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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (5/21/15):
Sisymbrium altissimum
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Tumble Mustard at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sisymbrium altissimum
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 088-14-002:
Sisymbrium altissimum
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Norta altissima
COMMON NAME:
Tumble Mustard, Jim Hill Mustard
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_noal3_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (5/21/15):
Sisymbrium altissimum
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
(?)
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sisymbrium altissimum
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 088-14-002:
Sisymbrium altissimum
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Norta altissima
3229
Forb
Winter annual/Biennial
Non-native: Eurasia
Habitat: Fields, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate (basal rosette usually absent or withered at flowering)
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellow (mostly uniform in color)
Bisexual
4 sepals
4 petals
6 stamens tetradynamous (2 short, 4 long)
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Silique
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control p319
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p057