Malheur Experiment Station

Mustard

Mustard

Latin: Cruciferae

Plants in the Mustard Family by Scientific Name

Brassica nigra Common Names black mustard Family Mustard Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb Introduced Yes Weed Yes

Capsella bursa-pastoris Common Names shepherd's purse Family Mustard Flower Color White Plant Type Herb Short Description Flat, triangular pods are all along a fine stalk. Leaves are pinnatifid. The plant forms a rosette. Location McCall Weed Yes

Cardaria spp. Common Names hoary cress, whitetop Family Mustard Flower Color White Plant Type Herb Native No Weed Noxious

Chorispora tenella Common Names blue mustard, tenella mustard, purple mustard Family Mustard Flower Color blue - purple Plant Type Forb Introduced Yes Weed Noxious

Descurainia sophia Common Names flixweed Family Mustard Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb Weed Noxious

Draba varna Common Names spring whitlow grass Family Mustard Flower Color White, yellow Plant Type Grass Short Description Plant 2-3 cm. Widely dispersed.

Lepidium latifolium L Common Names perennial pepperweed Family Mustard Flower Color White, cream Plant Type Forb Introduced Yes

Lepidium perfoliatum Common Names clasping pepperweed Family Mustard Flower Color Green-yellow Plant Type Forb

Lesquerella douglasii Common Names bladder pod Family Mustard Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

Sisymbrium altissimum Common Names tumble mustard Family Mustard Flower Color Yellowish Plant Type Forb Introduced Yes Weed Yes

Stanleya pinnata Common Names Prince's plume Family Mustard Plant Type Shrub Native Yes

Thelypodium laciniatum Common Names thick-leaf thelypody, cut-leaf thelypody Family Mustard Flower Color White/Purple Plant Type Forb Native Yes