysimum officinale Linnaeus 1753 
Kibera officinalis Kibera officinalis (Linnaeus) Calestani, Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., ser. 2. 15: 379. 1908.Erysimum officinale Linnaeus 1753. 
Nasturtium sisymbrium Nasturtium sisymbrium E. H. L. Krause, Bot. Centralbl. 81: 231. 1900.Erysimum officinale Linnaeus 1753. 
Phryne vulgaris Phryne vulgaris Bubani, Fl. Pyren. 173. 1901, nom. illegit.Erysimum officinale Linnaeus 1753. 
Sisymbrium leiocarpum Sisymbrium leiocarpum (de Candolle) Jordan, Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, ser. 2. 7: 507. 1860-1861.Sisymbrium officinale (Linnaeus) Scopoli, var. leiocarpum de Candolle 1821. 
Sisymbrium officinale var. genuinum Sisymbrium officinale (Linnaeus) Scopoli, var. genuinum Briquet, Prodr. Fl. Corse 2(1): 22. 1913, nom. inadmiss.Sisymbrium officinale (Linnaeus) Scopoli 1772; Erysimum officinale Linnaeus 1753. 
Sisymbrium sinapistrum Sisymbrium sinapistrum Crantz, Cl. Crucif. Emend. 138. 1769.  
Sisymbrium officinale var. leiocarpum Sisymbrium officinale (Linnaeus) Scopoli, var. leiocarpum de Candolle, Syst. Nat. 2: 460. 1821.  
Valarum officinale Valarum officinale (Linnaeus) Schur, Enum. Pl. Transsilv. 54. 1866.Erysimum officinale Linnaeus 1753. 
Velarum officinale Velarum officinale (Linnaeus) Reichenbach, in Moessler, Handb. Gewaechsk., ed. 2. 2: 1165. 1828.Erysimum officinale Linnaeus 1753. 

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Blount, Butler, Calhoun, Cleburne, Coffee, Crenshaw, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Franklin, Jackson, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Macon, Madison, Marengo, Marshall, Mobile, Montgomery, Morgan, Pike, Shelby, St. Clair, Winston

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, JSU, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1888 - 1980

