Sisymbrium matritense
an annual or biennial member of the Sisymbrium genus in the family Brassicaceae.
Taxonomy and growth
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Sisymbrium
- Life cycle
- annual, biennial
- Height
- 0.9 m
- Flower type
- hermaphrodite
Uses
Edible uses
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Eaten cooked[1][2]. No reference is made to which part of the plant is eaten, though it is most likely to be the young leaves and perhaps the young shoots and young flowering stems[K].
- Plant part
- Leaves
Environment
- Range
- South-western Europe - Spain.
- Habitat
- Not known
- Light
- full sun
- Shade tolerance
- light shade
- Water
- moderate
- Soil textures
- sandy, loamy, clay
- Soil pH
- acid, neutral, alkaline
- Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil
- No
- Drought
- intolerant
Propagation
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Seed -
Cultivation
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Not known
References
Tanaka. T. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing 1976-00-00
Kunkel. G. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books 1984-00-00 ISBN 3874292169
? Flora Europaea Cambridge University Press 1964-00-00