Brassicaceae Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch
Black Mustard
Diegueno - Food, Vegetable
Use documented by:
Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 15
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Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch
Scientific name: Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch
USDA symbol: BRNI (
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Common names: Black Mustard
Family: Brassicaceae
Family (APG): Brassicaceae
Native American Tribe: Diegueno
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Young, spring leaves boiled and eaten as greens.
RECRD: 2436 id: 7489