| Brassicaceae |
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Sinapis arvensis L. |
Sinapis L. |
| S. arvensis L., Sp. PL 668 (1753). Ic.: Ross-Craig, Draw. Brit. PL, 3: 53 (1949). Figure 12, p. 255. Annual 20-60 cm, usually hispid sometimes glabrous. Lower leaves lyrate, sometimes ± simple, irregularly toothed; upper leaves sessile, simple, toothed. Petals 10 x 5-6 mm. Fruiting pedicels spreading, 3-5 mm. Fruit 23-35 x 2.5-4 mm, including a straight conical beak, 10-12 mm; valves glabrous or shortly hispid (var. orientalis Boiss.) 5-12-seeded, slightly waisted between seeds; beak glabrous or not, 0-1-seeded. Fl. 4-6. Roadside and waste places, s.l-1800 m. Described from Europe (Hb. Linn. 845/2 photo.!). Widespread. Al Çanakkale: Dardanelles, Calvert 337. A1(E) Tekirdağ: Tekirdağ to Silivri, s.L-50 m, Dudley, D. 34708! A2(E) Istanbul: Halkali, 28 vi 1904 Azn.! A7 Gümüşane: Gümüşane, Sint. 1894: 6144. A9 Kars: Kars to Susuz, 1800 m, D. 30646! B3 Kütahya: Eskişehir to Kütahya, 900 m, Dudley, D. 36082! B4 Ankara: Çubuk dam, Çetik. B7 Diyarbakir: 38 km S of Ergani, 700 m, /t. Leyd. 1959: 1493! B9 Muş: Malazgirt, 1500 m, Schischkin. Van: Van, Tchitouny. C3 Antalya: E of Antalya, 35 m, lt. Leyd, 1959: 332! C4 Konya: Konya to Çumra, 980 m, Helbaek 2358! C5 lçel: Tarsus, 1200 m. D. 26559! C6 Gazian-tep/Hatay: lskenderun to Gaziantep, 350-1000 m, Haradj. 3993. Is.: Lesvos, Cand.: Rodhos, Heldr. W., C. & S. Europe, N. Africa, S.W. Asia. A variable species in which many infraspecific taxa have been described. |