Brassicaceae FAMILY
Erucastrum arabicum
Erucastrum arabicum
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
In Ethiopia it is believed by some that eating this plant can have side effects such as drowsiness and drying of the skin[1].
Cultivation Details
HabitAnnual
Growth—
An introduced weed in cultivated land in many parts of the world[1].
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Erucastrum+arabicum>
Pollinators
Insects
References
- [1]Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. — http://www.prota.org ↩︎An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
- [2]African Flowering Plants Database — Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. · http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php ↩︎Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.