Bushy Wallflower

Erysimum repandum

Weed Description
Bushy wallflower is an erect winter annual found primarily in turf, pasture, and agronomic crops.

Seedlings
Coytledons are small, spoon-shaped, tapering at the base, and notched slightly at the top.

Leaves
Alternate leaves, ranging 2-12cm in length and 2-12mm in width. Margins are entire or wavy with few pointed bumps occuring along the margin.

Flowers
Pale yellow flowers and pubescent with many star-shaped trichomes that measure 4-5.5mm in lenght.

Roots
Fibrous root system from a shallow taproot.

Identifying Characteristics
The zigzagged stem at nodes and yellow flowers with 4 sepals are defining characteristics of bushy wallflower.