General:
Annual herb from a taproot; stems 30-70 cm tall, mostly simple, glabrous and glaucous.

Leaves:
Basal leaves 5-9 cm long, oblanceolate to egg-shaped, narrowed to base, more or less entire; stem leaves oblong-lanceolate, unstalked and heart-shaped, clasping at the bases.

Flowers:
Racemes few-flowered, flat-topped; flower stalks ascending, 10-15 mm long; petals cream to lemon, with a slender stalklike base and a narrowly egg-shaped blade, 7-12 mm long; sepals sharp-pointed, erect, 6-8 mm long.

Fruits:
Siliques, 8-13 cm long, 1.5-2 mm thick, slightly constricted between the seeds, tapered to a slender tip; thick styles about 1 mm long.

Source:  The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.

Illustration Source:  The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Brassica orientalis L.