Plants : BrassicaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Sinapis arvensis L.

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Sinapis arvensis

Description: Probably the commonest yellow-flowered crucifer of waste and marginal ground, and common as an arable weed. Far commoner than the related Sinapis alba.

All names: Sinapis arvensis L.; Brassica arvensis (L.) Rabenh., non L.; Brassica sinapis Vis.; Sinapis kaber (DC.) L.C.Wheeler

Distribution Map from NBN: Sinapis arvensis at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Sinapis arvensis at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Sinapis arvensis. L.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=2808. Accessed on 2026-11-02.