<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>One of the largest genera in the Cruciferae family in Latvia is <italic>Sisymbrium</italic> L. The genus includes not only native, but also some alien species. The distributions of the <italic>Sisymbrium</italic> species were reviewed for the first time in the last 50<sup>th</sup> years in Latvia. The distribution data were compiled from herbarium material, literature and field surveys. An identification key for the <italic>Sisymbrium</italic> species in Latvia and detailed scientific nomenclature are presented in the current study. In total, seven species of <italic>Sisymbrium</italic> were found in Latvia — <italic>S. supinum</italic> L., <italic>S. loeselii</italic> L., <italic>S. polymorphum</italic> (Murray) Roth, <italic>S. volgense</italic> M. Bieb. ex E. Fourn., <italic>S. altissimum</italic> L., <italic>S. orientale</italic> L. and <italic>S. officinale</italic> (L.) Scop. The mainly were recorded in railway verges, roadsides, waste dumps and wasteland. Five species of the genus are alien to the flora of Latvia — <italic>S. loeselii</italic>, <italic>S. altissimum</italic>, <italic>S. polymorphum</italic>, <italic>S. orientale</italic>, and <italic>S. volgense</italic>; two are native — <italic>S. supinum</italic> and <italic>S. officinale</italic>.</p></abstract>

One of the largest genera in the Cruciferae family in Latvia is Sisymbrium L. The genus includes not only native, but also some alien species. The distributions of the Sisymbrium species were reviewed for the first time in the last 50th years in Latvia. The distribution data were compiled from herbarium material, literature and field surveys. An identification key for the Sisymbrium species in Latvia and detailed scientific nomenclature are presented in the current study. In total, seven species of Sisymbrium were found in Latvia — S. supinum L., S. loeselii L., S. polymorphum (Murray) Roth, S. volgense M. Bieb. ex E. Fourn., S. altissimum L., S. orientale L. and S. officinale (L.) Scop. The mainly were recorded in railway verges, roadsides, waste dumps and wasteland. Five species of the genus are alien to the flora of Latvia — S. loeselii, S. altissimum, S. polymorphum, S. orientale, and S. volgense; two are native — S. supinum and S. officinale.

Genus <italic>Sisymbrium</italic> L. (Rockets) In The Flora Of Latvia

Institute of Systematic Biology, Daugavpils University, Vienības iela 13, Daugavpils, LV-5401, LATVIA

Institute of Biology, University of Latvia, Miera iela 3, Salaspils, LV-2169, LATVIA

Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B. Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences.

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Genus  L. (Rockets) In The Flora Of Latvia

One of the largest genera in the Cruciferae family in Latvia is Sisymbrium L. The genus includes not only native, but also some alien species. The...

Genus Sisymbrium L. (Rockets) In The Flora Of Latvia

Published Online: Jul 14, 2015

Page range: 38 - 44

Received: Aug 02, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/prolas-2015-0004

Keywords
vascular plants, taxonomy, morphology, distribution, alien species

© Ieva Rūrāne et al.

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Genus Sisymbrium L. (Rockets) In The Flora Of Latvia

Published Online: Jul 14, 2015

Page range: 38 - 44

Received: Aug 02, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/prolas-2015-0004

Keywordsvascular plants, taxonomy, morphology, distribution, alien species

© Ieva Rūrāne et al.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
vascular plants, taxonomy, morphology, distribution, alien species