Brassicaceae
Shortpod mustard
Hirschfeldia incana
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Hirschfeldia
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Common names
By language (25)
- Arabic
- خردل يوناني
- arz
- خردل يونانى
- Belarusian
- Гіршфельдыя шэрая
- Catalan
- Citró
- Chinese
- 灰芥
- Croatian
- Rigača
- Czech
- Huseničák šedý, Huseničák
- Dutch
- Grijze mosterd
- English
- Shortpod mustard, Hoary mustard
- Estonian
- Hall lõunasinep
- Finnish
- Hilmiö, Harmaakaalisinappi
- French
- Roquette bâtarde
- frr
- Grä Senep
- German
- Graukohl, Grausenf
- grc
- Λαμψάνη, Ναπίκιουμ
- Hebrew
- לפתית מצויה
- hsb
- Šěry pažonop
- Italian
- Sinapu
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Narresennep
- Persian
- خردل کاذب
- Polish
- Hirszfeldia szara
- Russian
- Гиршфельдия серая
- Swedish
- Gråsenap
- Ukrainian
- Гірчичник сивий
- Welsh
- Mwstard llwyd
Synonyms
- Brassica adpressa (Moench) Boiss.
- Brassica geniculata (Desf.) Benth.
- Brassica geniculata (Desf.) Snogerup & B.Snogerup
- Brassica heterophylla (Lag.) Boiss. ex Nyman
- Brassica incana (L.) Maly
- Brassica nervosa Ball
- Brassica nigra var. incana (L.) Dosch & J.Scriba
- Cordylocarpus pubescens Sm.
- Crucifera hirschfeldia E.H.L.Krause
- Erucaria hyrcanica DC.
- Erucaria persica Gorter ex Ledeb.
- Erucastrum heterophyllum (Lag.) Nyman
- Erucastrum incanum (L.) W.D.J.Koch
- Erucastrum incanum var. geniculatum (Desf.) Coss.
- Erucastrum thellungii O.E.Schulz
- Erucastrum varium subsp. incrassatum (Thell.) Maire
- Hirschfeldia adpressa Moench
- Hirschfeldia adpressa var. consobrina Batt.
- Hirschfeldia geniculata (Desf.) Pomel
- Hirschfeldia heterophylla (Lag.) Amo
- Hirschfeldia incana subsp. adpressa Maire
- Hirschfeldia incana subsp. consobrina (Batt.) Maire
- Hirschfeldia incana subsp. geniculata (Desf.) Maire
- Hirschfeldia incana subsp. incrassata (Thell. ex Hegi) Gómez-Campo
- Hirschfeldia incana subsp. leptocarpa Tzvelev
- Hirschfeldia incana var. geniculata (Desf.) Bonnet & Barratte
- Myagrum pinnatum [Soland.]
- Raphanus erucaria J.F.Gmel.
- Raphanus incanus (L.) Crantz
- Rapistrum macedonicum Formánek
- Sinapis adpressa (Moench) Schloss. & Vuk.
- Sinapis geniculata Desf.
- Sinapis heterophylla Lag.
- Sinapis incana L.
- Sinapis paniculata Boiss.
- Sinapis taurica M.Bieb.
- Sisymbrium incanum (L.) Prantl
- Strangalis adpressa (Moench) Dulac
Flowers
- In flower
- all year (from 1,520 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Biennial, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Vasileia Sef, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Millie Basden, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Joe Potter Butler, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Lazkov G, Sennikov A, Naumenko A, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rachel Allingham, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Lies Van Rompaey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lies Van Rompaey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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.