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Sisymbrium officinale

noun

Stiffly branching Old World annual with pale yellow flowers; widely naturalized in North America; formerly used medicinally. Synonym: hedge mustard.

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... (Sisymbrium officinale), with rigid, spreading branches, and spikes of tiny pale yellow flowers, quickly followed by awl-shaped pods that are closely appressed to the stem, abounds in waste places throughout our area. It blooms from May to November, ...

— Wild Flowers, An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and - Their Insect Visitors - - Title: Nature's Garden • Neltje Blanchan

Words linked to "Sisymbrium officinale" : genus Sisymbrium, hedge mustard, herb, herbaceous plant