Description ⁶

Look for basal leaves, often deeply lobed; smaller plants may not have lobed leaves (see fifth photo). Flowering stem is solitary in smaller plants, but the stems of larger plants will branch, sometimes prolifically. Stems are topped by yellow flowers above and have long, narrow, slightly beaded fruit below. Plants can range from 10 centimeters to a meter tall. Seeds are sticky when wet and can stick to shoes, clothes and tools.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Chris Evers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Chris Evers
2. (c) Mike, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brassica_tournefortii.jpg
3. (c) carianne, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by carianne
4. (c) Stan Shebs, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brassica_tournefortii_6.jpg
5. (c) Steve Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steve Jones
6. (c) Steve Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• African Plants - a photo guide
• Atlas of Living Australia
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Calflora
• CalPhotos
• eFloras.org
• Flora Digital de Portugal
• Flora of North America (beta)
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• Jepson eFlora
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• NBN Atlas
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• USDA PLANTS database
• World Flora Online

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