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Sisymbrium orientale L.
Indian Hedge Mustard

Reference
Cent.Pl. 2:24 (1756)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect annual or biennial, herb, 0.1-1 m high. Fl. yellow, Mar to Nov. Disturbed areas.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 19 April 1996
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Central Ranges, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Gascoyne, Geraldton Sandplains, Great Victoria Desert, Hampton, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Murchison, Nullarbor, Pilbara, Swan Coastal Plain, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Cape Range, Carnegie, Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Eastern Murchison, Edel, Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Hamersley, Hampton, Katanning, Mann-Musgrave Block, Mardabilla, Merredin, Nullarbor Plain, Perth, Recherche, Shield, Southern Cross, Southern Jarrah Forest, Tallering, Western Mallee, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions
Abrolhos Islands, Central West Coast, Leeuwin-Naturaliste, Pilbara (nearshore), Shark Bay, WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Ashburton, Bruce Rock, Busselton, Carnarvon, Chapman Valley, Cockburn, Coolgardie, Cranbrook, Cue, Dalwallinu, Dandaragan, Donnybrook-Balingup, Dundas, Esperance, Exmouth, Gingin, Gnowangerup, Greater Geraldton, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kondinin, Koorda, Kulin, Lake Grace, Laverton, Leonora, Meekatharra, Menzies, Moora, Morawa, Narembeen, Ngaanyatjarraku, Northampton, Nungarin, Perenjori, Perth, Ravensthorpe, Rockingham, Sandstone, Shark Bay, Tammin, Trayning, Victoria Park, Vincent, Wiluna, Wongan-Ballidu, Wyalkatchem, Yalgoo, Yilgarn.