Weeds of Australia - Fact Sheet

Top Scientific Name Synonyms Family Common Names Origin Naturalised Distribution Notes

Scientific Name

Sisymbrium orientale L.

Synonyms

Sisymbrium columnae Jacq.

Family

Brassicaceae (Queensland, New South Wales, the ACT, Victoria, Tasmania, Western Australia and the Northern Territory)
Cruciferae (South Australia)

Common Names

eastern rocket, hedge mustard, Indian hedge mustard, Indian hedge-mustard, mustard, oriental hedge mustard, oriental mustard, wild mustard

Origin

The exact origin of this species is obscure, but it is thought to be native to northern Africa, the Madeira Islands, the Canary Islands, Europe, the middle-east, western Asia and the Indian Sub-continent.

Naturalised Distribution

Widely naturalised in southern, central and eastern Australia (i.e. in southern eastern Queensland, New South Wales, the ACT, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, the southern and central parts of Western Australia, and many parts of the Northern Territory). Also naturalised on Norfolk Island.

Notes

Indian hedge mustard (Sisymbrium orientale) is a common weed of crops, pastures, rangelands, open woodlands, coastal environs, roadsides, disturbed sites and waste areas in the southern two-thirds of the country. It is regarded as an environmental weed in Western Australia and Victoria.