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Enarthrocarpus pterocarpus (Winged Radish) |
Enarthrocarpus pterocarpus (BRASSICACEAE.)
Images for this profile are taken from the Maltese Islands at or after year 2000. |
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| Nomenclature and Basic Information |
Species name : |
Enarthrocarpus pterocarpus (Persoon) DC.
Published in Reg. Veg. Syst. Nat. 2: 661 (1821) | Synonyms :
(basionym or principal syn.) |
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Plant Family : | Brassicaceae
Juss. (=Cruciferae) (The Mustard or Cress Family)
47 species from the Brassicaceae family are recorded from the Maltese Islands. | English name(s) : | Winged Radish | Maltese name(s) : | Ravanell tal-Eġittu | Status for Malta : | Species that was introduced in Malta after year 1492 and spreads to form established, non-invasive populations. It may become become invasive if it widespreads rapidly. | Frequency : | Very Common Common Frequent
Scarce Rare
Very Rare Extinct
| Growth form : |
Raunkiaer lifeform [info]: THEROPHYTE (annuals)
Germination [info]: Dicotyledon | Legal Protection [link]: | Protected by law: schedule VI of legal notice LN311/2006. (strictly protected species) | Red List (1989) : | This species has a threatened status and is listed in the Red Data Book of the Maltese Islands | Flowering Time : | Mar-May | Colour of Flowers: | Yellow or Violet |
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| Species Description and Distribution |
Habitat in Europe: |
Dry open places |
Preferred habitat in Malta: |
Data will be available in the next update of this website. |
Botanical Description: |
Annual, with unbranched hairs. Raceme bracteate to the apex. Sepals erectopatent; petals clawed, yellow, with violet veins. Fruit a transversely articulate, non-septate siliqua; the lower segment 2-valved, indehiscent, with 1 or 2 seeds, the upper segment elongate, caducous, broadly winged, with up to 10 seeds constricted in between and separating into 1-seeded portions; Beak 7-13 mm. |
Distributional range: |
Naturalized in Malta |
Native region outside Europe: |
(N. Africa) |
Distributional map in Europe
and the Mediterranean region (2018):
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Occurrences in Europe.
(from Flora Europaea pre year 1993): |
Introduced in Sicily and/or Malta |
Occurrences in Europe and the Mediterranean region.
(Euro+Med Checklist, 2017) -
Country codes |
? Eg Li dSi(M) Sn |
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