Hoary Mustard / لفّيت / هِرْشْفِلديَة مُبْيَضَّة /

خردل الركبي / هيرشفلديا رمادية /

Hirschfeldia incana (L.) Lagr.-Foss.

Edibility and usage

Edibility
Delicious
Edible part
  • Leaves
Preparation
  • Salads
Blooming period
January to May
Foraging period
January to February
Seed collection period
May to July

Description

Perenniality
Annual
Petal colour
  • Yellow
Leaf type
  • Dissected
Life form
  • Annual

Scientifc data

Genus
Hirschfeldia
Family
Brassicaceae
Wikidata item
Q161477
GBIF Item
Hirschfeldia incana (L.) Lagr.-Foss. (3050595)
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least concern

References

  1. Wikipedia contributors. (2021, March 21). Hirschfeldia. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 09:46, August 31, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hirschfeldia&oldid=1013500251
  2. calflora. Hirschfeldia incana. (2021, November 20).
  3. Al Sheikh, B. (2019). Checklist and Ecological Data Base of Wild Plants of the West Bank - Palestine (Arabic).
  4. عراف، شكري. النباتات في الكتاب المقدس. عكا: مركز الدراسات القروية، 2009.
  5. Crowfoot, Grace Mary Hood. From Cedar to Hyssop; a Study in the Folklore of Plants in Palestine. London, Sheldon Press; New York and Toronto, The Macmillan Co., 1932.
  6. Łuczaj, Łukasz, Marijana Zovko Končić, Tihomir Miličević, Katija Dolina, and Marija Pandža. “Wild Vegetable Mixes Sold in the Markets of Dalmatia (Southern Croatia).” Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 9, no. 1 (January 3, 2013): 2.

Citation

Hirschfeldia incana (L.) Lagr.-Foss. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/531 accessed via barari.org on 4/18/2026.

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