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Erysimum repandum

Common name:	Bushy Wallflower	Family:	Cruciferae
Author:	L.	Botanical references:	17, 200
Synonyms:
Known Hazards:	None known
Range:	Central and Southern Europe. A casual in Britain.
Habitat:	A weed of cultivated ground[200]. Railrads and roadsides, in various soils[274].
Edibility Rating (1-5):	0	Medicinal Rating (1-5):	1

Other Possible Synonyms:	From various places across the web, may not be correct. See below.
	Cheirinia repanda[B,P]
Other Common Names:	From various places around the Web, may not be correct. See below.
	Bushy Wallflower [L], Erisimum [E], Spreading Treacle Mustard [L], Spreading Wallflower [P,B], Uitgespreide Steenraket [D],
Epithets:	From a Dictionary of Botanical Epithets
	repandum = curved up;
Systematics:	From a USDA Plants Database
	Order: Capparales. Renamed to Brassicaceae -- Mustard family
Other Range Info:	From the Ethnobotany Database
	Iran; Iraq; Spain
Noxious, Invasive and Injurious Weeds	From USDA PLANTS database, Weeds Australia , DEFRA Injurious Weeds
	Listed as noxious/invasive for: Western Australia.

Physical Characteristics

Annual growing to 0.6m. It is hardy to zone 6. It is in flower from May to June. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs). We rate it 0/5 for edibility and 1/5 for medicinal use.

The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils, requires well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. The plant prefers neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It requires dry or moist soil.

Habitats and Possible Locations

Cultivated Beds.

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal Uses

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Antiscorbutic; Febrifuge.

The plant is used in Spain as an antiscorbutic[240].
The seeds are used in the treatment of fevers[240].

Other Uses

None known

Cultivation details

Requires a position in full sun in a well-drained approximately neutral soil[200]. Acid soils should be given some lime[200]. Plants are generally tolerant of poor soils[200].

Propagation

Seed - sow spring in situ[200]. Germination should take place within 3 weeks. The flowering season can be extended by making a succession of sowings from spring to early summer[200]. An autumn sowing should overwinter in many parts of the country and would provide flowering plants in the spring.

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Web References

[E] Ethnobotany Data (common names, uses, countries) from the Ethnobotany Database.
[B] Data (Latin & Common names, other references) from the BONAP's Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
[G] Data (Common Names, Uses, Distribution) from the USDA/ARS NPGS's GRIN taxonomic database.
[C] Taxon data. from the CalFlora database.
[P] Data. (uses, distribution, wetland) from the USDA'a Plants database.
[HP] Links, Photos, Suppliers from Hortiplex Plant Database

See the PFAF Links Pages for other sources.

Also try Photos and info from the The Plants Database which has 14,000 images.

References

[17] Clapham, Tootin and Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press 1962
A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures.

[200] Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.

[240] Chopra. R. N., Nayar. S. L. and Chopra. I. C. Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants (Including the Supplement). Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi. 1986
Very terse details of medicinal uses of plants with a wide range of references and details of research into the plants chemistry. Not for the casual reader.

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