An erect forb, growing 4 to 32 inches high, with a single stem or a branched stem, growing from a taproot. Leaves alternate, usually bipinnately compound. Petals are white to bright yellow, sepals rose-colored. Fruits are siliques, with two cells, and several seeds per cell. Seeds borne on a pedicel.

Diuretic, expectorant, poultice

In the treatment of stomach complaints (seeds); to ease the pain of toothache (plants poultice); as a wash on sores (leaves infusion)