Pan India Bouquets

Thlaspi arvense L.

Family : Brassicaceae
(Mustard Family)
Family (Hindi name) : SARSON FAMILY (सरसों फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Brassicaceae
Synonym(s) : Crucifera thlaspi (Roxb.) E.H.L.Krause; Lepidium thlaspi Roxb.; Teruncius arvensis (L.) Lunell; Thlaspi baicalense DC.; Thlaspi collinum M.Bieb.; Thlaspidea arvensis (L.) Opiz; Thlaspidium arvense (L.) Bubani
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Thlaspi arvense L.
Common name : Field penny cress
Vernacular name : Maula (Hindi); Cheka-chumu (Nepali)
Habit : Annual herb
Habitat : Near streams, rocky and grassy slopes, altitude 2200-4000 m.
Comments / notes : Weed of roadsides and cultivation fields
Flower, Fruit : April-August
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
Native : Temperate Eurasia
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Temperate Eurasia and North and South America, South Africa, Iceland, Algeria, Morocco, South Korea, Taiwan
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 77; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 422
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Thlaspi arvense. Downloaded on 1 December 2023.