Shalgam / Field Mustard
Brassica rapa
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat & more
How to identify Shalgam
Identify Shalgam by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Cultivated as a root vegetable and oilseed.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In India, compare location records such as Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Brassicaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Shalgam.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Brassica rapa
- Genus
- Brassica
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Ladakh, Telangana
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Brassicaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Shalgam itself; the rest are typical of the Brassicaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Angami
- Gakrie
- Bengali
- শলগম Shalgom
- Hindi
- शलगम Shalgam
- Marathi
- Kalamohare, Sherasa, Turnip
- Manipuri
- ꯁꯜꯒꯝ Salgam
- Mizo
- An-tam
- Telugu
- Nalla avalu
- Urdu
- Shaljam ﺷﻠﺠﻢ
About Shalgam
Field mustard (Brassica rapa) belongs to the Brassicaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and 9 other states.
Uses
In practice it is grown for parts that are eaten. Its sap or hairs can irritate skin, so handle it with care.
Brassicaceae
Mustard family
Shalgam belongs to the Brassicaceae family.
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