Quidproquo confusum, Raphanus aucheri, Sinapis aucheri,
Hebrew: צנון משתלשל, Arabic: دانه گرده، خردل زاگرسی

Scientific name:		Quidproquo confusum Greuter & Burdet
Synonym name:		Raphanus aucheri Boiss., Sinapis aucheri (Boiss.) O. E. Schulz
Hebrew name:		צנון משתלשל
Arabic name:		دانه گرده، خردل زاگرسی
Family:		Cruciferae / Brassicaceae, מצליבים

Life form:		Annual
Leaves:		Alternate, dissected, dentate or serrate
Flowers:		Hermaphrodite, yellow
Flowering Period:		February, March, April, May
Habitat:		Batha, Phrygana
Distribution:		Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon
Chorotype:		Med - Irano-Turanian
Summer shedding:		Ephemeral

Derivation of the botanical name: Quidproquo, “what for what,” “something for something," meaning a misunderstanding. confusum, confused; apt to be taken for another species. Raphanus, Greek raphanos, "quick-appearing" because of the rapid germination of the seeds. Sinapis, sinapi, Latin name for the mustard plant, from the flavor of the seeds. aucheri, named for Pierre Martin Rémi Aucher-Éloy (1792 – 1838), a French pharmacist and botanist. The Hebrew name: צנון, znon, radish (Probably so called because of its bad odor and related to Arabic: sunan ( = bad odor).] The standard author abbreviation Greuter is used to indicate Werner Rodolfo Greuter (born 1938), a Swiss botanist. The standard author abbreviation Burdet is used to indicate Hervé Maurice Burdet (born 1939), a Swiss botanist. The standard author abbreviation Boiss. is used to indicate Pierre Edmond Boissier (1810 – 1885), a Swiss botanist, explorer and mathematician. The standard author abbreviation O. E. Schulz is used to indicate Otto Eugen Schulz (1874 – 1936), a German botanist.