Israel wildflowers: Tournefort’s Mustard
Brassica tournefortii, Tournefort’s Mustard,
Hebrew: כרוב החוף, Arabic: خردل بري – قراص, Egypt: شلطام “Shiltam”
| Scientific name: | Brassica tournefortii Gouan | |
| Common name | Tournefort’s Mustard, Asian mustard | |
| Hebrew name: | כרוב החוף | |
| Arabic name: | خردل بري – قراص | |
| Egypt: | شلطام “Shiltam” | |
| Family: | Cruciferae (Brassicaceae), מצליבים |
 Location: Sharon Beach National Park |
| Life form: | Annual | |
| Stems: | 70 cm; hairs on lower stem ± dense, stiff, white | |
| Leaves: | Alternate, rosette arrangement, dissected, dentate or serrate leaves | |
| Flowers: | Sepals suberect; pale yellow petals 5-7×1.5mm, small and narrow | |
| Fruits / pods: | Siliqua; dark reddish brown; reticulations prominent silvery lines; interspaces small | |
| Flowering Period: | January, February, March, April, December | |
| Habitat: | Sand | |
| Distribution: | The Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts | |
| Chorotype: | Mediterranean – Saharo-Arabian | |
| Summer shedding: | Ephemeral |
 Derivation of the botanical name: Brassica, the classical Latin name for cabbage.
tournefortii, named for Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (1656—1708), French botanist who was professor of botany at the Jardin des Plantes in Paris.
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