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Sisymbrium irio L.

Edibility and usage

Edibility
Edible
Edible part
  • Leaves
  • Seeds
Preparation
  • Cooked
  • Salads
Blooming period
January to May
Foraging period
January to June
Seed collection period
July to September

Description

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

Scientifc data

Genus
Sisymbrium
Family
Brassicaceae
Wikidata item
Q163223
GBIF Item
Sisymbrium irio L. (3046851)
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least concern

References

  1. Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2022-08-31. <temperate.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Sisymbrium+irio>
  2. Sisymbrium irio L. in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-03-23.
  3. Zohary, Michael. Flora Palaestina. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1972.
  4. 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.
  5. Licata, Mario, Teresa Tuttolomondo, Claudio Leto, Giuseppe Virga, Giuseppe Bonsangue, Ignazio Cammalleri, Maria Gennaro, and Salvatore La Bella. “A Survey of Wild Plant Species for Food Use in Sicily (Italy).” Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12

Citation

Sisymbrium irio L. in Barari platform (2025). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/635 accessed via barari.org on 6/5/2025.

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