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Sinapis alba

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Family Brassicaceae

Taxonomy: Sinapis alba L.

Synonyms: 7 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Brassica alba (L.) Boiss. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Brassica alba (L.) Rabenh. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Brassica hirta Moench (taxonomic synonym)
  • Sinapis alba L. subsp. alba (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Sinapis alba L. var. alba (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Sinapis alba subsp. dissecta (Lag.) Bonnier (taxonomic synonym)
  • Sinapis dissecta Lag. (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): WA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), ACT (formerly naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, Vic Flora, Florabase, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (4), ABRS_2023 (16), NHNSW_2014_2 (3), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (10), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (13), WAH_2022_2 (4), WAH_2023_2 (2), Wenk_2022 (6), Wenk_2023 (3). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 19 traits from 67 records in 11 datasets.

Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.

flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): yellow_orange (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 30 mm (20-40 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 3.5 mm (3-4 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): silique (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_length (numerical): 150 mm (150-150 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); lanceolate (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): toothed (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_lobation (categorical): lobed (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): compound (2); simple (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2014_2; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2014_2; RBGV_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (7) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): annual (7) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (7) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; WAH_2022_2]
seed morphology
  • seed_width (numerical): 2 mm (1.7-2.3 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • seed_shape (categorical): globoid (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 0.55 m (0.3-0.8 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; WAH_2023_2]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
ABRS_20231216Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
RBGV_20231113VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
NHNSW_2023810N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Wenk_202226E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
ABRS_202244Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
WAH_2022_244Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
NHNSW_2014_233Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
NHNSW_202233N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
RBGV_202233VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Wenk_202313E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.
WAH_2023_212Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.