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Brassica juncea (L.) Czern.

Common Name: INDIAN MUSTARD, CHINESE MUSTARD, BROWN MUSTARD
Coefficient of Conservatism: *
Coefficient of Wetness: 5
Wetness Index: UPL
Physiognomy: Ad A-Forb

Shores, railroads, dumps, fields, and disturbed ground. An Old World species sometimes cultivated for leafy greens or for the seeds as a source of oil or condiment, but also known as a weed. First collected in 1860 in Lenawee Co.

Like B. nigra, much less common than often supposed (or misidentified!), perhaps declining as a result of stricter control of agricultural seed quality (reducing contaminants) and improved cultivation methods.

B. S. Walters

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Counties
Charlevoix
Cheboygan
Emmet
Genesee
Houghton
Ingham
Kent
Keweenaw
Lenawee
Livingston
Shiawassee
St. Joseph
Wayne

Citation:
MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. March, 17, 2025
https://lsa-miflora-p.lsait.lsa.umich.edu/#/record/613