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Erucastrum gallicum
Also called Hairy rocket, French Rocket, Bracted Rocket, Dog Mustard, Rocketweed, Hairy Rocket, Dog Mustard, Rocketweed
Common dogmustard (hairy rocket) is a low, hairy annual or biennial in the cabbage family with bright yellow flowers from late spring into early autumn. It is a weedy, introduced plant rather than a garden favourite, and it self-seeds readily.
Erucastrum gallicum is an annual or biennial plant in the family Brassicaceae known by the common names hairy rocket and common dogmustard. It is a low growing plant with an erect upright habit or sometimes with ascending tops with bright yellow flowers. Plants bloom in late spring through the summer into early autumn. As plants bloom the stems extend upward and when finished blooming plants are 30 to 60 centimeters long. The plant is native to Eurasia but is an introduced species in many areas of the world, including much of North America.
A population of E. gallicum was studied in a limestone quarry near Syracuse, New York between 1976 and 1981. Cohorts of seedlings germinating in the spring exhibited markedly different survivorship patterns (Types I, II, and III were all noted) based on prevailing weather conditions.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
