Wormseed mustard
Erysimum cheiranthoides

Family: Brassicaceae

What it is like

An annual herb. It has soft hairs. It grows 10-50 cm high. The leaves have short stalks. They are narrowly sword shaped and 2-5 cm long by 2-5 mm wide. They can be wavy and have teeth along the edge. The flowers are yellow and in groups at the top of the plant. The pods are narrow and 3-4 cm long. They are hairy.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. A weed that grows in waste places. In north and west China it grows between 800-3,000 m above sea level. In Argentina it grows below 500 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Argentina, Asia, Australia, Central Asia, China, Europe, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mongolia, North Africa, North America, Russia, Slovenia, South America

How it is used for food

The young shoots are eaten.

Edible parts

Shoots, leaves

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Zlatnasti šebenik

Synonyms

Several