Sisymbrium altissimum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Brassicales |
Family: | Brassicaceae |
Genus: | Sisymbrium |
Species: | S. altissimum
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Binomial name | |
Sisymbrium altissimum |
Sisymbrium altissimum is a species of Sisymbrium. The plant is native to the western part of the Mediterranean Basin and is widely naturalized throughout most of the world, including all of North America. After maturity it forms a tumbleweed. Common names of the plant include Jim Hill mustard, tall tumblemustard,[1] tall mustard, tumble mustard,[2] tumbleweed mustard, tall sisymbrium, and tall hedge mustard.[3]