Erysimum cheiranthoides
About
Erysimum cheiranthoides, the treacle-mustard, wormseed wallflower, or wormseed mustard is a species of Erysimum native to most of central and northern Europe and northern and central Asia. Like other Erysimum species, E. cheiranthoides accumulates two major classes of defensive chemicals: glucosinolates and cardiac glycosides.
- Family
- Brassicaceae
How to use it
Treacle-mustard can be used in ecological gardening as a natural pest deterrent due to its production of glucosinolates and cardiac glycosides. These compounds help protect the plant from being eaten by pests, making it a beneficial addition to gardens aiming for organic practices.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Erysimum cheiranthoides
- Slug
- erysimum-cheiranthoides
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Erysimum
- Species
- cheiranthoides
- Wikidata QID
- Q158313
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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