Mediterranean Turnip
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| Scientific Name: | Brassica tournefortii |  |
Status: | Native to Europe. Naturalised over much of mainland Australia. | |
Plant Description: | Annual with a long taproot, erect and branched stems to 60 cm high and bristly at the base. Basal leaves with 4-10 pairs of irregularly toothed lateral lobes, densely bristly underneath. Flowers pale yellow fading to white with petals 5-8 mm long. Fruit erect, 3-7 mm long (including a beak) and 2-3 mm wide and constricted between each seed. Flowering Spring to Autumn. | |
Habitat: | A common weed in the Mallee but occasionally found elsewhere as a crop weed. Often found on the edges of samphire flats or even among samphire plants. | |
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This document was last reviewed on 05/08/2009