Brassicaceae
Hedge mustard
Sisymbrium officinale
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Sisymbrium
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Common names
By language (35)
- Arabic
- سمارة مخزنية, السمارة, تودكري, فقط بري, قصيصة
- Armenian
- Խոզակնճիթ դեղատու, Աղբաղբուկ դեղագործական
- arz
- سماره مخزنيه
- Asturian
- Xaramagu
- Azerbaijani
- Dərman şüvərəni
- Basque
- Mendaski
- Bulgarian
- Лечебна мъдрица
- Catalan
- Herba dels cantors, Sisimbri oficinal
- Chinese
- 钻果大蒜芥
- Croatian
- Ljekoviti oranj
- Czech
- Hulevník lékařský
- Danish
- Rank Vejsennep
- Dutch
- Gewone raket
- English
- Hedge mustard, Hedgemustard, English watercress, Hairypod hedgemustard
- Estonian
- Harilik unilook
- Finnish
- Rohtopernaruoho
- French
- Sisymbre officinal, Herbe aux chantres
- Georgian
- Გონგოლა
- German
- Weg-Rauke, Gewöhnliche Rauke, Raukensenf, Sängerkraut, Wege-Rauke, Wegrauke, Wegsenf
- gv
- Burley cleiyee
- hsb
- Připućna rukej
- Hungarian
- Szapora zsombor
- Irish
- Lus an óir
- Italian
- Erisimo, Sysimbrium officinale
- Kazakh
- Дәрілік сарыбасқурай
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Veisennep
- Persian
- سیسمبریوم آفیسینال
- Polish
- Stulisz lekarski
- Russian
- Гулявник лекарственный
- Slovak
- Huľavníkovec lekársky
- Slovenian
- Navadni dihnik
- Spanish
- Erisimo de los griegos, Erisimo oficinal, Hierba de los cantores, Hierba de los predicadores, Hierba de San Alberto, Hierba del predicador, Irion, Irion de los latinos
- Swedish
- Vägsenap
- Ukrainian
- Сухоребрик лікарський
- Welsh
- Roced y berth
Synonyms
- Chamaeplium officinale Wallr.
- Crucifera sisymbrium E.H.L.Krause
- Erysimum officinale L.
- Erysimum officinale var. leiocarpum (DC.) Farw.
- Erysimum runcinatum Gilib.
- Erysimum vulgare Rupr.
- Hesperis niagarensis Kuntze
- Hesperis officinalis Kuntze
- Hesperis ruderalis Kuntze
- Kibera officinalis Calest.
- Phryne vulgaris Bubani
- Sisymbrium niagarense E.Fourn.
- Sisymbrium officinale subsp. leiocarpum (DC.) Piper & Beattie
- Sisymbrium officinale var. genuinum Briq.
- Sisymbrium officinale var. leiocarpum DC.
- Sisymbrium officinale var. officinale Scop.
- Sisymbrium officinarum Crantz
- Valarum officinale Schur
- Velarum leiocarpum (DC.) Tzvelev
- Velarum officinale Rchb.
- Velarum officinale subsp. leiocarpum (DC.) Tzvelev
- Velarum tzvelevii V.I.Dorof.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, St. Pierre and Miquelon: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Ben Christiansen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: John Barkla, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jo Roberts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ian Cunliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nicolás Lavandero, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: bont, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Brandon McCracken, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, 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.