Hebrew: בן-שלח מנוצה
| Scientific name: | Erucaria microcarpa Boiss. | |
| Synonym name: | Reboudia pinnata (Viv.)O.E.Schulz | |
| Common name: | Pink Mustard | |
| Hebrew name: | בן-שלח מנוצה | |
| Plant Family: | Cruciferae / Brassicaceae, מצליבים |
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| Life form: | Therophyte, annual | |
| Stems: | Glabrous to sparsely hairy | |
| Leaves: | Alternate, dissected twice or more, dentate or serrate | |
| Inflorescence: | Naked racemes | |
| Flowers: | Pink | |
| Fruits / pods: | Loments (type of schizocarp), indehiscent, heteroarthrocarpic fruits; hetero-mericarp dispersal strategy | |
| Flowering Period: | January, February, March, April | |
| Habitat: | Shrub-steppes, Desert | |
| Distribution: | The Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts | |
| Chorotype: | Saharo-Arabian | |
| Summer shedding: | Ephemeral |
Derivation of the botanical name: Erucaria, Latin, eruca, rocket, cruciformous herb; arius, Latin suffix, pertaining to. microcarpa, micro, "small"; -carpa, -fruit; meaning small-fruited. pinnata, feathered, winged; pinnate. The Hebrew name: שלח, shelach, so called because it resembles a short sword (שלח).
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