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Brassica juncea (L.) Czern.
brown mustard

   
Symbol: BRJU
Group: Dicot
Family: Brassicaceae
Duration: Annual
Perennial
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Native Status:  
L48    I
AK    I
HI    I
PR    I
VI    I
CAN    I



   
Other common names:
  India mustard
Photograph of Brassica juncea (L.) Czern.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. India.
 
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Synonyms:
Brassica juncea (L.) Czern.

  BRIN16 Brassica integrifolia (Vahl) O.E.Schulz, non Rupr.
  BRIN3 Brassica integrifolia Rupr.
  BRJA2 Brassica japonica Thunb.
  BRJUC Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. var. crispifolia L.H. Bailey
  BRJUJ Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. var. japonica (Thunb.) L.H. Bailey
  BRWI2 Brassica willdenowii Boiss.
  SIJU2 Sinapis juncea L.
 

Distribution by State:
Brassica juncea (L.) Czern.

Distributional Map for Brassica juncea (L.) Czern.
Distribution Map Legend

Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. distribution:
USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), USA+ (PR, VI), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY

 

Related Taxa:
Brassica juncea (L.) Czern.

107 genera in Brassicaceae, 19 species in Brassica
 

Classification:
Brassica juncea (L.) Czern.

     
Kingdom   Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom   Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision   Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division   Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class   Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass   Dilleniidae
Order   Capparales
Family   Brassicaceae – Mustard family
Genus   Brassica L. – mustard
Species   Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. – brown mustard
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Brassica juncea (L.) Czern.

The related entity italicized and indented above is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists.

Michigan:
Brassica
mustard Noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Brassica juncea (L.) Czern.

Indian mustard
Brassica
mustard

This plant and the related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above.

STATE Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
NE&GP Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska.
 

Introduced Information:
Brassica juncea (L.) Czern.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts.
 

 

 
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