Erucastrum gallicum (Willd.) O.E. Schulz
dog mustard (common dogmustard)
Brassicaceae (Mustard family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
dog mustard (common dogmustard)
Brassicaceae (Mustard family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Annual or sometimes biennial herb from a taproot; stems simple to freely branched, 15-80 cm tall more or less stiff, long-hairy, the hairs pointed down the stem.
Leaves:
Deeply pinnately lobed, margins often wavy, 3-20 cm long.
Flowers:
Racemes open and elongate, bracteate, the lower leaf-like; flower stalks less than 1 cm long, slender, ascending; petals pale yellow, 4-7 mm long.
Fruits:
Siliques, 1-4.5 cm long, about 1.5 mm wide; beaks 1.5-3 mm long.
Illustration
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
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Erucastrum gallicum
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
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|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
1820 | 1820 | 1820 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
15 | 15 | 15 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
90 | 90 | 90 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
5 | 5 | 5 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
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| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
1 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
ESSF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
ESSF(1) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Mesic to dry fields and waste places in the montane zone; rare in S BC; introduced from Eurasia.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Brassica erucastrum L.