Rhamphospermum nigrum (syns. Mutarda nigra, Brassica nigra, and Sinapis nigra), black mustard, is an annual plant native to cooler regions of North Africa, temperate regions of Europe, and parts of Asia. It is cultivated for its dark-brown-to-black seeds, which are commonly used as a spice.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Black Mustard being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Hirschfeldia incana
- Rapistrum rugosum
- Brassica juncea
- Mutarda arvensis
- Ochthodium aegyptiacum
- Sinapis alba
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Brassicales
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Mutarda
- Species
- Mutarda nigra
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