Erysimum cheiranthoides

Common Name: 

wallflower mustard, worm-seed mustard, worm-seed wallflower, treacle mustard

Scientific Name: 

Erysimum cheiranthoides L.

Family Name: 

Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) - Mustard Family

Identification Notes

Life Cycle

introduced annual, reproducing by seed

Stems

upright, usually unbranched, hairy

Leaves

alternate, linear to oblanceolate, entire or slightly to very shallow irregularly toothed

Flowers

4-petaled, bright yellow; terminal raceme, dense, elongating with maturity

Seed Pods

silique, thin, 4-angled, upright and ascending, held away from stem on stalks