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Sinapis arvensis
Sign in to saveAlso known as charlock, Brassica kaber, charlock mustard, field mustard, wild mustard, wild rape, corn-mustard, corn mustard
species of plant
OverviewAI-generated
Sinapis arvensis is a species of plant in the family Brassicaceae. It belongs to the genus Sinapis and is classified within the order Brassicales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The species is also referred to by common names including Charlock, Herik, Acker-Senf, and hořčice polní. Its fruit type is a silique.
The taxonomic status of Sinapis arvensis is accepted, with the authority cited as L. According to the IUCN Red List, the species was assessed as Least Concern in 2011. Records from iDigBio indicate the presence of the plant in Mexico, the United States, and Canada, with 4,686 records and 3,236 media files associated with institutions such as CAS and the University of Alberta Museums. A total of 252,582 occurrences have been documented.
Synthesized by Vinony from 38 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, IUCN Red List, Gbif Occ, Plants of the World, iDigBio, WoRMS, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Species
Least ConcernSinapis arvensis
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderBrassicales
- FamilyBrassicaceae
Acker-Senf (Sinapis arvensis) rechts dargestellt, links Rübsen (Brassica rapa) Der Acker-Senf (Sinapis arvensis), Falscher Hederich oder Wilder Senf ist eine Pflanzenart aus der Gattung der Senfe (Sinapis) innerhalb der Familie der Kreuzblütengewächse (Brassicaceae). Die Art war schon in der Bronzezeit ein häufiges „Unkraut“.
via GBIF · IUCN · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 4,686
- With media
- 3,236
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Collections
- DCBS-DICTUS-USON, CAS, CHSC, UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, DAV, RSA
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Canada
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Encyclopedic overview
Rhamphospermum arvense, (syns. Brassica arvensis and Sinapis arvensis) the charlock, sometimes also called field mustard, wild mustard, or charlock mustard, is an annual or winter annual plant in the family Brassicaceae. It is found in the fields of North Africa, Asia, Europe, and some other areas where it has been transported and naturalised. Pieris rapae, the small white butterfly, and Pieris napi, the green veined white butterfly, are significant consumers of charlock during their larval stages.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sinapis arvensis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.