Myagrum perfoliatum Muskweed PFAF Plant Database

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Summary

Physical Characteristics

Myagrum perfoliatum is a ANNUAL growing to 0.8 m (2ft 7in) by 0.2 m (0ft 8in) at a fast rate.
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 4 and is not frost tender. The flowers are pollinated by Insects.
Suitable for: medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils and can grow in very alkaline soils.
It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry or moist soil.

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Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms: Rapistrum perfoliatum (L.) Bergeret. Heterotypic Synonyms: Crucifera myagrum E.H.L.Krause. M. amplexicaule Moench. M. littorale Scop. M. perfoliatum f. minus Bolzon.

Plant Habitats

Edible Uses

Leaves. Wild green vegetables are used in southern Croatia and in the adjacent south- western Herzegovina [2-4] .

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Medicinal Uses

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None known

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Other Uses

None known

Special Uses

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Cultivation details

Annual herb/weed, 15–100 cm tall. It tolerates dry, exposed sites and grows well on both light and heavy soils but is more often associated with heavier textured soils. Grows on alkaline clay soils. Yellow flowers in spring.

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Plant Propagation

Seed.

Other Names

If available other names are mentioned here

Bird’s Eye Cress, Bird’s-eye Cress, Dog mustard, Mite cress, Mitre cress, Mitre-cress, Muskweed, Musk weed, Myagrum, Caméline, Hohldotter, Håldådra

Native Range

Native to: Albania, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Palestine, Romania, Sicilia, Spain, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Macedonia

Weed Potential

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A weed in Australia and other countries around the world. It is a major crop weed in western Victoria and parts of South Australia and New South Wales. A serious weed of broadleaf crops such as chickpeas, canola, lupins, faba beans, field peas and lentils.

Conservation Status

IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status : This species has not yet been assessed for the IUCN Red List.

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Related Plants

Latin Name	Common Name	Habit	Height	Hardiness	Growth	Soil	Shade	Moisture	Edible	Medicinal	Other

Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.

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Myagrum perfoliatum - L.