Erucastrum gallicum

Species category

Weed

Common name

common dogmustard

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

True seedTrue seed:
A mature fertilized ovule consisting of an embryo, with or without and external food reserve (e.g., endosperm) enclosed by the testa.

Shape

OvalOval:
Broadly elliptic.

Size

  • Length 1.5 mm
  • Width 1 mm
  • Thickness 0.75 mm

Color

Reddish-brown

Texture

Longitudinally reticulatedReticulated:
Resembling a net or network, especially having veins, fibers, or lines crossing the surface.  

Other structures

HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
is ovalOval:
Broadly elliptic.
and indented.

Identification notes

Seed is slightly laterally compressed. Seed surface is irregularly reticulatedReticulated:
Resembling a net or network, especially having veins, fibers, or lines crossing the surface.  
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Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

More information

For more information, see ISMA fact sheet.

Nomenclature

Family

Brassicaceae

Valid name

Erucastrum gallicum (Willd.) O.E. Schulz

Synonyms

Brassica erucastrum L.

 Erucastrum gallicum.  Seeds with an irregularly reticulated surface.
Erucastrum gallicum. Seeds with an irregularly reticulated surface.