Stats

Lifespan: Annual
Size: Medium
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Temperate grassland
Range: Central Asia
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Seeds
Defense: Toxins
Status: Uncommon

About

Brown mustard's peppery bite comes from sinigrin, a compound locked inside leaf cells that releases its heat only when tissue is cut or chewed. One of the oldest cultivated vegetables, its leaves, seeds, and stems are all edible and used across Asian, African, and Southern cuisines.

Life cycle

1.
seed
A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2.
sprout
A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3.
sapling
A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4.
mature
Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Brassica
Species: Brassica juncea