Hoary Mustard

Hirschfeldia incana

(L.) Lagr.-Foss. Species

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Botanical name
Hirschfeldia incana
Also known as
Buchanweed, Hairy Brassica, Hoary Cabbage, Hoary Mustard, Summer Mustard
Family
Brassicaceae
Genus
Hirschfeldia
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Hoary Mustard

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Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Hirschfeldia incana but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Brassica adpressa Brassica geniculata Brassica geniculata Brassica heterophylla Brassica incana Brassica nervosa Brassica nigra var. incana Cordylocarpus pubescens Crucifera hirschfeldia Erucaria hyrcanica Erucaria persica Erucastrum heterophyllum Erucastrum incanum Erucastrum incanum var. geniculatum Erucastrum thellungii Erucastrum varium subsp. incrassatum Hirschfeldia adpressa Hirschfeldia adpressa var. consobrina Hirschfeldia geniculata Hirschfeldia heterophylla Hirschfeldia incana subsp. adpressa Hirschfeldia incana subsp. consobrina Hirschfeldia incana subsp. geniculata Hirschfeldia incana subsp. incrassata Hirschfeldia incana subsp. leptocarpa Hirschfeldia incana var. geniculata Myagrum pinnatum Raphanus erucaria Raphanus incanus Rapistrum macedonicum Sinapis adpressa Sinapis geniculata Sinapis heterophylla Sinapis incana Sinapis paniculata Sinapis taurica Sisymbrium incanum Strangalis adpressa

Others in Hirschfeldia

Hirschfeldia incana subsp. geniculata

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