Brassicaceae |
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Brassica nigra (L.) KOCH |
Brassica nigra (L.) KOCH |
Brassica L. |
B. nigra (L.) Koch in Röhling's Deutschl. Fl. ed 3, 4: 713 (1833). Syn: Sinapis nigra L., Sp. PL 668 (1753). I?: Ross-Craig, Draw. Brit. PL 3: 50 (1949). Figure 11, p. 253. Annual herb up to 1.5 m or more, usually branched from about the middle. Stem covered below with stiff bristly hairs, glabrous in region of inflorescence. Basal leaves petiolate, lyrate-pinnatisect with a large terminal lobe, hispid on both surfaces. Upper leaves oblong-linear, entire, glabrous. Petals c. 8 x 3-4 mm, bright yellow. Siliquae 10-17 x 1.5-2 mm including a very narrow beak 1.5-3 mm. Seeds not mucilaginous. Fl. 3-5. Waste places and fields in the lowlands. Described from Europe. Mysia, Bithynia, Bosporus, Amanus and Islands. Al Çanakkale: Dardanelles, Sint. 1883: 1055. A2(E) Istanbul: Belgrad forest (Çendere), 17 viii 1905, Post! A2(A) Kocaeli: Pendik (5 km ESE of Kartal), 11 vii 1897, Azn.! C6 Hatay: Baleuk Göl, 50 m, Haradj. 4175. Is.: Lesvos, Cand. Throughout Europe, N. Africa, S.W. Asia and most temperate parts of the world. |