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Sisymbrium erysimoides Desf.

القُراص
Mediterranean rocket
Brassicaceae
  • Morphological Description
    • Description
      Annual glabrous or hairy herb, up to 60 cm tall. Basal and lower leaves lyratly pinnatifid to pinnatipartite, lobes 3-4 pairs, irregularly dentate; terminal lobes 3-5-lobulate; upper leaves few, much smaller but similar to lower leaves. Flowers small, yellow. Sepals up to 2.5 mm long. Petals narrowly obovate, up to 2.5 mm long. Siliquas up to 4 cm x 1 mm, rather tapering, somewhat torulose; pedicels up to 3.5 mm, as thick as the siliquas.
  • Habitat and Distribution
    • Geographical Distribution Range
      This Mediterranean and Saharo-Arabian species occurs from Morocco and Spain to Iran and Pakistan. It is native throughout the Arabian Peninsula.
  • Ecology
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    • IUCN Red List Category
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      Not Evaluated
  • Uses and Values
    • Aromatic and Medicinal Use
      Medicinal use
    • Description of Traditional Uses
      Used in folk medicine, particularly in remedies associated with respiratory and throat complaints.