''Sisymbrium'' is a

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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 ...

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Sisymbrium altissimum ''Sisymbrium altissimum'' is a species of ''Sisymbrium''. The plant is native to the western part of the Mediterranean Basin and is widely naturalized throughout most of the world, including all of North America. After maturity it forms a tumb ...

'' – Jim Hill mustard, tall rocket, tall tumblemustard * ''

Sisymbrium crassifolium ''Sisymbrium'' is a genus of plants in the family Brassicaceae. Selected species * '' Sisymbrium altissimum'' – Jim Hill mustard, tall rocket, tall tumblemustard * '' Sisymbrium crassifolium'' * '' Sisymbrium erysimoides'' * '' Sisymbrium ...

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Sisymbrium erysimoides ''Sisymbrium erysimoides'', known as smooth mustard, is a plant in the family Brassicaceae. It is found on roadsides and wasteland, and as a weed of arable land. A native to western Mediterranean region, it is now well-established throughout ...

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Sisymbrium irio ''Sisymbrium irio'', the London rocket, is a plant in the family Brassicaceae. It is an annual herb exceeding three feet in height with open, slender stem branches. The flowers are small with four pale yellow petals. The basal leaves are broad an ...

'' – London rocket * ''

Sisymbrium loeselii ''Sisymbrium loeselii'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae known by several common names, including small tumbleweed mustard, false London-rocket, throughe(ver:kashmiri) and tall hedge mustard. It is native to Eurasia, and ...

'' – False London rocket * ''

Sisymbrium officinale ''Sisymbrium officinale'', the hedge mustard, (formerly ''Erysimum officinale'') is a plant in the family Brassicaceae. Description It is distinct from the mustard plants which belong to the genus ''Brassica''. ''S. officinale'' is similar to ot ...

'' – Hedge mustard, used in some cuisines * ''

Sisymbrium orientale ''Sisymbrium orientale'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae known by the common names Indian hedgemustard and eastern rocket. It is native to Europe, Asia, and North Africa, and it can be found throughout much of the temp ...

'' – Eastern rocket * ''

Sisymbrium strictissimum ''Sisymbrium'' is a genus of plants in the family Brassicaceae. Selected species * '' Sisymbrium altissimum'' – Jim Hill mustard, tall rocket, tall tumblemustard * ''Sisymbrium crassifolium'' * '' Sisymbrium erysimoides'' * '' Sisymbrium i ...

'' – Perennial rocket * ''

Sisymbrium turczaninowii ''Sisymbrium'' is a genus of plants in the family Brassicaceae. Selected species * '' Sisymbrium altissimum'' – Jim Hill mustard, tall rocket, tall tumblemustard * ''Sisymbrium crassifolium'' * '' Sisymbrium erysimoides'' * '' Sisymbrium i ...

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Sisymbrium volgense ''Sisymbrium volgense'' is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Brassicaceae. Its native range is Southwestern European Russia to Caucasus The Caucasus () or Caucasia (), is a region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea ...

'' – Russian mustard (syn. ''S. wolgense'') ''S. nasturtium-aquaticum'' is now a synonym of ''

Nasturtium officinale Watercress or yellowcress (''Nasturtium officinale'') is a species of aquatic flowering plant in the cabbage family Brassicaceae. Watercress is a rapidly growing perennial plant native to Europe and Asia. It is one of the oldest known leaf ve ...

'', and ''S. tenuifolium'' – of ''

Diplotaxis tenuifolia ''Diplotaxis tenuifolia'' is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common name perennial wall-rocket. It is native to Europe and West Asia, where it grows on disturbed ground and roadsides, and it can now be found throug ...

'' (perennial wall-rocket).

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Brassicaceae genera {{Brassicales-stub