Common Name: FIELD MUSTARD, TURNIP
Coefficient of Conservatism: *
Coefficient of Wetness: 5
Wetness Index: UPL
Physiognomy: Ad A-Forb

A field weed, some strains of which are important vegetables and fodder crops, the Old World origins lost in antiquity. Found in disturbed ground, such as railroad ballast, fields, and roadsides. First collected in 1884 in Kent and Keweenaw Cos.

The foliage is usually completely glabrous, although sometimes there are stiff translucent hairs on the lower leaves, especially on the midrib beneath and the margins.

R. Schipper

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Counties
Alger
Allegan
Berrien
Cheboygan
Crawford
Emmet
Grand Traverse
Gratiot
Houghton
Kent
Keweenaw
Lake
Leelanau
Lenawee
Marquette
Mecosta
Monroe
Oakland
Schoolcraft
Van Buren
Washtenaw
Wayne

Citation:
MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. March, 17, 2025
https://lsa-miflora-p.lsait.lsa.umich.edu/#/record/616