Hare's Ear Mustard
Conringia orientalis
- Native to:
- Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia-Slovakia, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Morocco, North Caucasus, NW. Balkan Pen., Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Romania, Russia, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Johann Georg Sturm (Painter: Jacob Sturm (en.wikipedia.org) )
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Brassicaceae
- Genus:
- Conringia
- Species:
- Conringia orientalis
- USDA Symbol:
- COOR
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Annual
- Growth Habit:
- Forb/herb
- Light Requirements:
- Full Sun
Host Plant for Caterpillars
dingy cutworm (Feltia jaculifera), Doubtful Apamea (Apamea dubitans), Euxoa brevipennis, Euxoa catenula, Euxoa nostra
Soil Requirements
- Soil Type:
- well-drained, sandy or loamy soil
- pH:
- 6.0 - 7.5 (slightly acidic to neutral)
- Drainage:
- excellent drainage required
- Moisture:
- dry to moderate
- Notes:
- prefers disturbed soils in native range