Brassicaceae
Smelly wallflower
Erysimum odoratum
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Erysimum
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Common names
By language (5)
- Chinese
- 星毛糖芥
- Czech
- Trýzel vonný
- English
- Smelly wallflower
- German
- Duft-Schöterich, Wohlriechender Schöterich
- Slovenian
- Dišeči šebenik
Synonyms
- Cheiranthus dubius Hornem.
- Cheiranthus erysimoides L.
- Cheiranthus hieraciifolius (L.) Lam.
- Cheiri hieraciifolium (L.) Clairv.
- Cheirinia hieracifolia (L.) Link
- Cheirinia odorata (Ehrh.) Link
- Crucifera hieraciifolia (L.) E.H.L.Krause
- Crucifera pannonica (Crantz) E.H.L.Krause
- Erysimum angustifolium Baumg.
- Erysimum cheiranthus Baumg.
- Erysimum cheiranthus Pers.
- Erysimum cheiriflorum Wallr.
- Erysimum chrysanthum Pančić ex Nyman
- Erysimum dubium (Hornem.) DC.
- Erysimum erysimoides (L.) Fritsch ex Janchen
- Erysimum erysimoides var. buekkense Boros
- Erysimum grandiflorum M.Bieb.
- Erysimum hieracifolium L.
- Erysimum lanceolatum W.T.Aiton
- Erysimum montanum Crantz
- Erysimum murale Desf.
- Erysimum muretii Favrat
- Erysimum odoratum subsp. buekkense (Boros) Soó
- Erysimum pallescens Herbich
- Erysimum pannonicum Crantz
- Erysimum pseudo-odoratum Schur
- Erysimum strictum DC.
- Sisymbrium hieraciifolium (L.) Trautv.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Biennial, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Petr Vodička, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: xulescu_g, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.