Sinapis arvensis
Moutarde des champs
Charlock
Additional information
| Plant family | |
|---|---|
| Area | Provence Verte |
| Flower colour | yellow |
| Flower size | 15-20 mm |
| Flowering months | February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September |
| Leaf type | Pinnatisect |
| Height | 20-50 cm |
Description
A rough, hairy plant, stalks are often flushed with red.
Fields, roadsides.
Flowers
Flowers, 4-petalled, bright yellow or lemon yellow, in long racemes with spreading sepals.
Leaves
Pinnatisect leaf is deeply lobed, almost to the central midrib. Deeply lobed, irregularly, almost to central midrib, with a large terminal lobe; stalked, dark green.
Fruits Seeds
Schizocarp: a dry pod, long, narrow and vertical, beaked, splitting into single seeded parts when ripe, 25-45 mm.
Edible
Leaves: young leaves have a pungent, mustard-like flavour.
Grains: pungent.
Medical
Seeds: similar properties to Sinapsis alba (White Mustard). It works as an antiseptic for the intestines and stimulates the pancreatic secretions.
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