sinapis alba

Genus: sinapis

Other plants of the family: sinapis arvensis sinapis aucheri sinapis incana sinapis nigra sinapis orientalis sinapis pubescens

White mustard (Sinapis alba) is an annual plant of the family Brassicaceae. It is sometimes also referred to as Brassica alba or B. hirta. Grown for its seeds, used to make the condiment mustard, as fodder crop, or as a green manure, it is now widespread worldwide, although it probably originated in the Mediterranean region.

White mustard is an annual, growing to 70 cm high with stalkless pinnate leaves, similar to Sinapis arvensis.

Most common in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and Central ...

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