Sisymbrium officinale (L.) Scop.
Synonyms: Chamaeplium officinale, Crucifera sisymbrium, Erysimum officinale, E. runcinatum, E. vulgare, Hesperis officinalis, H. ruderalis, Kibera officinalis, Phryne vulgaris, Sisymbrium niagarense, Sisymbrium officinale, Valarum officinale
Common names: Crambling mustard, hedge mustard
Cherokee: egwá ulisʽí – “grand child” (Banks 1953:55)
Navajo: ‘ostshe‘ (Elmore 1944:50)
Location in Texas: E, C, & W TX; may be in Travis Co.; introduced.
Form: herb; annual.
Food
Seeds – parched on a skillet or shaken in a basket over live coals, ground into meal, and made into soup or stew by the Navajo (Elmore 1944:50).
Foliage – eaten in salads by the Cherokee (Banks 1953:55).
Sisymbrium officinale (L.) Scop. in GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-04-29.
Sisymbrium officinale (L.) Scop. in GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-04-29.
Sisymbrium officinale (L.) Scop. observed in Germany by Manuel R Popp (licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Sisymbrium officinale (L.) Scop. observed in Germany by Manuel R Popp (licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Sisymbrium officinale (L.) Scop. observed in Netherlands by Chris Rosmalen (licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Sisymbrium officinale (L.) Scop. observed in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland by jpuf (licensed under http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
Sisymbrium officinale (L.) Scop. observed in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland by Stephen James McWilliam (licensed under http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
Sisymbrium officinale (L.) Scop. observed in France by Alexandre Labbe (licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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