Malcolmia africana

Malcolmia africana
individual near Lake Mead, southern Nevada
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Brassicales
Family:	Brassicaceae
Genus:	Malcolmia
Species:	M. africana
Binomial name
Malcolmia africana (L.) R. Br.

Malcolmia africana (African mustard) is an annual plant from the Mediterranean Basin which has naturalized elsewhere, including much of western North America, and is invasive in Nevada and Utah.

It is an annual herb growing in a prostrate patch or clump with stiff, furry stems up to half a meter long. The mustardlike flowers are pink to lavender and yield siliques up to 6 centimeters long.

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment
• Calflora.net
• USDA Plants Profile
• ITIS
• Photo gallery

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