Sinapis alba
The story
Originating in the Mediterranean, Europe, and Tropical Asia, this resilient annual has spread across the globe. Known by many names, from "Weißer Senf" in Germany to "Mostaza blanca" in Spain, it has long been cultivated by different cultures who valued its seeds, eventually securing its place as a worldwide staple.
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- Family
- Brassicaceae
How to use it
This plant is grown for its seeds to produce the condiment mustard. Additionally, it is utilized as a fodder crop for animals and planted as a green manure to enrich the soil.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
In the kitchen
The seeds of this annual plant are harvested and used to make the popular condiment known as mustard.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
About
White mustard, also called yellow mustard, is an annual plant of the cabbage family. It is sometimes also referred to as Brassica alba or B. hirta. It is native to the Mediterranean region, Europe and Tropical Asia, but is now widespread worldwide. Grown for its seeds, it is used to make the condiment mustard, as a fodder crop, or as a green manure.
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Sinapis alba
- Slug
- sinapis-alba
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Sinapis
- Species
- alba
- Wikidata QID
- Q146202
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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