Sisymbrium orientale L.

Spice Detail Flower Fruits In the field

Family: CRUCIFERAE (BRASSICACEAE)

Genus: Sisymbrium

Spanish common name: Quitarronquera. Rabaniza morisca.

Province distribution: Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Girona. Lleida. Tarragona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Life-forms: Terophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Dry soils.

Characteristics: A herb from grasslands of disturbed areas, characterized by its fruits, siliques fairly long (up to 10 cm.), erect or form and angle with the stem. Can be confused with other Sisymbrium like Sisymbrium irio. But he longer fruit of the former is a good characteristic to differentiate them. Flowers almost throughout the year, especially during the winter and spring.