Black Mustard - Plant Information

Brassica nigra

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The black mustard (Brassica nigra) is generally described as an Annual Forb or herb. This Dicot (dicotyledon) is not native to the U.S. (United States) .

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Plant Name Synonyms

Sinapis nigra

USDA Plant Status

California Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1999. Exotic Plant Pest List (http://www.cal-ipc.org/1999_cal-ipc_list/, October 19, 1999). California Exotic Pest Plant Council. California.
USDI, Geological Survey. 1999. Information Index for Selected Alien Plants in Hawaii (http://www.hear.org, October 20, 1999). Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk Project, Biological Resources Division, Haleakala Field Station. Makawao, Hawaii.
Whitson, T.D. (Ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630 pp.

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Plant Distribution

Black Mustard can be found in Alabama (AL), Arizona (AZ), California (CA), Colorado (CO), Connecticut (CT), Delaware (DE), District of Columbia (DC), Florida (FL), Hawaii (HI), Idaho (ID), Illinois (IL), Indiana (IN), Iowa (IA), Kansas (KS), Kentucky (KY), Louisiana (LA), Maine (ME), Maryland (MD), Massachusetts (MA), Michigan (MI), Minnesota (MN), Mississippi (MS), Missouri (MO), Montana (MT), Nebraska (NE), Nevada (NV), New Hampshire (NH), New Jersey (NJ), New Mexico (NM), New York (NY), North Carolina (NC), North Dakota (ND), Ohio (OH), Oklahoma (OK), Oregon (OR), Pennsylvania (PA), Rhode Island (RI), South Dakota (SD), Tennessee (TN), Texas (TX), Utah (UT), Vermont (VT), Virginia (VA), Washington (WA), West Virginia (WV) and Wisconsin (WI)

Taxonomy

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Common Characteristics	Data for Black Mustard
Plant Basics
Category	Dicot
General Type	Forb/herb
Growth Rate	–
Growth Period	–
Growth Duration	Annual
Lifespan	–
Plant Nativity	Introduced to U.S.
Commercial Availability	–

Source: USDA, NRCS, PLANTS Database, plants.usda.gov.
National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA