Brassicaceae
Indian hedgemustard
Sisymbrium orientale
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Sisymbrium
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Common names
By language (15)
- Arabic
- سمارة مشرقية
- arz
- سماره مشرقيه
- Chinese
- 戟葉抪娘蒿, 东方大蒜芥
- Czech
- Hulevník východní
- Dutch
- Oosterse raket
- English
- Indian hedgemustard, Eastern rocket
- Estonian
- Ida-unilook
- Finnish
- Idänpernaruoho
- French
- Sisymbre dorient
- German
- Orientalische Rauke, ™stliche Rauke
- hsb
- Narańša rukej
- Persian
- خاکشیر شرقی
- Slovenian
- Vzhodni dihnik
- Swedish
- Orientsenap
- Welsh
- Roced y Dwyrain
Synonyms
- Brassica patens Murr. ex Moench
- Brassica subhastata Willd.
- Crucifera columnae E.H.L.Krause
- Erysimum subhastatum (Willd.) Hornem.
- Hesperis columnae Kuntze
- Hesperis orientalis (L.) Kuntze
- Pachypodium columnae (Jacq.) Webb
- Phryne columnae Bubani
- Sisymbrium columnae Jacq.
- Sisymbrium columnae var. leiocarpum DC.
- Sisymbrium costei Foucaud & Rouy
- Sisymbrium daghestanicum Vassilcz.
- Sisymbrium flexuosum Dulac
- Sisymbrium fujianense L.K.Ling
- Sisymbrium fujianensis L.K.Ling
- Sisymbrium irio var. longicarpum Albo
- Sisymbrium longisiliquosum St.-Lag.
- Sisymbrium orientale subsp. orientale L.
- Sisymbrium orientale var. leiocarpum Halácsy
- Sisymbrium orientale var. orientale L.
- Sisymbrium subhastatum Hornem.
- Sisymbrium villosum Moench
- Sisymbrium waltheri Crantz
Flowers
- In flower
- February to May (from 279 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: W. Terry Hunefeld, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jacek Pietruszewski, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Andre Hosper, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Milan Chytrý, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sean Hartnett, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
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.