Brassicaceae
African turnip
Erucastrum austroafricanum
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Erucastrum
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Common names
By language (4)
- Afrikaans
- Gewone wilde mosterd, Wilde mosterd
- English
- African turnip, Common wild mustard, Hedge mustard, Wild mustard
- Southern Sotho
- Liababa
- Swedish
- Boersenap
Synonyms
- Brassica pachypoda Thell.
- Plastobrassica pachypoda (Thell.) Tzvelev
- Sisymbrium thellungii O.E.Schulz
Photos
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Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.