Neslia paniculata

Neslia paniculata (commonly called ball mustard) is a plant species in the family Brassicaceae. The name comes from the ball-shaped fruits that contain a single seed within an indehiscent fruit coat.[2] It is an annual where the seeds germinate in autumn to winter and grow into a flattened rosette of leaves that develop vertical flowering stems in the spring. These can be up to 1 metre tall. The flowers open in late spring/early summer and the seeds are mature by summer.[3]

Neslia paniculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Neslia
Species:
N. paniculata
Binomial name
Neslia paniculata
(L.) Desv.
Synonyms

Myagrum paniculatum L.[1]

It is a native plant of temperate regions of Eurasia.[4] It can also be found in much of the northern and southern regions of the Americas, Australia and also Britain.[5][6] It is considered a weed in many of these regions introduced from agricultural seed and can be a problem in cereal and especially other brassica crops. Its seed pods can contaminate harvests of mustard and rape/canola, even after cleaning. At the other end of the spectrum, within some its original region it has become a threatened or rare arable plant as a consequence of improved agricultural practices.[2]

References
  1. "Neslia paniculata". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  2. Royo-Esnal, Aritz; Gesch, Russell W.; Necajeva, Jevgenija; Forcella, Frank; Edo-Tena, Eva; Recasens, Jordi; Torra, Joel (March 2019). "Germination and emergence of Neslia paniculata (L.) Desv". Industrial Crops and Products. 129: 455–462. doi:10.1016/j.indcrop.2018.12.030.
  3. "Ball mustard". Herbiguide. Herbiguide Pty Ltd. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  4. "Neslia paniculata (L.) Desv". Plants of the world online. Royal Botanic Garden Kew Science. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  5. "Plants Profile for Neslia paniculata (ballmustard)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  6. "Neslia paniculata | Online Atlas of the British and Irish Flora". www.brc.ac.uk. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
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