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Charlock

Plants ChardChasmanthium latifolium

Charlock Mustard
Sinapis arvensis L.
Synonym: Brassica kaber
Family: Brassicaceae, Mustard
Genus: Sinapis ...

 


Canadian Golden-rod, Canadian Waterweed or Water-thyme, Carline Thistle, Carnation Sedge, Catmint, Cat's Ear, Caucasian Stonecrop, Celery-leaved Buttercup, Chaffweed, Chalk Milkwort, Chalk-stream Water Crowfoot, Changing Forget-me-not, Charlock, ...

The original plant from which cultivated radishes were derived is believed to be the charlock (Raphanus raphanistrum), a common weed of seasides and sandy soils in Europe and the UK. The Egyptians were cultivating radishes 3000 years before Christ.

Also known as jointed or white charlock. Can be seen flowing on roadsides. A native of Europe and Asia, it is a weed, but pretty. Two types are here. On one, the flowers are pale yellow, fading to white. On the other, they are pink or white.

On young plants, the foliage develops in a distorted manner and the growing point may be killed
In addition to brassicas, this aphid can also infest some related weeds, such as charlock and shepherd's purse ...

These are yellow-flowered annuals naturalized in the United States; the black mustard is often a weed infesting grainfields, as is also the charlock, or wild mustard (B. arvensis).

jointed charlock Raphanus raphanistrum
jointed goatgrass Aegilops cylindrica
juniper-berry Citharexylum caudatum
kahili flower, spider flower Grevillea banksii
Kahili gingerlily Hedychium gardnerianum
karaka nut Corynocarpus laevigatus ...

See also: Green, Cabbage, Cress, May, Turnip