Leaf Mustard (Brassica juncea integrifolia subintegrifolia)

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

Leaf mustard, Brassica juncea, is an annual plant that reaches up to 30 cm high when fully matured. It is cultivated for its edible leaves. The leaves, leaf stems, flowers, and young flowering stems are eaten raw or cooked. The seed is used as a mustard flavouring and can produce an edible semi-drying oil. It is also used medicinally against arthritis, foot ache, lumbago and rheumatism.

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)