Species

Sisymbrium officinale

Etymology

officinale: From the Latin officina shortened from opificina which originally meant 'workshop' but later came to mean a monastic storeroom, herb-room or pharmacy. Refers to the plant's medicinal value.

Common Name(s)

hedge mustard

Family

Brassicaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

SISOFF

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Herbs other than Composites

Flower Colours

Yellow

Year Naturalised

1855

Origin

W., C., and S. Europe, N.W. Africa, Asia Minor

This page last updated on 18 Jan 2010