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Brassicaceae
Sisymbrium

*Sisymbrium irio Linnaeus. Common name: London-rocket. Phenology: Dec-Jun. Habitat: Fields, roadsides, other disturbed areas; eastwards in our region only as a waif, as around wool-combing mills in Coastal Plain of SC, on ballast, and in other disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Europe.

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Origin/Endemic status: Europe

Taxonomy Comments: For further information and keys, see Rollins (1993) and Al-Shehbaz (1986b).

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, Fl4, FNA7, G, GrPl, K4, Mi, NcTx, NE, NY, Tx, WH3, Al-Shehbaz (1986b), Rollins (1993), Stace (2021); = n/a — Pa, RAB. Basionym: Sisymbrium irio L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Sisymbrium irio - FNA7

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