Species

Sinapis alba L.

White Mustard

Brassicaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Brassicaceae (Cabbage family)
Genus: Sinapis (Mustard)

Synonyms

Sinapis alba
Leucosinapis alba
Sinapis alba var.

Related species

Sinapis alba L. - White Mustard
Sinapis arvensis L. - Charlock

Traits


    30–60 cm tall. flowers: yellowish. sepals: protruding. fruits: siliques, (slightly) protruding from the stem, with stiff-bristly hairs, mostly 4–8‑seeded, seeds in each fruit-locule 1‑rowed; valves: 3–5‑nerved; fruit beak: conical, 10–30 mm long. seeds: yellowish, sp...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Sinapis alba

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

Sinapis alba

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

Sinapis alba

Sinapis alba

Status

  • neophyte being in naturalization

Habitat

  • perennial herbaceous vegetation, ruderal vegetation, fields, vineyards

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