Hedge-mustard
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Hedge mustard is a plant, Sisymbrium officinale of the family Cruciferae. It is found on roadsides, wasteland and as a weed of arable land. A native of Europe and North Africa, it is now well-established throughout the world.
It is separate from, but closely related to, the Mustard plants which belong to the genus Brassicaceae.