Sisymbrium
Encyclopedia
Sisymbrium is a genus
of plant
s in the cabbage family
, Brassicaceae
.
S. nasturtium-aquaticum is now in Nasturtium
. S. tenuifolium is a junior synonym of Diplotaxis tenuifolia
(Perennial Wall-rocket).
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of plant
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
s in the cabbage family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
, Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae, a medium sized and economically important family of flowering plants , are informally known as the mustards, mustard flowers, the crucifers or the cabbage family....
.
Selected species
- Sisymbrium altissimumSisymbrium altissimumSisymbrium altissimum is a species of Sisymbrium. The plant is native to the western part of the Mediterranean Basin in Europe and Northern Africa and is widely naturalized throughout most of the world, including all of North America. It was probably introduced into North America by a contaminant...
– Jimm Hill Mustard, Tall Rocket, Tall Tumblemustard - Sisymbrium crassifolium
- Sisymbrium irio – London Rocket
- Sisymbrium loeseliiSisymbrium loeseliiSisymbrium loeselii is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by several common names, including small tumbleweed mustard, tall hedge mustard, and false London rocket. It is native to Eurasia, and it is known on other continents as an introduced species and in some areas a common...
– False London Rocket - Sisymbrium officinale – Hedge Mustard
- Sisymbrium orientaleSisymbrium orientaleSisymbrium orientale is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common names Indian hedgemustard and eastern rocket. It is native to Europe, Asia, and North Africa, and it can be found throughout much of the temperate world as an introduced species and in some areas a common...
– Eastern Rocket - Sisymbrium sophiaSisymbrium sophiaFlixweed is a member of the mustard family. It reproduces by seeds. Its stem is erect, branched, and 4 to 30 inches high...
– Flixweed, Herb Sophia - Sisymbrium strictissimum – Perennial Rocket
- Sisymbrium turczaninowii
- Sisymbrium volgense – Russian Mustard (syn. S. wolgense)
S. nasturtium-aquaticum is now in Nasturtium
Nasturtium
Tropaeolum , commonly known as Nasturtium literally "nose-twister" or "nose-tweaker"), is a genus of roughly 80 species of annual and perennial herbaceous flowering plants and the only genus in the family Tropaeolaceae...
. S. tenuifolium is a junior synonym of Diplotaxis tenuifolia
Diplotaxis tenuifolia
Diplotaxis tenuifolia is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common name perennial wall-rocket. This plant is native to Europe and Western Asia. It can be found throughout much of the temperate world where it has naturalized.This is an erect mustard-like plant with...
(Perennial Wall-rocket).