Mutarda arvensis(L.) D.A.German

charlock mustard

WFO wfo-1000044269 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Mutarda arvensis, photographed by Antony Coombs
fig. a Antony Coombs, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-06-14 / obs. 205980740
Mutarda arvensis, photographed by Anastasia_Surkova
fig. b Anastasia_Surkova, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 205899931
Mutarda arvensis, photographed by Liubov Ilminska
fig. c Liubov Ilminska, CC0 1.0 / obs. 201694698
Mutarda arvensis, photographed by Сергей Голубев
fig. d Сергей Голубев, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 200243649
Mutarda arvensis, photographed by Pavel Kacl
fig. e Pavel Kacl, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 195712181
Mutarda arvensis, photographed by Michael Hansen
fig. f Michael Hansen, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 194995111
Mutarda arvensis, photographed by Josep Gesti
fig. g Josep Gesti, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 192953237
Mutarda arvensis, photographed by Petra Caltová
fig. h Petra Caltová, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 192758028

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Native range 73 botanical countries

Regions where Mutarda arvensis is native: Algeria, Azores, Canary Is., Egypt, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, Tunisia, Afghanistan, Altay, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Gulf States, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Magadan, Mongolia, North Caucasus, Oman, Palestine, Primorye, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Pakistan, Albania, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Netherlands, Northwest European Russia, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine AlgeriaEgyptLibyaMoroccoTunisiaAfghanistanAltayCyprusEast Aegean Is.Gulf StatesInner MongoliaIranIraqKamchatkaKazakhstanKhabarovskKirgizstanKrasnoyarskKuwaitLebanon-SyriaMagadanMongoliaNorth CaucasusOmanPalestinePrimoryeSaudi ArabiaSinaiTadzhikistanTranscaucasusTürkiyeTurkmenistanUzbekistanWest SiberiaXinjiangPakistanAlbaniaAustriaBaltic StatesBelarusBelgiumBulgariaCentral European RussiaCorseCzechia-SlovakiaDenmarkEast European RussiaFranceGermanyGreeceHungaryItalyKritiKrymNetherlandsNorthwest European RussiaNorwayNW. Balkan Pen.PolandPortugalRomaniaSiciliaSouth European RussiaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTürkiye-in-EuropeUkraine AzoresCanary Is.MadeiraBalearesSardegna
Native distribution of Mutarda arvensis, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Albania ALB EUROPE
Austria AUT
Baleares BAL
Baltic States BLT
Belarus BLR
Belgium BGM
Bulgaria BUL
Central European Russia RUC
Corse COR
Czechia-Slovakia CZE
Denmark DEN
East European Russia RUE
France FRA
Germany GER
Greece GRC
Hungary HUN
Italy ITA
Kriti KRI
Krym KRY
Netherlands NET
Northwest European Russia RUW
Norway NOR
NW. Balkan Pen. YUG
Poland POL
Portugal POR
Romania ROM
Sardegna SAR
Sicilia SIC
South European Russia RUS
Spain SPA
Sweden SWE
Switzerland SWI
Türkiye-in-Europe TUE
Ukraine UKR
Afghanistan AFG ASIA-TEMPERATE
Altay ALT
Cyprus CYP
East Aegean Is. EAI
Gulf States GST
Inner Mongolia CHI
Iran IRN
Iraq IRQ
Kamchatka KAM
Kazakhstan KAZ
Khabarovsk KHA
Kirgizstan KGZ
Krasnoyarsk KRA
Kuwait KUW
Lebanon-Syria LBS
Magadan MAG
Mongolia MON
North Caucasus NCS
Oman OMA
Palestine PAL
Primorye PRM
Saudi Arabia SAU
Sinai SIN
Tadzhikistan TZK
Transcaucasus TCS
Türkiye TUR
Turkmenistan TKM
Uzbekistan UZB
West Siberia WSB
Xinjiang CHX
Algeria ALG AFRICA
Azores AZO
Canary Is. CNY
Egypt EGY
Libya LBY
Madeira MDR
Morocco MOR
Tunisia TUN
Pakistan PAK ASIA-TROPICAL

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 23 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Brassica arvensis (L.) Rabenh.
  • Brassica arvensis var. orientalis (L.) Farw.
  • Brassica arvensis var. schkuhriana Thell.
  • Brassica kaber (DC.) Wheeler
  • Brassica kaber var. orientalis (L.) Scoggan
  • Brassica kaber var. schkuhriana (Rchb.) L.C.Wheeler
  • Brassica sinapis Vis.
  • Brassica sinapistrum Boiss.
  • Brassica xinjiangensis Y.Z.Lan & T.Y.Cheo
  • Raphanus arvensis (L.) Crantz
  • Raphanus orientalis (L.) Crantz
  • Rhamphospermum arvense Andrz. ex Besser
  • Sinapis arvensis L.
  • Sinapis arvensis f. orientalis (L.) D.Löve & J.-P.Bernard
  • Sinapis arvensis subsp. arvensis L.
  • Sinapis arvensis var. arvensis
  • Sinapis arvensis var. leiocarpa Gaudin
  • Sinapis arvensis var. nilotica O.E.Schulz
  • Sinapis arvensis var. orientalis (L.) W.D.J.Koch & Ziz
  • Sinapis arvensis var. schkuhriana (Rchb.) Hagenb.
  • Sinapis kaber DC.
  • Sinapis orientalis L.
  • Sinapis schkuhriana Rchb.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. USDA PLANTS Database. common name, checklist symbol SIAR4. public domain. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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