Mustard greens - Photo by Glory Foods
Mustard greens is a type of mustard plant (in the cabbage family) of which the leaves, seeds and stem are edible. The leaves have a pungent taste and are used as greens. Seeds are used to produce mustard oil.
Names
Scientific
Brassica juncea
English
Chinese mustard
Green mustard cabbage
Indian mustard
Leaf mustard
Mustard greens
Dutch
Indische bruine mosterd
Sareptamosterd
Spanish
Mostaza castaña
Mostaza china
Mostaza de hoja
Mostaza de la India
French
Moutarde brune
Moutarde chinoise
German
Brauner Senf
Chinesischer Senf
Indischer Senf
Ruten-Kohl
Sareptasenf
Taxonomy
Order
Brassicales
Family
Brassicaceae
Genus
Brassica
Species
Brassica juncea (Mustard greens)
Crop categories
Cool temperate crops
Mediterranean crops
Minor crops
Subtropical crops
Temperate crops
Vegetable oils
Vegetables
Pictures
Mustard greens - Photo by SaucyGlo