Black Mustard (Brassica nigra)

Family: Brassicaceae or Cruciferae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Brassica nigra is a ANNUAL growing to 1.2 m (4ft) by 0.6 m (2ft in). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 7 and is not frost tender. It is in flower from June to August, and the seeds ripen from July to September. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Bees, flies. The plant is self-fertile. Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils and prefers well-drained soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Leaves, Shoots

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

Flavor & Culinary Uses

flavour, they can be finely chopped and added to salads or cooked as a potherb. — Leaves - raw or cooked.; A hot flavour, they can be finely chopped and added to salads or cooked as a potherb.; The seedlings can also be used as a salading when about one week old, adding a hot pungency to a salad.; Immature flowering stems - cooked and eaten like broccoli.

Habitat & North American Range

Cliffs near the sea in S. W. England. (Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)