| Scientific name: | Bunias orientalis L. | |
| Swedish name: | Ryssgubbe | |
| German name: | Orientalisches Zackenschötchen | |
| Nederlandse naam: | Grote hardvrucht | |
| English name: | Turkish wartycabbage | |
| Plant Family: | Brassicaceae - Cruciferae, Mustard family, Korsblommiga växter |
|
|
| Life form: | Biennial, perennial forb | |
| Stems: | Height 60–100 cm | |
| Leaves: | lower leaves with sharply-pointed lobes, up to 12' long, and not clasping; upper leaves smaller; all somewhat hairy | |
| Flowers: | Regular (actinomorphic). 4 yellow petals, 4–7 mm long; 4 sepals, greenish, clearly shorter than petals; pistil two fused carpels; 6 stamens six, two of them short, four long.yellow, 4-parted, 1/3"-1/2" wide; inflorescence several, loose clusters (racemes) of stalked, fragrant flowers | |
| Flowering Period: | June July | |
| Habitat: | Disturbed habitats, along roads and railways |
Derivation of the botanical name: Bunias, name used by Dioscorides. orientalis, "eastern", "oriental"; of the East.
|