Plants : BrassicaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Sisymbrium officinale (L.) Scop.

Hedge Mustard

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Sisymbrium officinale

Description: This native annual is very common in bare ground, on roadsides, dumps, edges of fields and many other places. The branches are set at a wide angle to the main shoot and carry tiny yellow flowers which are followed by cylindrical fruits pressed closely to the stem.

All names: Sisymbrium officinale (L.) Scop.

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

iNaturalist: Sisymbrium officinale at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Sisymbrium officinale. (L.) Scop.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=2906. Accessed on 2026-11-02.