Black Mustard Herb

lBlack mustard scientific name is
lBrassicanigra vulgar with common name
lis black mustard.
l
lFormerly black mustard was cultivated in
lEurope. Black mustard is very tasty and
lspicy, but because of the difficulty in
lcollecting them, its cultivation has been
lvery limited.
l
lAnnual herb, light green, covered with
lpatent hairs and stiff, just the base. The
lstems reach 1 m tall and are upright.
l
lThe black mustard leaves are all
lpetiolated, with the margin entire to
lslightly dentate. The flowers are quite
llarge and a golden yellow.
l
lThe black mustard fruits are applied
lagainst siliqua stalks, short, square-
lsection, no hair and have a nerve clearly
lvisible in the valves, which are four to five
ltimes longer than the peak of the fruit.
l
lThe black mustard seeds are very small,
l0.5 to 1 mm in diameter, dark red or
lnearly black and are sometimes coated
lwith dried mucilage of whitish, the
lsurface is marked by a fine reticulum,
lvisible with a powerful magnifying glass.
l
lBlack mustard blooms from late spring to
lsummer
l
lGrows well in clay or sandy areas that
lare somewhat dry.
l
lSown in rows 25 cm from each other.
lBlack mustard has less performance than
lwhite mustard.
l
lThe black mustard seeds are harvested
lby cutting stems in September, shortly
lbefore the fruits ripen.
l
lTo separate the grains after threshing
lthe dried stalks.


Tags:
black mustard tree, black mustard seed substitute, black mustard flower, black mustard brassica