Vegetable
brown mustard, India mustard
True seedTrue seed:
A mature fertilized ovule consisting of an embryo, with or without and external food reserve (e.g., endosperm) enclosed by the testa.
Globose
Brown
Reticulum is smoother; stipplesStipples:
Numerous small dots or specks.
are small and only on the inner spaces.
HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
extends slightly above the seed surface.
Seeds are spherical or somewhat elongate spherical. Reticulum of fine, distinct lines and large, shallow interspaces. StipplesStipples:
Numerous small dots or specks.
are present in interspaces but not on the reticulum. StipplesStipples:
Numerous small dots or specks.
shiny. Color is brown in most types of Brassica juncea.
Seed of this species is considered noxious only as a contaminant. Check individual states for interpretations.
State Noxious Weed: Alaska, Alabama Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, West Virginia, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont
Included
Brassicaceae
Brassica juncea (L.) Czern.
Brassica integrifolia (Vahl) O.E.Schulz, non Rupr.
Brassica integrifolia Rupr.
Brassica japonica Thunb.
Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. var. crispifolia L.H. Bailey
Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. var. japonica (Thunb.) L.H. Bailey
Brassica willdenowii Boiss.
Sinapis juncea L.
