Field Mustard – FranLaff.com

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Common Name

Field Mustard

Scientific Name

Brassica rapa

More Clues to ID

This species includes varieties called bok choy, napa cabbage, turnip, rapini, and totsoi

This plant has been used by humans for so long that its origins are unknown. Today it is found in most parts of the globe and is used in all its varieties, mostly as vegetables. The seeds are also used to make canola oil.

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Do you grow a form of Brassica in your garden? You might even have some in your refrigerator!

Image Credits

Rasbak, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Enrico Blasutto, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Rasbak, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Rasbak, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Rasbak, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
No machine-readable author provided. Bogdan assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TeunSpaans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Miya, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Rasbak, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Rasbak, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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