Carrichtera annua
Common name
Ward’s weed
Family
Brassicaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
Conservation status
Not applicable
Flower colours
Red/Pink, White
Year naturalised
1959
Origin
Mediterranean, S.W. Asia
Etymology
annua: From the Latin annuus ‘year’, referring to a plant which completes its life cycle in a single year