''Moricandia arvensis'', the purple mistress, is a species of flowering plant in the family

Brassicaceae Brassicaceae () or (the older) Cruciferae () is a medium-sized and economically important family of flowering plants commonly known as the mustards, the crucifers, or the cabbage family. Most are herbaceous plants, while some are shrubs. The le ...

. It has a broadly western Mediterranean distribution, from the Canary Islands to northern Africa including Mauritania and Chad, the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and as far as Greece, and has been introduced to France, Corsica, and Sardinia. It has an intermediate C– C carbon fixation system, known as C photosynthesis.

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Brassicaceae Flora of the Canary Islands Flora of Mauritania Flora of Morocco Flora of Algeria Flora of Tunisia Flora of Libya Flora of Chad Flora of Portugal Flora of Spain Flora of the Balearic Islands Flora of Italy Flora of Sicily Flora of Greece Plants described in 1821 {{Brassicales-stub