Common
name: Field Pennycress
Latin name: Thiaspi arvense
Annual/Perennial: Annual
Flowers: May to August
Flower size: 1/8" to 1/4"
Found in: Plains to Montane
Height: 20" to 30"
Invasive: No
Native species: No Useful in garden: No
Image taken:
Along highway 73 near Evergreen
Pictured
Wildflower: Field Pennycress - Thiaspi arvense
Wildflower
Field notes: Field Pennycress is not that attractive. Its
really more of a weed than a wildflower. At the first hint of hot
dry weather it dries up and turns brown. Field Pennycress can be
found nearly anywhere. Look for it in fields and along roadsides.
