Hare's-ear Mustard

(Conringia orientalis)

 

Color Photograph: Wikimedia Commons, GNU Free Documentation License, Photographer Unknown

Line Drawing: Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada, Second Edition.

 

Hare's-ear Mustard (Conringia orientalis)

Alien: Native of Europe.

Identification: Flowers pale yellow, arranged in a small, terminal cluster. Seed pods elongate, thin, without an apical beak. Stem and leaves smooth, covered with a white, waxy bloom. Leaves ovate, pale green, with a smooth outer margin. Upper leaves clasping the stem. Plant 1 to 2.5 feet in height.

Distribution: Throughout eastern North America.

Habitat: Hare's-ear Mustard is a weedy species of disturbed habitats such as fields, empty lots, and roadsides.

Flowering Period: June to August.

Hare's-ear Mustard (Conringia orientalis)

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The pale yellow flowers and smooth, pale leaves clasping the stem are sufficient to identify this species.

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