Common name: Charlock
Sinapis arvensis L. APNI* 
Description: Annual 30–80 cm high, stems often purplish, usually bristly.
Basal leaves to 20 cm long, bristly, toothed; stem leaves simple, lanceolate, toothed; upper leaves sessile, simple, toothed.
Siliqua 20–60 mm long, 1–3 mm wide; beak cylindrical to conical, hardly compressed, to 15 mm long, shorter than valves, straight, usually >8 dark red-brown seeds; valves glabrous or bristly; pedicel 3–7 mm long, stout.
Distribution and occurrence: Widespread weed of cultivation. Native of Eur., Asia & N Afr.
NSW subdivisions: *NC, *CC, *NWS, *CWS, *SWS, *NWP, *SWP, *SFWP
Other Australian states: *Qld *Vic. *Tas. *W.A. *S.A.
Text by L. Retter & G. J. Harden
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 1 (1990)
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