Flora of Israel: Sisymbrium irio
Sisymbrium irio, London Rocket, Wild Mustard,
Hebrew: תודרה סייגית, Arabic: شليات حويرة, Egypt: فجل إل-جمل “Figl El-Gamal”
| Scientific name: | Sisymbrium irio L. | |
| Common name: | London Rocket, Wild Mustard | |
| Hebrew name: | תודרה סייגית | |
| Arabic name: | شليات حويرة | |
| Egypt: | فجل إل-جمل “Figl El-Gamal” | |
| Family: | Cruciferae / Brassicaceae, מצליבים |
![]() Location: Jaffo, Old City |
| Life form: | Annual | |
| Leaves: | Alternate, dissected, dentate or serrate | |
| Flowers: | Hermaphrodite, yellow | |
| Fruits / pods: | Long, slender, seed pods | |
| Flowering Period: | January, February, March, April, May | |
| Habitat: | Nutrient-rich soils, ruderal | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts | |
| Chorotype: | Med – Irano-Turanian | |
| Summer shedding: | Ephemeral |
![]() Location: Jaffo, Old City Derivation of the botanical name: Sisymbrium, Latinized ancient Greek name used by Dioscorides and Pliny for various species of mustard.
irio, an old reference to a kind of cress.
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