Citation: Czernj., Consp. Pl. Chark. 8 (1859).

Synonymy: Sinapis juncea L., Sp. Pl. 668 (1753).

Common name: Indian mustard, Chinese mustard.

Description:
Herb, annual, erect, to 1 m tall; lower leaves glaucous, lyrate- pinnatifid, to 20 cm long, petiolate, sparsely hispid, reducing towards the apex.

Inflorescence a flat corymb; sepals half-spreading, 4-5 mm long; petals 7-9 mm long, pale-yellow.

siliqua ascending, 2.5-6 cm long, 2-3.5 mm wide, sessile; beak seedless, tapering, narrower than the stigma, 4-10 mm long; seeds 8-12 per locule, ovoid, 1-2.5 mm wide.

	Brassica juncea
Image source: fig 209f in Jessop J.P. & Toelken H.R. (Ed.) 1986. Flora of South Australia (4th edn).

Published illustration: Kleinschmidt & Johnson (1977) Weeds of Queensland, fig. 267; Cunningham et al. (1982) Plants of western New South Wales, p. 319.

Distribution:  S.Aust.: NL, SL, SE.   W.Aust.; Qld; N.S.W.   Native to Asia. Weed of agricultural land. Conservation status: naturalised Flowering time: Oct. — Dec.

SA Distribution Map based on current data relating to specimens held in the State Herbarium of South Australia

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