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Sinapis arvensis L.
charlock mustard
Symbol: SIAR4
Group: Dicot
Family: Brassicaceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
U.S. Nativity: Introduced
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Click on this Line drawing of Sinapis arvensis (charlock mustard) to enlarge it and download a high-resolution TIFF file Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 2: 192. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Guidelines.

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Plant Synonyms:
SIAR4 Sinapis arvensis L.
 

BRAR11

Brassica arvensis Rabenh., non L.
 

BRKA

Brassica kaber (DC.) L.C. Wheeler
 

BRKAP2

Brassica kaber (DC.) L.C. Wheeler var. pinnatifida (Stokes) L.C. Wheeler
 

BRKAS

Brassica kaber (DC.) L.C. Wheeler var. schkuhriana (Reichenb.) L.C. Wheeler
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About charlock mustard

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State Distributional Map for SIAR4
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Plant Distribution by State

Sinapis arvensis L.

SIAR4

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Related Taxa:
Sinapis arvensis L.

View 99 genera in Brassicaceae, 2 species in Sinapis

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Classification:
Sinapis arvensis L.

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
                   Subclass Dilleniidae –
                      Order Capparales –
                         Family Brassicaceae – Mustard family
                            Genus Sinapis L. – mustard
                               Species Sinapis arvensis L. – charlock mustard

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Noxious Weed Information:
Sinapis arvensis L.
The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U. S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location.
Colorado:
    Brassica kaber (DC.) L.C. Wheeler
        wild mustard     Noxious weed
Iowa:
    Brassica arvensis Rabenh., non L.
        wild mustard     Secondary noxious weed
Michigan:
    Sinapis L.
        mustard     Noxious weed
Ohio:
    Brassica kaber (DC.) L.C. Wheeler var. pinnatifida (Stokes) L.C. Wheeler
        wild mustard     Prohibited noxious weed

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Invasive Information:
Sinapis arvensis L.
    Brassica arvensis Rabenh., non L.
        wild mustard
    Brassica kaber (DC.) L.C. Wheeler
        wild mustard
        canola
        rapeseed
        charlock mustard
        kaber mustard
    Brassica kaber (DC.) L.C. Wheeler var. pinnatifida (Stokes) L.C. Wheeler
        wild mustard
    Sinapis L.
        mustard
The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above are considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
STATE   Assorted authors. 200_. State Noxious Weed Lists for 45 States. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 
N'EAST   Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York.. 397pp.
 
NE&GP;   Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska.. 589pp.
 
SWSS   Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois..
 
WSWS   Whitson, T.D. (Ed.) et al.. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming.. 630pp.
 

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Introduced Information:
Sinapis arvensis L.
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Sinapis arvensis L.

View species account from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 23310.
View photographs from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
View species account or photographs from Wisconsin State Herbarium (UW-Madison).

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