Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Sisymbrium altissimum Linnaeus
(Tall Hedge Mustard)

Family: Brassicaceae

Status: Exotic

Synonyms:
Norta altissima (Linnaeus) Britton

Sisymbrium altissimum resembles the much more common Sisymbrium irio in most respects, including the yellow flowers, sessile leaves, pinnatifid upper stem leaves, and long ascending fruits. On Sisymbrium altissimum, the fruiting pedicels are about as thick as the siliques, rather than much narrower as with S. irio.
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Sisymbrium altissimum, photo Russ Kleinman, Jack Carter & Richard Felger, Apache Creek, July 7, 2009



Sisymbrium altissimum, basal leaves, photo Russ Kleinman, Jack Carter & Richard Felger, Apache Creek, July 7, 2009



Sisymbrium altissimum, pedicels as wide or wider than silique, photo Russ Kleinman, Jack Carter & Richard Felger, Apache Creek, July 7, 2009



Sisymbrium altissimum, pinnatifid upper leaves, photo Russ Kleinman, Jack Carter & Richard Felger, Apache Creek, July 7, 2009


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