Curled Mustard (Brassica juncea integrifolia crispifolia)

Family: Brassicaceae | Edibility: Choice Edible (4/5)

Known food crop for its edible leaves, Curled Mustard or Brassica juncea is an erect annual plant that grows up to 30 cm tall. It is grown from seeds and is used as a green manure. It prefers temperate areas as it is not resistant to drought. The leaves are eaten raw and added into salads or cooked as vegetables. Sweet and succulent flowers and young flowering stems are also eaten raw or cooked.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Leaves, Shoots, Flowers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

flavour that can range from mild to hot, this is one of the most highly prized cooked vegetables in the Orient. — Leaves - raw or cooked.; A peppery flavour that can range from mild to hot, this is one of the most highly prized cooked vegetables in the Orient.; The leaves can also be finely shredded and added to mixed salads.; The protein extracted from the leaves mixes well with banana pulp and is well adapted as a pie filling.

Habitat & North American Range

Not known in the wild. (Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10)