Mustard
Brassica juncea
Also known as Common Indian Mustard, Chinese Mustard, Brown mustard
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About Mustard
Brassica juncea, commonly mustard greens, brown mustard, Chinese mustard, Indian mustard, Japanese mustard, Korean green mustard, leaf mustard, Oriental mustard and vegetable mustard, is a species of mustard plant.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Brassica juncea
- Genus
- Brassica
- Family
- BRASSICACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- Central Asia
- Distribution
- Central Asia to tropics of the World, Europe
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Sarson सरसों, राई
- Nepali
- रायो
- Bengali
- লাই শাক
- Tamil
- கடுகுக் கீரை
- Telugu
- భారతీయ ఆవాలు
- Kannada
- ಸಾಸಿವೆ Saasive, ಸಾಸುವೆ Saasuve, ಸಾಸಿಮೆ Saasime
- Marathi
- मोहरी Mohari
Botanical family
Brassicaceae
Mustard family
Mustard belongs to the Brassicaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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