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Photographer: Botanical Illustration
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Family Brassicaceae
Conringia orientalis (L.) Dumort.
hare-ear mustard, treacle mustard
Conringia: named after H. Conring (1606-1681), a professor at Helmstadt, Germany
orientalis: oriental
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| Status: | Introduced - naturalized |
| Plant: | erect, annual, to 32" tall forb |
| Flower: | yellow to whitish, 4-parted; inflorescence a dense cluster (raceme) of stalked flowers |
| Fruit: | long, thin, 4-angled pod |
| Leaf: | broadly oblong, clasping the stem, pale |
| Habitat: | disturbed areas |
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