Rhamphospermum nigrum

Rhamphospermum nigrum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Rhamphospermum
Species:
R. nigrum
Binomial name
Rhamphospermum nigrum
Synonyms
List
    • Brassica brachycarpa P.Candargy
    • Brassica bracteolata Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
    • Brassica elongata var. longipedicellata Halácsy ex Formánek
    • Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J.Koch
    • Brassica nigra var. abyssinica A.Braun
    • Brassica nigra var. bracteolata (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Spach ex Coss.
    • Brassica nigra f. breviflora Zapał.
    • Brassica nigra var. carneodentata Kuntze
    • Brassica nigra f. condensata Hausskn.
    • Brassica nigra f. dentifera Zapał.
    • Brassica nigra f. glabrata Zapał.
    • Brassica nigra f. hispida O.E.Schulz
    • Brassica nigra subsp. hispida (O.E.Schulz) Gladis
    • Brassica nigra proles persoonii Rouy & Foucaud
    • Brassica nigra var. subglabra Kuntze
    • Brassica nigra var. torulosa (Pers.) Alef.
    • Brassica nigra proles turgida (Pers.) Rouy & Foucaud
    • Brassica nigra var. turgida (Pers.) Alef.
    • Brassica nigra var. vulgaris Alef.
    • Brassica persoonii Rouy & Foucaud
    • Brassica sinapioides Roth
    • Brassica sinapioides Roth ex W.D.J.Koch
    • Brassica sinapis Noulet
    • Brassica turgida Rouy & Foucaud
    • Crucifera sinapis (L.) E.H.L.Krause
    • Erysimum glabrum C.Presl
    • Melanosinapis communis Spenn.
    • Melanosinapis nigra (L.) Calest.
    • Mutarda nigra (L.) Bernh.
    • Raphanus sinapis-officinalis Crantz
    • Sinapis bracteolata G.Don
    • Sinapis erysimoides Roxb.
    • Sinapis gorraea Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
    • Sinapis nigra L.
    • Sinapis nigra var. torulosa (Pers.) Mérat
    • Sinapis nigra var. turgida (Pers.) Mérat
    • Sinapis orgyalis Willd. ex Ledeb.
    • Sinapis persoonii (Rouy & Foucaud) A.Chev.
    • Sinapis torulosa Pers.
    • Sinapis turgida A.Chev.
    • Sinapis turgida Pers.
    • Sisymbrium nigrum (L.) Prantl

Rhamphospermum nigrum (syns. Brassica nigra and Sinapis nigra), black mustard, is an annual plant native to cooler regions of North Africa, temperate regions of Europe, and parts of Asia. It is cultivated for its dark-brown-to-black seeds, which are commonly used as a spice.