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Taxon:  Carrichtera annua (L.) DC.



Summary
Genus:
Carrichtera
Family:
Brassicaceae (alt. Cruciferae)
Tribe:
Brassiceae
Nomen number:
310895
Place of publication:
Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 7:250. 1821
Verified:
04/01/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (1  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Carrichtera vellae DC.

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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
  2. Allan, H. H. B. et al. Flora of New Zealand. 1961-
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  10. Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. Atlas florae europaeae. 1972-
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  12. Meikle, R. D. Flora of Cyprus. 1977-1985
  13. Miller, A. G. & T. A. Cope. Flora of the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra. 1996-
  14. Mouterde, P. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie. 1966-
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  18. Valdés, B. et al., eds. Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du nord du Maroc, incluant des clés d'identification. 2002
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Common names
English
cress rocket –
Ward's-weed –
Swedish
skedsenap –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaLibya  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaKuwait  
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaSaudi Arabia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaCyprus  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaEgyptSinai 
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIraq  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaJordan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanary Islands 
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesCalifornia 
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Kuwait, Saudi Arabia
  • WESTERN ASIA: Cyprus, Egypt [Sinai], Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Greece, Italy
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain
Naturalized
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Spain [Canary Islands]
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
Northern America
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California]
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Weed  Weber, E. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds. 2003
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=310895. Accessed 18 July 2025.


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