SimplePlant

Brassicaceae

Common dogmustard

Erucastrum gallicum (Willd.) O.E.Schulz

Family
Brassicaceae
Genus
Erucastrum

Pet and kid safety: not checked yet. Check pet-safe plants

Common dogmustard: Inflorescence/Infructescence Taxonym: Erucastrum gallicum ss Fischer et al. EfÖLS 2008 ISBN 978-3-85474-187-9 (det. M. A. Fischer 2015-10-10) Location: Seestadt
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

Is yours looking unwell? Scan your plant — free

Common names

By language (13)
arz
الجرجير الجاليكوم
Czech
Ředkevník galský
Dutch
Schijnraket
English
Common dogmustard, Hairy rocket
Estonian
Gallia koerasinep
Finnish
Ranskankaalisinappi
French
Erucastre
German
Französische Hundsrauke, Hundsrauke
hsb
Psyča rólnička
Norwegian Bokmål
Svinesennep
Slovenian
Francoski rigec
Swedish
Kålsenap
Welsh
Roced flewog

Synonyms

  • Brassica bracteata Janka
  • Brassica erucastrum var. ochroleuca Gaudin
  • Brassica gallica (Willd.) Druce
  • Brassica gallica (Willd.) G.H.Loos
  • Brassica ochroleuca (Gaudin) Soy.-Will.
  • Brassica pollichii Shuttlew.
  • Brassicaria bracteata (Gren. & Godr.) Gillet & Magne
  • Crucifera pollichii E.H.L.Krause
  • Diplotaxis bracteata Gren. & Godr.
  • Erucastrum inodorum Rchb.
  • Erucastrum pollichii K.F.Schimp. & Spenn.
  • Erucastrum vulgare Endl.
  • Hirschfeldia gallica (Willd.) Fritsch
  • Hirschfeldia pollichii Fritsch
  • Kibera gallica (Willd.) V.I.Dorof.
  • Sisymbrium erucastrum Gouan
  • Sisymbrium gallicum Willd.
  • Sisymbrium hirtum Host
  • Sisymbrium irio var. gallicum (Willd.) DC.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual, Biennial
In the US and Canada
Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, St. Pierre and Miquelon: introduced

Photos

More in Erucastrum

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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.