Flora of Israel | Sisymbrium erysimoides
Sisymbrium erysimoides, Mediterranean rocket,
French Rocket, Smooth Mustard, תודרה מעובה
| Scientific name: | Sisymbrium erysimoides Desf. | |
| Common name: | Mediterranean rocket, French Rocket, Smooth Mustard | |
| Hebrew name: | תודרה מעובה | |
| Family: | Cruciferae / Brassicaceae, מצליבים |
 Location: Jerusalem, Gethsemane |
| Life form: | Annual | |
| Leaves: | Alternate, dissected, dentate or serrate | |
| Flowers: | Yellow | |
| Fruits / pods: | Homogeneous seeds-fruits | |
| Flowering Period: | January, February, March, April, May | |
| Habitat: | Shrub-steppes, Desert, Disturbed habitats | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts | |
| Chorotype: | Med – Saharo-Arabian | |
| Summer shedding: | Ephemeral |
 Location: Jerusalem, Gethsemane Derivation of the botanical name: Sisymbrium, Latinized ancient Greek name used by Dioscorides and Pliny for various species of mustard.
erysimoides, erysimum: from the Greek eryomai, “to help or save,” because some of the species supposedly had a medicinal value; like genus Erysimum.
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