Brassica nigra

Brassica nigra.<br>Photographer: John Smith-Dodsworth, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

Brassica nigra.<br>Photographer: John Smith-Dodsworth, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

Brassica nigra.<br>Photographer: John Smith-Dodsworth, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

Brassica nigra.<br>Photographer: John Smith-Dodsworth, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

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Common name

black mustard

Family

Brassicaceae

Authority

Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J.Koch

Flora category

Vascular – Exotic

Structural class

Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites

Flower colours

Yellow

Year naturalised

1870

Origin

Europe, N. Africa, S.W. Asia

Etymology

brassica: From the Latin brassica used by Pliny the Elder, derived from the Celtic bresic, the name for cabbage.

nigra: Black