Taxonomy: Fam. Brassicaceae// Genus: Sinapis// Species: Sinapis arvensis L.
Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Matevski and Micevski (1995 in Micevski) and Chater (1964 in Tutin et al.).
Lifeform: Perennial plant. Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to Temperate Eurasia, Macaronesia, North Africa to Arabian Peninsula according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (accepted as Mutarda arvensis (L.) D.A.German.).
Habitat: Ruderal areas, abandoned cultivated land. Recorded in the hilly region near Kochani and village of Beli.
Flowering period: Spring to early summer (APR, MAY, JUN).
Locality: hilly region between Kochani and village of Beli. Date: 05.04.2026.
Sinapis arvensis– habit. Hilly region between Kochani and the village of Beli, 05.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sinapis arvensis– inflorescence. Hilly region between Kochani and the village of Beli, 05.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sinapis arvensis– inflorescence. Hilly region between Kochani and the village of Beli, 05.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sinapis arvensis– flowers. Hilly region between Kochani and the village of Beli, 05.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sinapis arvensis– flowers. Hilly region between Kochani and the village of Beli, 05.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sinapis arvensis– side view of flowers. Hilly region between Kochani and the village of Beli, 05.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sinapis arvensis– side view of flowers. Hilly region between Kochani and the village of Beli, 05.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sinapis arvensis– developing fruits (siliques). Hilly region between Kochani and the village of Beli, 05.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sinapis arvensis– developing siliques. Hilly region between Kochani and the village of Beli, 05.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sinapis arvensis– developing siliques. Hilly region between Kochani and the village of Beli, 05.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sinapis arvensis– stem and leaf. Hilly region between Kochani and the village of Beli, 05.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sinapis arvensis– stem and leaf. Hilly region between Kochani and the village of Beli, 05.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sinapis arvensis– stem and leaf. Hilly region between Kochani and the village of Beli, 05.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sinapis arvensis– stem and leaf. Hilly region between Kochani and the village of Beli, 05.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sinapis arvensis– adaxial side of leaf. Hilly region between Kochani and the village of Beli, 05.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scaled images.
Sinapis arvensis– habit. Scale in cm. Specimen from the hilly region between Kochani and the village of Beli, 05.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sinapis arvensis– A, B and C: flowers. D: siliques. E: transvers section of silique with developing seeds. Scale in mm. Specimen from the hilly region between Kochani and the village of Beli, 05.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sinapis arvensis– stem and leaves. Scale in cm. Specimen from the hilly region between Kochani and the village of Beli, 05.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Locality: ruderal area near village of Beli. Date: 24.05.2021.
Sinapis arvensis – habit in habitat. Osogovo, ruderal area near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sinapis arvensis – habit in habitat. Osogovo, ruderal area near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sinapis arvensis – inflorescence. Osogovo, ruderal area near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sinapis arvensis – inflorescence with flowers and developing pods. Osogovo, ruderal area near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sinapis arvensis – flowers. Osogovo, ruderal area near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sinapis arvensis– flowers. Osogovo, ruderal area near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sinapis arvensis– developing pods. Osogovo, ruderal area near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sinapis arvensis – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, ruderal area near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sinapis arvensis – cauline leaves. Osogovo, ruderal area near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sinapis arvensis – cauline leaves. Osogovo, ruderal area near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sinapis arvensis – basal leaves. Osogovo, ruderal area near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sinapis arvensis – basal leaf. Osogovo, ruderal area near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sinapis arvensis – basal leaf. Osogovo, ruderal area near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Chater, A. O. 1964. Sinapis L. In Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. (eds.), Flora Europaea. Volume 1. Lycopodiaceae to Platanaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 339.
Micevski, K. and Matevski, V. 1995. Sinapis L. In Micevski, K. (ed.), The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia. Vol. I, Book 3. Skopje: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts., pp. 735–736.
