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Hedge Mustard

     
 
Hedge Mustard - Sisymbrium officinale Sisymbrium officinale

 

Colour: Yellow
Flowering: June - July
Height: Up to 3' (100 cm)
Family: Brassicaceae
   

 

Hedge Mustard    


 

Hedge Mustard is a straggly weed that grows in wasteland, hedgerows and roadsides.

The tiny yellow flowers are only about 3 mm diameter with four tiny petals. The leaves at the base of the stem are wide and deeply lobed. Those higher on the stem are long and arrow-shaped.

 

 

Hedge Mustard - Sisymbrium officinale
Hedge Mustard Leaves

 

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