The Mustard Family

Sea Rocket Hoary Mustard French Rocket Cress Rocket



Mustard Family - Brassicaceae

French Rocket      Sisymbrium erysimoides

Native in the Canary Islands and eastwards through the Mediteranean Region and Middle East. Widespread as an adventive of disturbed ground.

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Leaf
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Leaf
Seed capsules
Seed capsule tip
Seed capsule base


Cress Rocket      Carrichtera annua

Native in the Canary Islands and eastwards through North Africa to the Middle East. Widespread and common in open habitats.

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Canary Rocket      Erucastrum canariense

Native and endemic to the Canary Islands. Found in stoney and disturbed places.

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Bristly pedicels
Seed capsule


Hoary Mustard      Hirschfeldia incana

Native from the Canary Islands eastward through the Mediterranean Region to the Middle East. Found in stoney and disturbed places.

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Flowers
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Flower
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Lower leaf
Upper leaf
Bristly stem
Seed capsules


Bolle's Stock      Matthiola bolleana subsp. viridis

Native to the eastern Canary Islands and Morocco. Found in stoney and sandy, sub-desert habitats.

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Seed capsule tip


Sea Rocket      Cakile maritima

Widespread and often locally common throughout North Africa, the Mediterranean Region, Middle East and Europe. Typically grows on sandy beaches, often amongst the debris on the high tide line.

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     Lobularia libyca

Native from the Canary Islands, through the warmer parts of the Mediterranean Basin to the Middle East.

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Old flowers and developing
seed capsules
Old flowers and developing
seed capsules
Old flowers and developing
seed capsules
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Leaves
Seed capsule


Horn-fruit      Notoceras bicorne

Native from the Canary Islands, through North Africa to the Arabian Peninsula and the western Himalayan Region.

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Leaf
Seed capsules
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