Sisymbrium altissimum
| Sisymbrium altissimum | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |   |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Self Pollinated | |
| Height: | 3' |
| Blooms: | Early Summer-Late Summer |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Medicinal Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Sisymbrium altissimum (common name: tumble mustard)
Propagation: Seed - sow spring or autumn in situ.
Cultivation: Succeeds in most soils.
Range: E. Europe to W. Asia. Long naturalized in Britain[1].
Habitat: Waste places on dry soils[1].
Edibility: Young leaves and shoots - raw or cooked[2]. A somewhat hot flavour, they can be used as a flavouring in salads or cooked as a potherb[3].
Seed - ground into a powder and used as a gruel or as a mustard-like flavouring in soups etc[2][3][4].
Medicinal: The leaves and flowers are antiscorbutic and astringent[5].
Pollinators: Insects, self?
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Seed Ripens: Mid Summer-Early Fall
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: S. pannonicum. S. sinapistrum.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Clapham, Arthur and Tom Tootin, Edmund Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press, 1962.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Harrington, Harold. Edible Native Plants of the Rocky Mountains. University of New Mexico Press, 1967.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Facciola, Stephen. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, 1990.
- ↑ Moerman, Daniel. Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press, 1998.
- ↑ Chopra, R. Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, 1986.