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Brassicaceae

Syrian mustard

Euclidium syriacum (L.) W.T.Aiton

Family
Brassicaceae
Genus
Euclidium

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Syrian mustard: Dried pressed specimen of en:Euclidium syriacum
Photo: Neuchâtel Herbarium, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (9)
Chinese
鳥頭薺, 鸟头荠, 乌头荠
Czech
Rukevníček syrský
English
Syrian mustard
Estonian
Hiiretõlkjas
Finnish
Linnunnokka
Norwegian Bokmål
Fuglenebb
Slovak
Blahobyľ sýrska
Swedish
Näbbdådra
Uzbek
Oqchitir

Synonyms

  • Anastatica hierachuntica Crantz
  • Anastatica syriaca L.
  • Bunias rostrata L'Hér. ex DC.
  • Bunias syriaca (L.) Gaertn.
  • Bunias syriaca (L.) M.Bieb.
  • Crucifera euclidium E.H.L.Krause
  • Hierochontis carniolica Medik.
  • Myagrum rigidum Pall.
  • Myagrum rostratum Scop.
  • Myagrum syriacum (L.) Crantz
  • Ornithorhynchium syriacum (L.) Röhl.
  • Soria syriaca Desv. ex Steud.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

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.