Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Sinapis alba alba L.
Classification
Family
Genus
Subname
alba
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, South Island, Canterbury Plains Ecological Region, Low Plains Ecological District, Christchurch, 188 Peterborough Street
Field Collection Date
16 Dec 1991
Field Collection Notes
Spontaneous in vegetable garden. Taprooted herb
with stems c.1 m high, its parts strongly peppery to
taste. Leaves green. Petals yellow, 10-11 mm long;
limb c.6 mm long. Siliques patently hispid; beak
flattened. Has grown spontaneously for several
years. DUPLICATE OF: CHR 474359
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-43.58333, 172.58333 (c.)
172.58333, 172.58333 (c.)
Last Update
21 Nov 2016
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