MUSTARD FAMILY 



CRUCIFER^: MUSTARD FAMILY 



Brassica nigra, (L.) Koch. 



Yellow Black Mustard, Charlock, 



Brown Mustard, Cadlock, 



June-October Red Mustard, Warlock, 



Brassica: Latin name of the cabbage. 

 Nigra: Latin for black. 



THE PREFERRED HABITAT: waste ground, roadsides, an 1 

 neglected fields. 



THE LEAVES: alternate; the uppermost lanceolate or ob- 

 long; entire; the upper pinnatifid or round-toothed; the 

 lower deeply pinnatifid, with one large lobe at the end and 

 two to four smaller ones at the sides, round-toothed. 



THE FLOWERS: small, on slender stems; petals four; sepals 

 four, both falling early ; stamens usually six, of uneven length . 



THE FRUIT: a pod. 



A large and showy plant, that brightens old fields and 

 dumps and roadsides with its small light yellow flowers. 

 On the lower stems are numerous large leaves, but the 

 flowering branches are almost bare. It is not an ungraceful 

 plant and makes really decorative bouquets, only the 

 early dropping of the petals causes trouble. 



Out of the black seeds the condiment is manufactured. 

 The plant is also used in medicine. 



CRUCIFERjE 



Bright yellow 



