Leaf type: Lanceolate, pinnate
Leaf margin: Wavy, notched
Phyllotaxis: Rosette-shaped, whorled (basal leaves), alternate (stem leaves)
Colour: Green
Life cycle: Biennial to perennial
Leaf (upper side)
Leaf (under side)
Habitus & biology
The basal leaves are linear-lanceolate or pinnately serrated and reach a length of up to 40 centimeters.
After the seeds germinate, a leaf rosette forms, with the inflorescences appearing only after overwintering.
Distribution & habitates
The original distribution area is in Eastern Europe, Southeastern Europe, Northern Asia, and Western Asia. As a neophyte, Bunias orientalis can also be found in Northern, Central, and Western Europe, as well as in some North American regions (source).
Bunias orientalis can spread over large areas in habitats with evenly moist and nutrient-rich soil. It colonizes meadows, pastures, embankments, ditches, and roadsides.
Botany
Bunias orientalis is probably best known as Turkish rocket. The plant, which belongs to the cruciferous family (Brassicaceae), is also called warty cabbage, Turkish warty cabbage, and hill mustard.
