Abyssinian mustard – Flowers in Israel



Derivation of the botanical name:

Crambe , seakale, the Greek name for cabbage.

hispanica, Spanish.
abyssinica, Abyssinian.

  • The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
  • The standard author abbreviation Hochst. is used to indicate Christian Ferdinand Friedrich Hochstetter (1787 – 1860), a German botanist and Protestant minister.
  • The standard author abbreviation R.E.Fries is used to indicate Robert Elias Fries (1876 – 1966), a Swedish botanist.