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Calepina irregularis (Asso) Thell.

White Ball-Mustard

Brassicaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Brassicaceae (Cabbage family)
Genus: Calepina (Ballmustard)

Synonyms

Calepina irregularis
Calepina cochlearioides
Calepina corvini
Calepina corvinii
Calepina ruellii
Laelia irregularis
Myagrum irregulare

Related species

Calepina irregularis (Asso) Thell. - White Ball-Mustard

Traits


    20–50 cm tall. flowers: whitish. petals: 2–3 mm long. fruits: silicles or nutlets, ovoid, 1‑seeded, cross-section rounded to edged, 1‑locular. stem: with a basal leaf-rosette. basal leaves: toothed to regularly pinnatifid. stem-leaves: undivided. upper stem-leaves: s...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Calepina irregularis

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Calepina irregularis

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Calepina irregularis

Calepina irregularis

Status

  • naturalized neophyte

Habitat

  • ruderal vegetation, fields, vineyards

  • in dry habitats

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