(L.) Scop., Brassicaceae |
Present on Pacific Islands? yes
Primarily a threat at high elevations? no
Common name(s): [more details]
Chinese: zuan guo da suan jie |
English: hairy hedge mustard, hedge mustard, hedge tumblemustard, hedgeweed, wild mustard |
French: herbe aux chantres, sisymbre officinal, vélar |
Japanese: kakine-garashi |
Spanish: erísmo, erisimo oficinal, hierba de San Alberto, hierba de la sabiduría, hierba de los cantores, mostacilla |
Habit: herb
Description: "Erect, unbranched to many-branched annual herbs, hirsute at least below. Leaves lyrate-pinnatifid to pinnately divided, 7-15 cm long, usually 3-7 cm wide, the segments coarsely dentate, upper leaves smaller, lanceolate to hastate. Pedicels stout, erect, ca. 2 mm long in fruit; sepals ca. 2 mm long, sparsely hirsute; petals pale yellow, ca. 3 mm long. Siliques subulate, strictly erect and appressed to the stem, 1-2 cm long, hirsute or glabrous. Seeds ca. 1 mm long" (Wagner et al., 1999; p. 413).
Habitat/ecology: In Hawaii, "naturalized in cultivated land and pastures" (Wagner et al., 1999; p. 413). "In Chile this species grows in the following environmental conditions: Medium altitude up to the timber line; low altitude, interior valleys; coastal mountains, 500-2000 m; coastal areas, 0-500 m. Somewhat dry areas where the drought may last 3-5 months. Precipitations of 400-800 mm. are concentrated in winter. Some shadow. Some protection against direct sunlight, some shadow from vegetation, filtering about 20-40% of light" (Chileflora).
Propagation: Seed
Native range: "Europe, now widely naturalized" (Wagner et al., 1999; p. 413).
Presence:
Pacific | |||
Country/Terr./St. & Island group |
Location |
Cited status &
Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction? |
Reference &
Comments |
Australia (Pacific offshore islands)
Lord Howe Island |
Lord Howe Island |
introduced
invasive |
Orchard, Anthony E., ed. (1994) (p. 19)
"A common and widespread weed of disturbed and open ground". Vouchers cited: 1920, J.L.Boorman (NSW); J.D. McComish 169 (NSW) |
Australia (Pacific offshore islands)
Norfolk Islands |
Norfolk Island |
introduced
invasive |
Orchard, Anthony E., ed. (1994) (p. 8)
"A common and widespread weed of disturbed and open ground". Vouchers cited: W.R. Sykes NI162 (CHR); 1902, J.H. Maiden & J.L. Boorman (NSW) |
Chile (offshore islands)
Juan Fernández Islands |
Isla Más a Tierra (Robinson Crusoe Island) |
introduced
|
Skottsberg, Carl (1953) (p. 218) |
Chile (offshore islands)
Juan Fernández Islands |
Isla Más a Tierra (Robinson Crusoe Island) |
introduced
invasive |
Atkinson, Rachel/Sawyer, John (2011) |
Chile (offshore islands)
Juan Fernández Islands |
Isla Más a Tierra (Robinson Crusoe Island) |
introduced
invasive cultivated |
Danton, Philippe/Perrier, Christophe/Martinez Reyes, Guido (2006) (p. 557) |
Chile (offshore islands)
Juan Fernández Islands |
Isla Santa Clara |
introduced
invasive |
Atkinson, Rachel/Sawyer, John (2011) |
State of Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands |
Hawaii (Big) Island |
introduced
invasive |
Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 413) |
State of Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands |
Kauai Island |
introduced
invasive |
Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 413) |
State of Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands |
Lānai Island |
introduced
invasive |
Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 413) |
State of Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands |
Maui Island |
introduced
invasive |
Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 413) |
State of Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands |
Molokai Island |
introduced
invasive |
Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 413) |
State of Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands |
Oahu Island |
introduced
invasive |
Frohlich, Danielle/Lau, Alex (2008) (p. 4)
Voucher cited: Iott s.n. (BISH 726889) |
Japan (offshore islands)
Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands |
Bonin (Ogasawara) Islands |
introduced
|
Kato, Hidetoshi (2007)
Var. leiocarpum DC. |
New Caledonia
New Caledonia Archipelago |
Île Grande Terre |
introduced
|
MacKee, H. S. (1994) (p. 45) |
New Zealand (offshore islands)
Kermadec Islands |
Kermadec Islands |
introduced
invasive |
Webb, C. J./Sykes, W. R./Garnock-Jones, P. J. (1988) (p. 446)
"Roadsides, shelter belts, waste land". |
Pacific Rim | |||
Country/Terr./St. & Island group |
Location |
Cited status &
Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction? |
Reference &
Comments |
Australia
Australia (continental) |
Australia (continental) | Hafliger, Toni J./Wolf, Matthias (1988) (p. 204) | |
China
China |
China (People's Republic of) |
Zhengyi, Wu/Raven, Peter H./Deyuan, Hong (2013)
Roadsides, fields, pastures, waste grounds, deserts; near sea level to 1500 m. Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Xizang. |
|
Japan
Japan |
Japan | Hafliger, Toni J./Wolf, Matthias (1988) (p. 206) | |
Japan
Japan |
Japan |
introduced
|
Mito, Toshikazu/Uesugi, Tetsuro (2004) (p. 183)
var. officinale and var. letocarpum DC. |
Mexico
Mexico |
Mexico (United Mexican States) | Hafliger, Toni J./Wolf, Matthias (1988) (p. 204) | |
New Zealand
New Zealand |
New Zealand (country) |
introduced
invasive |
Webb, C. J./Sykes, W. R./Garnock-Jones, P. J. (1988) (p. 446)
"Roadsides, shelter belts, waste land". |
South America (Pacific rim)
South America (Pacific rim) |
Chile (Republic of) |
introduced
invasive |
Belov, Michail (2013) |
Control: If you know of control methods for Sisymbrium officinale, please let us know.