London Rocket

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London Rocket
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Brassicales Family: Brassicaceae Genus: Sisymbrium Species: S. irio
Binomial name
Sisymbrium irio

London Rocket (Sisymbrium irio) is a herbal plant in the family Brassicaceae. It is an annual herb exceeding three feet in height with open, slender stem branches. The flowers are pale yellow. The basal leaves are broad and often lobed, while the upper leaves are linear in shape and up to four inches long. The fruit is a thin green cylindrical silique

This species is weedy in some areas.

The seeds are used to make a sweet drink in Iran.

[edit] References

• Everitt, J.H.; Lonard, R.L., Little, C.R. (2007). Weeds in South Texas and Northern Mexico. Lubbock: Texas Tech University Press.  ISBN 0-89672-614-2