Biscutella auriculata, L.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1964, Flora Europaea - Volume 1. Lycopodiaceae to Platanaceae, Cambridge University Press : 329

40. B. auriculata L. , Sp. Pl. 652 (1753).

Stems 25-50 cm, hispid below, glabrous or glabrescent above. Basal leaves oblong, sinuate-dentate (or subentire, var. erigerifolia DC. ), longpetiolate; cauline leaves auriculate-amplexicaul, sessile. Racemes many-flowered, remaining compact in fruit. Sepals with a short spur; petals up to 15 mm. Silicula 7-10 x 12-18 mm, broadly cordate, not emarginate at the apex, the wings decurrent with the style; style up to 1 cm. 2n= 16. Cultivated fields and dry places. • W. Mediterranean region; Portugal. BI G a Hs It Lu?Si.