Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Brassicales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Brassica juncea
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
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Learn more about Mustard Greens from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
The seeds of this species are one source of table mustard; other components include Brassica nigra and Sinapis alba, per Weakley's Flora (2022)
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Brassica juncea
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Brassica juncea
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Brassica juncea
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 088-11-004:
Brassica juncea FAMILY Brassicaceae
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Brassica japonica
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Brassica juncea
COMMON NAME:
Mustard Greens, Indian Mustard, Brown Mustard, Chinese Mustard
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_brju_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Brassica juncea
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Brassica juncea
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Brassica juncea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Brassica juncea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 088-11-004:
Brassica juncea
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Brassica japonica
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Brassica juncea
3227
Forb
Winter annual
Habitat: Fields, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Eurasia
Uncommon in SC, uncommon in NC Mountains, uncommon in GA Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA & NC)
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate (basal leaves often absent or withered at flowering)
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Bright yellow (mostly uniform in color)
Radially symmetrical
4 sepals
4 petals
6 stamens tetradynamous (2 short, 4 long)
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Silique
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