Sinapis albaL.

white mustardyellow mustard

WFO wfo-0000432649 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Sinapis alba, photographed by Duarte Frade
fig. a Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0 / 2021-08-01 / obs. 147762623
Sinapis alba, photographed by lukeromaine
fig. b lukeromaine, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 145314788
Sinapis alba, photographed by Pieter Huybrechts
fig. c Pieter Huybrechts, CC0 1.0 / obs. 134844525
Sinapis alba, photographed by Josep Gesti
fig. d Josep Gesti, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 130937253
Sinapis alba, photographed by Eleftherios Katsillis
fig. e Eleftherios Katsillis, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 117386786
Sinapis alba, photographed by Aissa Djamel Filali
fig. f Aissa Djamel Filali, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 115880850
Sinapis alba, photographed by Eleftherios Katsillis
fig. g Eleftherios Katsillis, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 114835468
Sinapis alba, photographed by Eleftherios Katsillis
fig. h Eleftherios Katsillis, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 113710851

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Native range 61 botanical countries

Regions where Sinapis alba is native: Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Afghanistan, Altay, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Iran, Iraq, Krasnoyarsk, Lebanon-Syria, Manchuria, North Caucasus, Palestine, Qinghai, Saudi Arabia, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Uzbekistan, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Laos, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Albania, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Denmark, East European Russia, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Netherlands, Northwest European Russia, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine AlgeriaLibyaMoroccoTunisiaAfghanistanAltayChina North-CentralChina South-CentralChina SoutheastCyprusEast Aegean Is.IranIraqKrasnoyarskLebanon-SyriaManchuriaNorth CaucasusPalestineQinghaiSaudi ArabiaTranscaucasusTürkiyeTurkmenistanTuvaUzbekistanWest SiberiaXinjiangLaosVietnamWest HimalayaAlbaniaAustriaBaltic StatesBelarusBelgiumBulgariaCentral European RussiaCorseDenmarkEast European RussiaFranceGreeceHungaryItalyKritiKrymNetherlandsNorthwest European RussiaNorwayNW. Balkan Pen.PortugalRomaniaSiciliaSouth European RussiaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTürkiye-in-EuropeUkraine BalearesSardegna
Native distribution of Sinapis alba, 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
Denmark DEN
East European Russia RUE
France FRA
Greece GRC
Hungary HUN
Italy ITA
Kriti KRI
Krym KRY
Netherlands NET
Northwest European Russia RUW
Norway NOR
NW. Balkan Pen. YUG
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
China North-Central CHN
China South-Central CHC
China Southeast CHS
Cyprus CYP
East Aegean Is. EAI
Iran IRN
Iraq IRQ
Krasnoyarsk KRA
Lebanon-Syria LBS
Manchuria CHM
North Caucasus NCS
Palestine PAL
Qinghai CHQ
Saudi Arabia SAU
Transcaucasus TCS
Türkiye TUR
Turkmenistan TKM
Tuva TVA
Uzbekistan UZB
West Siberia WSB
Xinjiang CHX
Algeria ALG AFRICA
Libya LBY
Morocco MOR
Tunisia TUN
Laos LAO ASIA-TROPICAL
Vietnam VIE
West Himalaya WHM

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 21 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.

  • Bonannia dissecta (Lag.) C.Presl
  • Bonannia officinalis C.Presl
  • Brassica alba (L.) Rabenh.
  • Brassica dissecta (Lag.) Boiss.
  • Brassica foliosa Willd.
  • Brassica hirta Moench
  • Crucifera dissecta (Lag.) E.H.L.Krause
  • Crucifera lampsana E.H.L.Krause
  • Eruca alba (L.) Noulet
  • Leucosinapis alba (L.) Spach
  • Leucosinapis dissecta (Lag.) Zelený
  • Napus leucosinapsis K.F.Schimp. & Spenn.
  • Raphanus albus (L.) Crantz
  • Rhamphospermum album (L.) Andrz. ex Rchb.
  • Rorippa coloradensis Stuckey
  • Sinapis alba var. alba L.
  • Sinapis alba var. melanosperma Alef.
  • Sinapis dissecta Lag.
  • Sinapis foliosa Willd.
  • Sinapis mairei H.Lindb.
  • Sinapis ucranica Czern. ex Turcz.

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. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. 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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