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
JSU118358 Jackson 11 Jun 1976 Whetstone, R. David
8360		 JSU
Sisymbrium officinale (Linnaeus) Scopoli
UWAL0018118 Limestone 28 Mar 2012 England, J. Kevin
3280		 UWAL
Sisymbrium officinale (Linnaeus) Scopoli
UWAL0010231 St. Clair 12 May 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4428		 UWAL
Sisymbrium officinale (L.) Scop.
AUA_ACC_51284 Pike 20 Apr 1990 Diamond, Alvin R.
6825		 AUA
Sisymbrium Officinale (L.) Scop.
JSU118360 Limestone 26 May 1996 Whetstone, R. David
17795		 JSU
Sisymbrium officinale (Linnaeus) Scopoli
TROY000042132 Coffee 30 Apr 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26249		 TROY
Sisymbrium officinale (Linnaeus) Scopoli
UNA00073645 Marengo 20 Apr 2013 England, J. Kevin
4173		 UNA
Sisymbrium officinale (L.) Scop.
ALNHS00003132 Blount 6 May 2015 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#1660		 ALNHS
Sisymbrium officinale L.
AMAL00006132 Madison 11 May 1996 Spaulding, Daniel D.
8353		 AMAL
Sisymbrium officinale (L.) Scopoli
AUA_ACC_45277 Macon 15 May 1979 Crawford, Daniel S.
191		 AUA
Sisymbrium Officinale (L.) Scop.
TROY000050740 Morgan 18 Apr 2010 England, J. Kevin
2329		 TROY
Sisymbrium officinale (Linnaeus) Scopoli
JSU118352 Calhoun 18 Jun 1973 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.		 JSU
Sisymbrium officinale (Linnaeus) Scopoli
JSU118541 Marshall 2 May 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
1463		 JSU
Sisymbrium officinale (Linnaeus) Scopoli
UWAL0037146 Cullman 30 Apr 2016 Spaulding, Daniel D.
14575		 UWAL
Sisymbrium officinale (L.) Scop.
UWAL0032313 Jackson 08 Apr 2016 England, J. Kevin
6103		 UWAL
Sisymbrium officinale (Linnaeus) Scopoli
AUA_ACC_55498 Crenshaw 7 Apr 1995 Diamond, Alvin R.
9510		 AUA
Sisymbrium Officinale (L.) Scop.
AUA_ACC_66108 Winston 1 May 2005 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12261		 AUA
Sisymbrium Officinale (L.) Scop.
TROY000003356 Butler 15 Apr 2006 Diamond, Alvin R.
16251		 TROY
Sisymbrium officinale (Linnaeus) Scopoli
JSU118544 Morgan 29 Mar 1997 Spaulding, Daniel D.
9630		 JSU
Sisymbrium officinale (Linnaeus) Scopoli
JSU118356 Etowah 22 Apr 1997 Spaulding, Daniel D.
9763		 JSU
Sisymbrium officinale (Linnaeus) Scopoli
TROY000044356 Crenshaw 11 Mar 2017 Diamond, Alvin R.
27783		 TROY
Sisymbrium officinale (Linnaeus) Scopoli
AUA_ACC_41371 Lee 14 May 1986 Jones, Jr., Samuel B.
 AUA
Sisymbrium Officinale (L.) Scop.
ALNHS00003133 Blount 6 May 2015 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#1659		 ALNHS
Sisymbrium officinale (L.) Scop.
UNA00012946 Limestone 20 May 1980 Meigs, Russell A.
552		 UNA
Sisymbrium officinale (L.) Scop.
TROY000051536 Marengo 09 Apr 2014 Keener, Brian R.
8305		 TROY
Sisymbrium officinale (Linnaeus) Scopoli
JSU118350 Calhoun 10 May 1993 Ballard, J. Mark
1642		 JSU
Sisymbrium officinale (Linnaeus) Scopoli
UNA00065835 Calhoun 01 May 2005 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12261		 UNA
Sisymbrium officinale (L.) Scop.
UNA00012945 Mobile 22 Jun 1888 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Sisymbrium officinale (L.) Scop.
JSU118355 DeKalb 20 Apr 1997 Ballard, J. Mark
7164		 JSU
Sisymbrium officinale (Linnaeus) Scopoli
AUA_ACC_65759 Butler 15 Apr 2006 Diamond, Alvin R.
16251		 AUA
Sisymbrium Officinale (L.) Scop.
AUA_ACC_47010 Lee 11 May 1973 King, B.L.
102		 AUA
Sisymbrium Officinale (L.) Scop.
TROY000043853 Montgomery 10 Apr 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27299		 TROY
Sisymbrium officinale (Linnaeus) Scopoli
AMAL00011604 Winston 01 May 2005 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12261		 AMAL
Sisymbrium officinale (L.) Scop.
JSU118351 Calhoun 10 May 1993 Ballard, J. Mark
1642		 JSU
Sisymbrium officinale (Linnaeus) Scopoli
UWAL0054174 Shelby 11 Apr 2020 Spaulding, Daniel D.
16907		 UWAL
Sisymbrium officinale (L.) Scop
TROY000051046 Lawrence 25 Apr 2012 England, J. Kevin
3329		 TROY
Sisymbrium officinale (Linnaeus) Scopoli
JSU118543 Marshall 18 Apr 1993 Spaulding, Daniel D.
3479		 JSU
Sisymbrium officinale (Linnaeus) Scopoli
UWAL0036216 Marengo 09 Apr 2014 Keener, Brian R.
8305		 UWAL
Sisymbrium officinale (Linnaeus) Scopoli
UWAL0017523 Marengo 20 Apr 2013 England, J. Kevin
4173		 UWAL
Sisymbrium officinale (Linnaeus) Scopoli
UWAL0031643 Lawrence 25 Apr 2012 England, J. Kevin
3329		 UWAL
Sisymbrium officinale (Linnaeus) Scopoli
TROY000017028 Butler 12 Apr 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
18942		 TROY
Sisymbrium officinale (Linnaeus) Scopoli
UNA00073905 Marengo 9 Apr 2014 Keener, Brian R.
8305		 UNA
Sisymbrium officinale (L.) Scop.
UWAL0039942 Crenshaw 11 Mar 2017 Diamond, Alvin R.
27783		 UWAL
Sisymbrium officinale (Linnaeus) Scopoli
JSU118354 Cleburne 12 Apr 1997 Ballard, J. Mark
7313		 JSU
Sisymbrium officinale (Linnaeus) Scopoli
JSU118357 Franklin 28 Apr 1993 Whetstone, R. David
16419		 JSU
Sisymbrium officinale (Linnaeus) Scopoli
AMAL00016018 Butler 15 Apr 2006 Diamond, Alvin R.
16251		 AMAL
Sisymbrium officinale (L.) Scop.
TROY000045674 Autauga 21 Mar 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
484		 TROY
Sisymbrium officinale (Linnaeus) Scopoli
UWAL0017611 Coffee 30 Apr 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26249		 UWAL
Sisymbrium officinale (Linnaeus) Scopoli
UWAL0031542 Morgan 18 Aug 2010 England, J. Kevin
2329		 UWAL
Sisymbrium officinale (Linnaeus) Scopoli
UWAL0046635 Autauga 21 Mar 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
484		 UWAL
Sisymbrium officinale (Linnaeus) Scopoli
UWAL0032982 Montgomery 10 Apr 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27299		 UWAL
Sisymbrium officinale (Linnaeus) Scopoli
JSU118359 Limestone 27 Jun 1996 Whetstone, R. David
17915		 JSU
Sisymbrium officinale (Linnaeus) Scopoli
TROY000017259 Winston 01 May 2005 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12261		 TROY
Sisymbrium officinale (Linnaeus) Scopoli
TROY000037304 St. Clair 12 May 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4428		 TROY
Sisymbrium officinale (Linnaeus) Scopoli
AMAL00006131 Madison 30 May 2001 Bryson, Charles T.
18697		 AMAL
Sisymbrium officinale (L.) Scopoli
TROY000044042 Limestone 28 Mar 2012 England, J. Kevin
3280		 TROY
Sisymbrium officinale (Linnaues) Scopoli
AMAL00006130 DeKalb 13 May 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11,285a		 AMAL
Sisymbrium officinale (L.) Scop.
AUA_ACC_73210 Limestone 28 Mar 2012 England, J. Kevin
3280		 AUA
Sisymbrium Officinale (L.) Scop.
TROY000045339 Marengo 20 Apr 2013 England, J. Kevin
4173		 TROY
Sisymbrium officinale (Linnaeus) Scopoli
JSU118353 Cleburne 9 May 1979 Whetstone, R. David
9702		 JSU
Sisymbrium officinale (Linnaeus) Scopoli
JSU118542 Marshall 2 May 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
1463		 JSU
Sisymbrium officinale (Linnaeus) Scopoli
ALNHS00004892 Madison 08 Jun 2017 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#3158		 ALNHS
Sisymbrium officinale (L.) Scop.
AUA_ACC_51667 Pike 11 Apr 1990 Diamond, Alvin R.
6811		 AUA
Sisymbrium Officinale (L.) Scop.
UWAL0037118 Morgan 20 Apr 2016 Spaulding, Daniel D.
14527		 UWAL
Sisymbrium officinale (L.) Scop.
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